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Offline Newbee

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Re: question to the first or second year bee keeper...
« Reply #60 on: February 26, 2015, 03:06:55 pm »
Hahahaha!
Thanks Ray!
I had noticed in your profile you're not too far, and almost said "Hey"…. But I don't even have the jigs built yet to make the hives I want to build! LOL!

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Re: question to the first or second year bee keeper...
« Reply #61 on: March 03, 2015, 10:09:58 am »

  You dont need jigs, you can make do with a decent square. :)
   Glad my site helped, and so you know, your post helped. I will see what i can do to add the exact video you described to my getting started page.
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Re: question to the first or second year bee keeper...
« Reply #62 on: March 03, 2015, 02:22:26 pm »
Ha! Maybe YOU can make do w/ just a square…  :laugh:
And I started the jig this weekend. Got a box of screws @ the Depot Monday, by this weakend I'll have the Dado blade in the table saw (wobbler, curious how it will do), and will try to make my first test-box. I need something to hold my collection of seed-packets, as the cardboard box just ain't cutting it anymore.
If THAT works out, I think I'll be buying a few 1x8's (might try Birch if I can swing the cake).

Glad you liked the idea for the video!

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Re: question to the first or second year bee keeper...
« Reply #63 on: March 10, 2015, 12:15:46 am »
Best of luck! I also started by building my own... May I recommend a book by Tony Pisano : Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment. It will help get you off to a great start.


In terms of building, this book and Lazy's website are all I have needed thus far... (with the present forum excluded, of course!)
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