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 . th ofthe side and end of the hive. If you usewhat is called the box-lap corner—that is,one straight piece nailed on to the end ofanother, either the side or end pieces shouldbe If inches shorter than the length orwidth of the hive, as the case may be. Butthe box-lap joint does not permit of cross-nailing ; and
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 . th ofthe side and end of the hive. If you usewhat is called the box-lap corner—that is,one straight piece nailed on to the end ofanother, either the side or end pieces shouldbe If inches shorter than the length orwidth of the hive, as the case may be. Butthe box-lap joint does not permit of cross-nailing ; and if you propose using the mitercorners, you will have to have iron gauge-frames, or something to hold the pieces uptogether while nailing; otherwise it will bevery ditficult to nail the hive together; andI would tlierefore advise you to use what iscalled the halved corner. What is meant bythis, is illustrated in the accompanying r^ Corner sets of gauges—one for frame- making andone for hive-maVing; I ecause experiencehas shown that it is not wise to d(]>eiid toomuch on measuring with rules and s(|uares,for the eye can not measure exactly whenthe stuff is the right length, according tothe graduations on tlie square. tSuch meas- jured stuff may vary all tlie way from plump I. cross-section. Out of both sides and ends,a rabbet, Z,, dee]) and /^ wide, is cut. Aseither the sides or ends will have to be cutI inch shorter than the length or width ofthe hive, I would recommeiul that it be tak-en out of tlie end-pieces. The sides, there-fore, when cut up into lengths, should beexactly 20 in. long, and the ends will be 13| HIVE-MAKING. 150 HIVE-MAKING. wide, less I in. for the lialving of the cor-ners; viz., 18 in. exactly. Therefore, if yoiipropose to adopt the halved corner (and Iwonld advise it in preference to the otliertwo mentioned), set your brass stops on thegauge already spoken of, so that one sidewill measure exactly 20 in., and the otherside exactly 18. Now, if you cut o
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