Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . ible without the overpluspaper. COVERING BLANK-BOOKS. Half-bound Loose-back.— Make cases as describedin the chapter on half-bound cases. Proceed with singlebooks in the same way as for making a pattern. Theboards having been tipped on the books, paste the leather,which has been cut and pared as described in that chap-ter, with a medium-thick paste. Double this up, andleave it for five or ten minutes to become tacky. Open itup and lay one-fifth of the back end of the board on theleather with the same turn-in at the head and tail. Thentake the strip of gr
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . ible without the overpluspaper. COVERING BLANK-BOOKS. Half-bound Loose-back.— Make cases as describedin the chapter on half-bound cases. Proceed with singlebooks in the same way as for making a pattern. Theboards having been tipped on the books, paste the leather,which has been cut and pared as described in that chap-ter, with a medium-thick paste. Double this up, andleave it for five or ten minutes to become tacky. Open itup and lay one-fifth of the back end of the board on theleather with the same turn-in at the head and tail. Thentake the strip of gray rag or manila paper, which is cutthe length of the boards and the exact width of the con- 188 BOOKBINDING vexed back, and lay it on the leather close to the edge ofthe back. Bring the leather over to the top side of theboard, and see that it is straight. With a folder, rubdown the joint and sides. Pick up the book with theright hand on the fly-leaves and fore edge and set theedge of the tail on a paring stone with the boards thrown. A — Flesher leather. B — Manila paper. C — Leather back. D — Joint. back. Place the breast against the fore edge of the book,both thumbs on the leather, with the fingers on the leatherback. Press the thumbs forward, and hold the fingersfirmly on the boards; then turn the projecting leathertightly over the edge of the board and gray rag or manilapaper which forms the loose-back. With a folder, rubdown the joints, back and sides. Lay the books asidewith the leather backs out.
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