Gleanings in bee culture . Shape of tool used. The broad blunt teeth do not cut the foundation, thereby weakening it, even if the toolis used cold. If used hot each tooth melts a small amount of wax, firmly cementing the wire in place. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Looking through a finished frame, showing liow the wiies are deflected out of line. DIRECTIONS FOR PUTTING FULL SHEETS OF COMB FOUNDATION IN WIRED FRAMES, AND IMBEDDING THE WIRE IN THE WAX. Ill order to do rapid work in puttingfoundation in frames, select a bencli or tablelarge enough to hold the empty frames, thepile of foundation, imb
Gleanings in bee culture . Shape of tool used. The broad blunt teeth do not cut the foundation, thereby weakening it, even if the toolis used cold. If used hot each tooth melts a small amount of wax, firmly cementing the wire in place. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Looking through a finished frame, showing liow the wiies are deflected out of line. DIRECTIONS FOR PUTTING FULL SHEETS OF COMB FOUNDATION IN WIRED FRAMES, AND IMBEDDING THE WIRE IN THE WAX. Ill order to do rapid work in puttingfoundation in frames, select a bencli or tablelarge enough to hold the empty frames, thepile of foundation, imbedding-tool, tlie following equii^ment: A com-mon kerosene or coal-oil lamp (one havinga metal chimney preferred), a small box thesame height as the lamp, and a board aboutone inch thick, of such a size that, whenlaid flat on the bench, the frame will justslip over it, in which position it will be sup-ported only by the wires resting on the inchboard. Light the lamp, being careful notto have the wick turned very high. Placeit on the bench and move the box above re-feiTed to close to it Put the imbedding-toolover the lamp, resting the metal part on theedge of the chimney so the spur wheel willcome directly over the heat. Support thehandle by
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