Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . Latham Combination Round-corner and Index Cutter. To this the steel toggles are fastened and so adjusted thatthey pull the clamp down to the paper and on to one sheetor to a pile four and one-half inches high. As soon asthe clamp has a firm grip upon the pile, it stops. Theknife, beginning to rise, is pushed upward until it meetsthe cutting face on the lower part of the clamp, so that,while the cutting is done, the clamp and knife pull againsteach other, and the cut is clean and perfect. The clamp «)2 BOOKBINDING may be raised or lowered by upper and lo
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . Latham Combination Round-corner and Index Cutter. To this the steel toggles are fastened and so adjusted thatthey pull the clamp down to the paper and on to one sheetor to a pile four and one-half inches high. As soon asthe clamp has a firm grip upon the pile, it stops. Theknife, beginning to rise, is pushed upward until it meetsthe cutting face on the lower part of the clamp, so that,while the cutting is done, the clamp and knife pull againsteach other, and the cut is clean and perfect. The clamp «)2 BOOKBINDING may be raised or lowered by upper and lower table gauges are adjustable in any direction. Thewooden cutting stick may be removed when worn machines have three forms of knives. The size ofthe table is 16 by 20 Seybold Power Round-corner Cutter. DECORATION OF BOOK EDGES Colored Edges.— Sharp knives are indispensable intrimming books which are to be decorated. A nick in theknife ruins the edge, no matter with what labor the deco-ration is accomplished. The color to be applied is left toindividual taste, but some effort should be made to har-monize the coloring with the book covering. No fixed rulecan be laid down, and the forwarder should devote sometime to the study of color harmony. The mixing of colorsis confined to the wholesaler, and any combination ofcolors can be purchased from any first-class supply colors or Diamond dyes can be used with goodresults. After the books are trimmed, place as many as can bejogged between two boards, jog carefully on the foreedges, put a board on top, and apply a thin coat of coloringwith a brush held in the right hand, while the books areheld firmly with the left. The ends are treated in the samemanner, If the books are small, the coloring
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