. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. EXTRACTOR. 188 EXTRACTOR. following. Bring the fingers as close to the blade as possible, bnt not far enough to in- terfere with the cutting of the cappings. The comb should be placed upon some sort of a projection, a nail point supported over the uncapping-box or can. It then should be leaned forward when the knife by a saw- ing movement begins cutting at the bottom edge. When particles of wax and honey. cling to the blade so as to
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. EXTRACTOR. 188 EXTRACTOR. following. Bring the fingers as close to the blade as possible, bnt not far enough to in- terfere with the cutting of the cappings. The comb should be placed upon some sort of a projection, a nail point supported over the uncapping-box or can. It then should be leaned forward when the knife by a saw- ing movement begins cutting at the bottom edge. When particles of wax and honey. cling to the blade so as to interfere with the work, it should be scraped on a wooden edge of some sort. See illustration on preceeding pages, showing Dadant's uncapping-can in use. Some prefer to work witli hot knives, and where the honey is very thick there is no question but that they will do faster and nicer work with less strain on the wrist. For this purjiose it is customary to use two knives. A sort of bread-pan is made or pro- vided, having a wooden cro'-s-pnrtition as. 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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