Practical bookbinding : a text-book intended for those who take up the art of bookbinding, and designed to give sufficient help to enable handy persons to bind their books and periodicals . Fig. 23. intended to show the positions of the kettle,or catch-up stitches. The thread which is usedfor sewing is here caught up and tied ; hence thename kettle or catch-up stitch. The interveningspace on the back, between the two pencil lines 3* PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. mentioned, is divided into equal parts with the springdividers (Fig. 5, N); these are shown in use in Fig. equal parts are required
Practical bookbinding : a text-book intended for those who take up the art of bookbinding, and designed to give sufficient help to enable handy persons to bind their books and periodicals . Fig. 23. intended to show the positions of the kettle,or catch-up stitches. The thread which is usedfor sewing is here caught up and tied ; hence thename kettle or catch-up stitch. The interveningspace on the back, between the two pencil lines 3* PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. mentioned, is divided into equal parts with the springdividers (Fig. 5, N); these are shown in use in Fig. equal parts are required for three cords and sixfor five cords. As shown in Fig. 23, pencil lines arethen squared across the back at each of the , and small grooves, not too deep, should besawn across these lines with the tenon saw (Fig. 24).The method of holding and using the tenonsaw is shown in Fig. 24. (2) For flexible sewing on raised bands greater. Fig. 24. accuracy is required in marking up. This form ofsewing is used for tight backs with bands, and suchbooks are covered in whole or half leather. Thelay cords in this method of sewing form the foundationfor the projecting ridges or raised bands, whichcan be seen on the backs of books thus bound, andthe leather used in covering is worked up over thesecords. The compassing, , dividing, and thesquaring, may be done as previously recommended, PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. 30 but with greater accuracy and care in the measure-ment of the divisions. One point must be carefullywatched : the band (, lay cord) at the bottom ofthe book must be kept higher up from the tail thanthe distance of the top band is from the head of thebook—a difference in measurement being madeaccording to the size of the book. This differencein the distance of the bands from head and tail isrendered necessary by the fact that, if both are equal,when the book is placed upon the bookshelf it appearsto the eye th
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