peak-hives.co.uk » SN1 http://www.peak-hives.co.uk national beehives hand made in the peak district Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:16:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Frames and Dummy Boards http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:16:58 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=924 Just added Frames and Dummy Boards to the Peak Hives product list.  They can now be purchased from the left hand column along with all other Peak Hives National Hive products.

These two products have been requested umpteen times.  Dummy Boards present no problem it’s just that I’m so busy with existing orders it takes [...]]]> Just added Frames and Dummy Boards to the Peak Hives product list.  They can now be purchased from the left hand column along with all other Peak Hives National Hive products.

These two products have been requested umpteen times.  Dummy Boards present no problem it’s just that I’m so busy with existing orders it takes some time for me to fit into the work schedule making up anything new.

Dummy Boards

Dummy Boards

Frames are another matter.  Each frame consists of 6 seperately machined elements and yet they command such a low selling price.  I’ve been working on this problem for a while and whilst it’s been sorted some time ago for supplying my own apiary I have been wary of offering them as a PH product up until now.  Various jigs have been designed and made and then remade and then again reworked but I’m now finally confident that they can be viably produced in batches meaning I’m not having to work for two penneth an hour.

DN1 Frame Pack

DN1 Frame Pack

So far we’re offering the bread and butter DN1 and SN1 frames in packs of 10 in the flat.  Hoffman brood frames will come before the new 2012 season.

Alea Iacta Est.

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/feed/ 0 Thin kerf blade for making National Hive frames. http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/thin-kerf-blade-for-making-national-hive-frames/333/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/thin-kerf-blade-for-making-national-hive-frames/333/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:31:07 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=333 Arrived today.  One pricey blade!  A quick break from making up orders and stock to perform a test with the new blade.  Cuts like a dream.  Finishes as if it’s been through a planer.  The cut width is a tiny 1.7mm!!  This will certainly do the trick of getting the maximum number of National Hive [...]]]> Arrived today.  One pricey blade!  A quick break from making up orders and stock to perform a test with the new blade.  Cuts like a dream.  Finishes as if it’s been through a planer.  The cut width is a tiny 1.7mm!!  This will certainly do the trick of getting the maximum number of National Hive frames out of the timber used.  I’ll be making up a batch of frames next week probably starting with DN4 Hoffman’s to be supplied with our brood boxes or sold as flat packs.

Thin Kerf Blade used for making National Hive Frames

Thin Kerf Blade used for making National Hive Frames

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