Hi,

Fascinating thread, which provoked the following thought.  Has anyone
> tried blank foundation, that is a blank wax sheet without any embossing?
> If so, what has been your results?  Such an experiment would be
> interesting, automatically attaching the wax to the base of the
> frame, thus eliminating that usual problem.

reply:

Several of my aquantences on beesource.com have used blank starter strips.
The results were that the bees drew the same cell size basically that they
came off from.  This is similar to my experience with 4.9mm cell foundation
of which I have used both strips and full sheets.  This page
http://wave.prohosting.com/clay2720/4.9mm_comb_drawing.htm/combs showsthe
good the bad and the ugly.

Clay

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