I have a 4 frame extractor, and run 9 frames in medium supers for honey.
The centre frame is usually new and without any foundation.  In a flow the
bees draw this frame quickly into drone sized cells, then fill it and cap it
first.  I use this frame for cut comb honey and extract the other 8.
Sometimes you can pull this frame before the super is fully capped and get
another frame of cut comb by installing another empty frame in the centre
position.  I store all my cut comb trays in the freezer  until sold.  For a
small beekeeper, like myself, this method produces more comb honey than I
can sell with no special hive manipulations.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N 80W

My wife and I are leaving for a trip to Australia & New Zealand Tuesday; so
I'll sign off Bee-L till we return in December.