Practical Bookbinding

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e orders given to medium and small firms for special work; yet it is just in these small shops that antiquated m

width over the side, must work strongest on the book itself, and that such a one opens best. Upon this princ

vertheless, the principle is the same, and both answer the same purpose, although the former is

ed-is used, always according to sample. Of course, the work of ruli

the inner sheet of each section before sewing, and, in any case, this should be done with every first and last three sheets. The end paper makes a section in itself, which, like all

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practical way of ma

wide, and glue on narrowly two sheets of plain pape

e paper is coated with thin glue, and

t section, the white sheet is pasted upon the second sheet of the

white double sheet of this section that half of it r

office use is again being sewn with thread on t

strong linen tape-are used, end to en

wing frame; for folio, at least six are

ss work with coloured cordonnet silk. All sheets, without exception, are kettle-stitched at the end. Large books are not usually glued up the whole of the back, but only a

ing it. Rounding is more pronounced in this than in ordinary work, otherwise the spri

left outside the boards, as they would leave marks too pronounced on the book if pressed inside. After the book has thoroughly dried in the press, it is cut at top and bottom, marbled, or some other suitable treatment given to the edges, and then pasted up. The "clothing up" of the account book is done either with sof

it must reach on to the board, which it binds to the book

joint-upon the first sheet, which has been completely coated with glue; the bands

ard-or, if necessary, even a third-is pasted to it; but as the back now goes over on to the board, the he

boards not being easily cut, they are generally cut the required size beforeha

oards cut

wide and as long as the distance from one notch across the back to the other. The back at B is now glued, the strip of leather laid on so that it projects 1-1/2 cm. beyond the edge, and the ends at each side brought equally to the bevelled part A. At both side

r pressed hot in the rounding press or put through a rolling machine built for the same purpose. The finished backs should be allowed to dry for a short time. Where there is no machine suitable for this work, the backs must be pasted into each other, beginning at the outside, and well rubbed down upon a board made with grooves of various dimensions. The older method of pasting the backing upon the book itself is still followed, although it does not produce the firm arch nor give such

ccount book back. K-Pared

made in the same way, about 6 to 7 mm. farther out, from b to b. The back thus prepared is rounded in the middle part; a strip the size a to a might still be pasted in the centre. To fasten this to the book, both strips are glued with strong glue from b to the edge, the back brought into position, glued, and pressed down.

stion for acco

in the middle, of course, to do this. After inserting the back, the book is closed, and the back will now lie close

to fit, and, beginning at the fold b, are placed so that

oarded acc

ck should be slightly over-rounded, that is to say, that its ends should first be pressed out so that they can be pus

ping up in drilling, is little better than a toy, which saves neither time nor m

e linen strip so that it projects equally at ends and sides. At head and tail the ends are brought over on the outside, and the back thus made is forced on the book. Before doing so, a line should be drawn on the thin b

om a piece of wrapper. The thick board is set on in the same way as in the other style of work, set off from the glued back about 1 to 1-1/2 cm. To fill up this space,

h their many superimposed boards; this is improved b

cow-hide are used. Leather is, of course, always pared down, thoroughly coated with paste, well stretched over, and well rubbed down in all hollows at the joints, bands, &c.-side panels are also let in-and turned in. Where the back disappears under the

ow where turn-

oming into contact with them, and even when using the best mill-boards it is impossible to fix them so firmly that they will not work loos

and number

er in order to facilitate reference from the index. This may be done either by the hand numbering machine or by th

then easier and, besides, there is less chance of the fresh in

atus is so simple that further

ll pieces of blotting-paper must be lai

lded in sixes along the middle, and sewn with strong thread, end to end, upon a strip of linen stretched upon a piece of wrapper to which bands have be

of stiff paper somewhat wider than the back. The book is then provided with a linen or mole-skin back and corners, covered with paper, and, after the guarded back has been pasted in, is lined with paper. If it is intended to gum the guards

stion for back

to which the binder counts off the number of pages required for each letter-X and Y being here excluded. Nowadays, the indices are

with the shears, and cut off what remains below to the bottom edge with a sharp knife, to do which a narrow thin board i

he letters are pasted on. These are sold ready printed, and

er drying, the alphabet is creased lengthwise and either cut so or punched o

zinc after the cutting in of the

d and tail are pasted a little to make the turn-over hold better. No matter whether the cover be of leather or cloth, paste

aper as previously described for guard books, the inside of the back lined with cloth,

r dust flaps. (Lein

a chisel, through which the tape ends are drawn from the outside to the inside and th

trips of linen in the following style, and lined and covered separat

s pasted on to the back