. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 9, 1897.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 487 the presence of a groove cut on the inside of the bottom bar, together with the form of guide-block used for fixing foundation, are all original ideas of mine. Many friends who have tried the section declare it to be a distinct advance on a section having only a plain saw-cut down three sides. The accompanying illustration wUl help to mike the idea clear to those of your readers who did not see the sections at the con- versazione. It shows one of the V-slit sections—which has been folded together
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 9, 1897.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 487 the presence of a groove cut on the inside of the bottom bar, together with the form of guide-block used for fixing foundation, are all original ideas of mine. Many friends who have tried the section declare it to be a distinct advance on a section having only a plain saw-cut down three sides. The accompanying illustration wUl help to mike the idea clear to those of your readers who did not see the sections at the con- versazione. It shows one of the V-slit sections—which has been folded together and placed in the guide-block—having its slit opened to receive the sheet of foundation which is dropped into it from above. The foundation, which should be tough (" Weed " foundation answers the purpose admirably), is. cut to a size of nearly 4j in. square (for a 1-lb. section). The guide-block keeps the section quite square, and directs the course of the founda- tion until its bottom edge rests in the groove in the bottom bar. The slit is then firmly closed on the foundation. Owing to the adhering nature of bees'-wax under pressure, the two halves of the section thus brought together cannot easily come apart, and the foundation is firmly embedded between them along the top, as well as down the ends, of the section. I cannot follow Mr. Simmins' reason for saying on page 464 " there can be no advan- tage in the groove cut in bottom of the ; Without it, the bottom edge of a full sheet of foundation might warp to a considerable extent, but when it rests in the groove it cannot warp beyond the edges. The advantage of the V-shaped slit over a " square " (parallel-sided) slit lies in the fact that the one makes a thoroughly effective job, and the other one less so, and this, as most bee- keepers know, in the case of fitting foundation, may make all the difi'erence between success and failure. In the V-slit, increase of pres- sure causes the
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