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 . rips of material used. Again for this methodthe positions of the kettle stitch only are sawn method of sewing is both strong and durable,and books so sewn are covered in cloth and Library books are invariably sewn on tapes,and this method should always be adopted for thosebooks which are likely to be subjected to a good dealof hard wear—school and reference books, for in-stance. Busin
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 . rips of material used. Again for this methodthe positions of the kettle stitch only are sawn method of sewing is both strong and durable,and books so sewn are covered in cloth and Library books are invariably sewn on tapes,and this method should always be adopted for thosebooks which are likely to be subjected to a good dealof hard wear—school and reference books, for in-stance. Business and account books are also sewnon strong tapes or vellum. Having explained the preliminary operations, we 40 PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. can proceed to the fixing of the lay cords on thesewing press, and the details of sewing. Hempenstring of various thicknesses can be purchased, butthe beginner will only require one kind, of mediumthickness. For ordinary sewing, one or two strandsmay be required for each lay cord. For raised bands,several strands are placed side by side, a sufficientnumber being arranged to give the desired thicknessto make the bands show plainly after sewing. The. size of the book is the determining factor in thisrespect. Fixing the Lay Cords.—Cut the cord into lengths,and tie them by a sailors knot to the loops hangingfrom the cross-bar of the press. Then, taking eachlay cord separately, pull it taut with the left key (Fig. 5, K) is taken in the right hand, and thecord is passed round in the hollowed recess of the keeping the cord taut with the left hand, slip thekey just underneath the press, as in Fig. 25, in orderto measure the length of cord required, which must PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. 41 now be pulled tight. Move the key out again, stillholding the cord with the thumb and fingers of theleft hand to keep it from slipping ; twist once roundthe key, as in Fig. 26 ; pass the upright cord throughthe prong, and at the same time turn the key
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