Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . the projecting leatherover the top edge of the board. Rub down with a folderand continue the operation. When all the leather corners have been put on, tip twoboards on to the book, then glue the end of a strip ofpaper to one board, and extend over the back and glueon to the other. Remove the boards by tearing the tip-ping. Cut a piece of binders board about six incheslarger than the open cover. Place the open book boardson this board, and glue a strip one inch wide at the headand fore edge of the boards. Mark the position of theleather back on the gauge
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . the projecting leatherover the top edge of the board. Rub down with a folderand continue the operation. When all the leather corners have been put on, tip twoboards on to the book, then glue the end of a strip ofpaper to one board, and extend over the back and glueon to the other. Remove the boards by tearing the tip-ping. Cut a piece of binders board about six incheslarger than the open cover. Place the open book boardson this board, and glue a strip one inch wide at the headand fore edge of the boards. Mark the position of theleather back on the gauge board just made, then paste theleather back with a thick paste, and lay the pasted sidesof two together. When a sufficient number have been CASE-MAKING 161 pasted so that they are tacky, lay one on the board gaugein the center, and place first the left board and then theright against the strips. Lay the manila or gray ragpaper in the center on the leather, and turn the projectingleather ends over the edges of the boards, then rub down. A — Boards. B — Manila paper. C — Leather back (turn-in). D — Gage — Gage-board blocks. with a folder. Repeat this until all are made, laying thecovers so that the leather backs come together. The nextoperation is siding. Half-bound Cases With Bands.— Cut the boards,manila or gray rag paper, leather back and corners, andpare the leather as described under their respective gray rag or manila paper is divided according to thestyle of band desired, as described in the chapter on Bands. If the number of cases to be made justifies it,the paper may be ruled to indicate the positions of thebands. This will save the time of measuring the backswith dividers. Cut the soft twine or leather the exactwidth of the back, and lay the pieces in thick paste. Takeout one at a time and lay on the paper above the divisionmarks; this must be carefully done, and if twine is used, 162 BOOKBINDING it should be rolled before laying it on. Wh
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