Robert E Neely wrote:
>
> Hi Curtis
> A standard cut 1" X 10" is now 3/4" X 9 1/2". Many beekeepers ??? use
> this size to make brood boxes with as it is less expensive than buying a
> 1" X 12" (3/4" X 11 1/2")
> In our area it causes no problems (We only use one deep brood box and one
> shallow super under the excluder anyway.) The extra depth is over the
> bottom board and causes no problems.
>
> Bob Neely
> Goose Creek, SC
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> On Sun, 6 Jul 1997 04:53:37 +0000 Curtis Atkinson
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> >I have some homemade broods that are 9 1/2 deep rather than 9 5/8.
> >
> >Will that 1/8 inch make any differences?
> >Curtis Atkinson
> >2701 S. Caraway
> >Jonesboro, Ar 72401
> >501-932-7838
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Hi Bob -
 
Here in the Midwest, I haven't been able to buy 1X10 lumber that measures 9-1/2" for many
years. Everything around here measures 9-1/4" and that just won't cut it for brood
chambers so 1X12's are the thing to use here.
 
-Barry
 
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