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-====== Langstroth Hive Components ====== 
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-A Langstroth Hive is composed of: 
-  - Bottom board/floor 
-  - Deep Hive Body/Super 
-  - 8-10 Frames with or without Foundation per Super 
-  - Optionally: 
-    - Queen excluder 
-    - Additional Supers (Deep or Mediums) 
-  - Inner Cover 
-  - Outer Cover/Roof 
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-===== Plans to build a 10-Frame Super (Hive Body) ===== 
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-=== Tools === 
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-  * Table saw or Skill saw 
-  * Drill 
-  * Paint brush 
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-==== Materials ==== 
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-  * For a Deep Super: 2" x 10" x 8' Pine board (For a Medium Super: 2" x 8" x 8' Pine board) 
-  * Wood glue 
-  * Wood screws 
-  * Paint 
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-==== Instructions ==== 
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-  - Cut the 8-foot board into: 
-    * 2 pieces that are 19 7/8" long 
-    * 2 pieces that are 14 3/4" long 
-  - Cut a rabbet on the length of the 14 3/4" boards 3/8"x3/8" 
-  - Drill pilot holes for wood screws through the 19 7/8" boards into the ends of the 14 3/4" boards 
-  - Glue and screw the hive body together 
-  - Paint only the outside of the hive body 
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