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. 4. Hammering out the old groove formed in thesections is managed as follows :—The knocking-downiron, shown in Fig. 5, M, is placed in position (usuallyon the top of the lying press), where it may rest upona firm and solid foundation. To keep the sectionsclean, place upon the iron a sheet of paper. A fewof the sections are taken and knocked up at the headand back. The sections are held between the hands
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. 4. Hammering out the old groove formed in thesections is managed as follows :—The knocking-downiron, shown in Fig. 5, M, is placed in position (usuallyon the top of the lying press), where it may rest upona firm and solid foundation. To keep the sectionsclean, place upon the iron a sheet of paper. A fewof the sections are taken and knocked up at the headand back. The sections are held between the hands,and then allowed to drop by their own weight uponsome hard and flat surface. This is done alternately at i(> PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. the head and the back, until both edges are quitelevel. These sections are then placed upon theknocking-down iron. Another sheet of paper laidon the top will prevent the hammer from bruisingor damaging the surfaces. The whole are then beatenalong the back edge with the backing hammer, shownin Fig. 5, D. A few more of the sections are taken. Fig. 5.—A, bone folder ; B, Sewing needle ; C, wingcompasses ; D, Backing hammer ; E, Band nippers ;F, Bookbinders knife ; G, German paring knife ; H,Bodkin ; K, A key ; L, French paring knife ; M, knock-ing down iron ; N, Spring dividers ; P, a pair of trindles. and treated similarly until all are done. Fig. 6makes this operation quite clear. The blows dealtby the hammer must be of such a character that thesections will not be cut or bruised. To obviate this. PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. 17 after lifting, bring down the hammer quite flat andallow it to rest for a fraction of time before raising-it for the next blow. A pounding blow, such as
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