Any good woodworkers out there?

[beefreak]

Looking to trade new beekeeping equipment for the skills of good woodworker or talented beekeeper. I'd like a handcrafted horizontal hive with the following specs:

10" deep
48" long (long enough to hold 33 to 34 standard frames)
19 7/8" wide

solid pine or cypress, no plywood please

single bottom entrance

rabbeted for 7 1/4" langstroth frames

1 - follower board for colony management

don't worry about covers, I have plenty

FOR YOUR WOODWORKING SKILLS, YOU GET THE FOLLOWING IN TRADE:

Complete beehive, brand new, fully assembled, recently purchased from Betterbee for $219.00

This is a standard 10 frame Langstroth beehive.

Totally assembled, brand new, and ready for bees.

Includes the following:


1 - Outer cover / telescoping cover, wood frame with protective aluminum cover, assembled

1 - Inner cover / crown board, wood, assembled

1 - Deep super, all wood, assembled

2 - Medium supers, all wood, assembled

10 - Deep frames, wood frames with Rite Cell foundation, assembled

20 - Medium frames, wood frames with Rite Cell foundation, assembled

1 - Slatted rack, all wood, assembled

1 - Bottom board, all wood, assembled

I'm willing to travel to Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Payson or Prescott to make the trade.

I've wanted to experiment with a horizontal hive for quite some time, but don't possess the tools or skills to make my own horizontal hive. Thanks for the interest...

James Nulick
(602)320-5306

[Joseph Clemens]

Howdy James,
I'm here in Tucson, and I'd be happy to make that trade. Several years ago I made myself a similar hive, but with deep frames and it holds 22 frames. I switched it from bottom entrance to top, a few years ago, by pushing a piece of #8 hardware cloth in the bottom entrance and sliding a cover over to one side. You can PM me for my cell phone number and I'll discuss it with you, if you'd like.

BTW I design and build most of my own equipment, see --> My plans on Google SketchUp.

[beefreak]

Thanks Joseph, that would be great. What type of wood would you be using for my hive, and when would you want to make the trade? I live in Phoenix, but I can drive down to Tucson to meet with you & make the trade.

If you want to see pics of what my hive looks like, I posted an ad on craigslist (phoenix) last month, here's the link:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/grd/1930452932.html

I'll PM you this afternoon, headed off to work now!

James

[beefreak]

I found a beekeeper in Tucson who is willing to trade with me. Thank you, Mr. Clemens. See you in a week or so!

PS. I'm really looking forward to my custom-made horizontal hive!

-- James