I run a 4-H beekeeping project and have had very good success with
"used" woodenware.  Sometimes you find used equipment that isn't really
even used.  It seems like there's always someone with a stack of new or
nearly new boxes who's getting out of the business.  Last year we found
deep boxes with newly assembled frames for $5 each.  This year we found
medium supers with new frames for $1.26 apeice!
 
You have to be discriminating and patient, But it can be done.  We drove
around looking at junk for a while to get the treasures we've found.
Last year we found them in a want ad in the local paper.  This year it
was a hot tip from another beekeeper and a 4 hour round trip.
 
Michael Reddell
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