. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 41. Fig. 43. process (Fig. 44). The top pad is then removed, the hinged portion opened (Fig. 45), and the section lifted out, iitted neat and quite square. Where a large number of stocks are worked for sections the use of a block for folding is slow and irksome ; with a little practice the following method will Fig. Fig. 45. Fig. 4(5. be found to be more expeditious and the work quite as true. Arrange the sections so that the split top is next the operator, with the left hand hold the farthest end so that the thumb and first fing
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 41. Fig. 43. process (Fig. 44). The top pad is then removed, the hinged portion opened (Fig. 45), and the section lifted out, iitted neat and quite square. Where a large number of stocks are worked for sections the use of a block for folding is slow and irksome ; with a little practice the following method will Fig. Fig. 45. Fig. 4(5. be found to be more expeditious and the work quite as true. Arrange the sections so that the split top is next the operator, with the left hand hold the farthest end so that the thumb and first finger are on the top, in the right hand the half to be folded is held between the finger and thumb (Fig. 46), with one rapid forward movement the section is folded and the lock joints brought into alignment. A light tap with a hammer completes the work (Fig. 47). The foundation should not be Ux) soft or it will buckle when an attempt is made to fit it into the section, it should be ke]-)t in a cool place, so that it is fairlv stiff, when it can be slipped into the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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