. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 176 Feb 28, 1907 American He^ JoarnaJj^^^^^^^fc means ot a wooden gauge which allows them to be driven only to a fixed depth, they are driven in to such a depth that the head re- mains projecting out a fourth of an inch. "Each frame has 4 spacing-nails. A nail is driven into each end of the top-bar on op- posite sides, the nail being about an inch and a half from the extreme end of the top-bar, and a fourth of an inch from its upper sur- face. About two and a fourth inches from the bottom of the frame a nail is driven into each-bar, these nails b
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 176 Feb 28, 1907 American He^ JoarnaJj^^^^^^^fc means ot a wooden gauge which allows them to be driven only to a fixed depth, they are driven in to such a depth that the head re- mains projecting out a fourth of an inch. "Each frame has 4 spacing-nails. A nail is driven into each end of the top-bar on op- posite sides, the nail being about an inch and a half from the extreme end of the top-bar, and a fourth of an inch from its upper sur- face. About two and a fourth inches from the bottom of the frame a nail is driven into each-bar, these nails being also on opposite sides. Hold the frame up before you in its natural position, each hand holding one end of the top-bar, and the two nails at the right end will be on the side from you, while the two nails at the left end will be on the side nearest to you. " The object of having the nails so heavy is so that they may not be driven farther into the wood when the frames are crowded hard together. Once in a great while the wood is split by having so heavy a nail driven, and if such a nail could be obtained it would be bet- ter to have a lighter nail with a head a fourth of an inch thick, so that it could be driven automatically to place without the need ot a gauge, and without the possibility of being driven farther in by any amount of crowding. "The end-spacing is done by means of the usual frame staple, about ?'« of an inch wide. The staple is driven into the end-bar, imme- diately under the lug of the top-bar. This lug being only half an inch long, there is room for a bee to pass between the end of the lug and the upper edge of the hive-end, so no propolis is deposited ; 2. I prefer what is the usual way at the present time, as suggested in the foregoing description, the foundation being received in a saw-kerf and wedged there; but it can be fastened in any other way. 3. Strictly speaking the frames are never held solidly together. They are crowded cl
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