. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. HIVE-MAKING. 117 HIVE-MAKING. that the sliding half of the table has a bar bolted to its top, for a square cut off gauge; this gauge must be set accurately, like the other, or you will have much trouble. It is to be so set, that, when you cut off a board held closely against it, it will be exactly
. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. HIVE-MAKING. 117 HIVE-MAKING. that the sliding half of the table has a bar bolted to its top, for a square cut off gauge; this gauge must be set accurately, like the other, or you will have much trouble. It is to be so set, that, when you cut off a board held closely against it, it will be exactly square across the end. You can test this with a good square, but I think I would pre- fer to take a board with true straight sides ; cut off a little, say a half-inch; now turn it over, and cut off again; if the strip cut off is of exactly the same width at each end, your gauge is set true. For fear you may not get the idea, I give you a picture. 1IOAV TO SET THE CROSS-CUT BAR. If your gauge is set right, the slices, C, will be exactly straight; i. e., not wedge- shaped, even if you turn the board over so as to cut from the opposite edge at every cut you make. When you are satisfied with this, set your parallel bar so as to cut the side - pieces of the hive to just go into the iron frame lengthwise, and the end-pieces, to just go in crosswise. The 37-inch boards will just make one of each. If you want to test the accuracy of your work, pile the boards on each other, and see if they are all exactly alike all around. I should, right here, suggest that you have your work nice- ly piled up, all the time; and a couple of willow clothes - baskets, set near the saw, will be just the thing to toss all your odds and ends into. One of them should be set directly under the table, to catch all the sawdust. Do not let a scrap or splinter be thrown on the floor. Always put them in the basket. It will pay well in dollars and cents, and then, when a visitor comes in, he will say,— "Why
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