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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: divemaster1963 on May 16, 2012, 08:38:05 pm
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These are Better Photos of my handmade cutout Tools for removing conb in tight places.
I forged these tools from stainless steel rods.
let Me know what you think about them
john
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3972.jpg)
this is all three.each has a specific task.
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3966.jpg)
This is the hook knife for removing overhead and wall attached comb.
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3971.jpg)
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3979.jpg)
This is the pointed 90 degree knife to cut thru comb overhead or wall.
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3975.jpg)
This is the ofset flat knife for cutting comb in joist areas when comming from the side.
(http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p558/divemaster1963/hook%20knife/100_3978.jpg)
You can see the slight offset of the blade to scape the comb off roofs or underlayment.
Thanks
John
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Are you sure you didn't get mad at your golf putters one day? Good looking tools there. Lets see them in action. I bet you can reach in tight places with those.
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Are you sure you didn't get mad at your golf putters one day? Good looking tools there. Lets see them in action. I bet you can reach in tight places with those.
No not at my golf putters. But the gas powered trimmer that died now lives again. 8-)
Made from the solid steel shaft inside the tube. That will teach my other trimmers to start when I want the to run. :whip:
john
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Nice! My DH made me one for our various top bar hives, like the center one but not angled. Handy skill to have, being able to make your own tools :-D
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Nicely done!
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Thanks. some times I have more time to think than a person should have.(at least that is what my wife says because of the honey do list.)
john
I'll take orders Too. ;)
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I think they will do you a good job.
James
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Nice tools - maybe you should change your name to the BeeSurgeon. :)
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John, put me down for a set.
How long are they? Currently my italian hive to is my long reach tool.
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John, put me down for a set.
How long are they? Currently my italian hive to is my long reach tool.
The hook is15 1/2 inches long
The pointed one is 16 1/2 inches long.
The Flat blade one is 23 inches long.
I can make them as long as 5 1/2 feet long or as short as you want them. Just let me know and I will try and round up the meterials as quickly as possible.
john
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this is same tools what is in use in croatia for straw skep beekeeping.
nice job, coustom and pourpose made. usefull and practic.
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Nice set . . . well done!
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I buy a 3 foot piece of steel rod from a big box store, cut it half, heat the end with a propane torch, bend 1-1/2" over to form the blade, beat it flat with a three lb. hammer, sharpen it with a grinder and a file and stick a handle on it.
I made one that has the blade on a 45 to the shaft so I can cut comb off walls or ceilings with the same knife and I do not have to hold the tool at a 90 to the surface the comb is on.
The next ones I make will have rectangular handles so I can tell where the blade is by the feel of the handle instead of trying to see into the back of a dark hole.
I paint all my cut out and yard tools bright yellow, makes them easy to spot in the grass.
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Are you sure you didn't get mad at your golf putters one day? Good looking tools there. Lets see them in action. I bet you can reach in tight places with those.
No not at my golf putters. But the gas powered trimmer that died now lives again. 8-)
Made from the solid steel shaft inside the tube. That will teach my other trimmers to start when I want the to run. :whip:
john
did the other trimmers watch?
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What is the purpose of the bend on the tip of the hook knife? I get that you use the long part of the blade to cut a comb out, but why the second bend?
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What is the purpose of the bend on the tip of the hook knife? I get that you use the long part of the blade to cut a comb out, but why the second bend?
The second bend was at the average thickness of wild comb. I use it in over head cutouts to cut individual comb out and 2hen up against walls it cuts the hinges 5o the tops out. Works great. I even made five foot set do work in tight places that I have to use a catch board.
John
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Good work do you heat the metal first before you hammer the steel?
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So is the hook because the top of the comb flares and sometimes is connected across? Just trying to picture the purpose.
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I think John did a wonderful job professional looking to
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Good work do you heat the metal first before you hammer the steel?
Yes then I temper the steel to hold edge.
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So is the hook because the top of the comb flares and sometimes is connected across? Just trying to picture the purpose.
Yes. I first run a blade that I made that is 18 in. Long to remove cross comb. Then use it to cut top lip and hinges..
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I think John did a wonderful job professional looking to
Thank you the things we can think of when we sometimes have to much time and nothing to do.
;)