Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . The surplus gold is rubbed off with a softflannel rag, containing a small quantity of olive or otheroil. Should the lines break because of failure to give afirm, steady impression, squeeze out the camels-hair pen-cil, and moisten the spot, then allow the fillet or roll tocool off somewhat, pick up a strip of gold and impress theroll in the same manner directly on top of the first impres-sion. Filleting or Rolling the Sides.— This is accom-plished in the same way as the back. When all the goldwhich a roll will hold is used up, pick up more, and bringthe
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . The surplus gold is rubbed off with a softflannel rag, containing a small quantity of olive or otheroil. Should the lines break because of failure to give afirm, steady impression, squeeze out the camels-hair pen-cil, and moisten the spot, then allow the fillet or roll tocool off somewhat, pick up a strip of gold and impress theroll in the same manner directly on top of the first impres-sion. Filleting or Rolling the Sides.— This is accom-plished in the same way as the back. When all the goldwhich a roll will hold is used up, pick up more, and bringthe roll exactly on top of the line made near the end, andcontinue. Mitering, that is, joining the corners of filletswithout running over, can be done with a roll from whicha portion of the face has been removed by commencingand ending with a sharp edge of the surface. Gilding Pad for Fillet Rolls.— This little machineis a gilding pad for fillet roll gilding with ribbon gold machine consists of a leather pad with a pivot at one. end to hold the rolls of ribbon gold. The unwound goldstrip passes over the pad along the side of a guide to theunwinding rolls which are operated by a belt. By pulling FINISHING 247 this belt forward, sufficient gold leaf is unwound on thegilding pad to cover the entire circumference of the filletroll. The gold leaf is picked up by running the heatedfillet roll the length of the strip. Ribbon gold leaf is madein rolls sixty-seven feet long, one-eighth of an inch wideand upwards. The handling and cutting of gold isentirely eliminated, and a great saving is thus effected intime and material. This is without doubt a money-saver,and no bindery should dispense with its use. Filleting and Rolling with Ink.— On canvas,drilling, moleskin, corduroy and light-colored cloth, ink isused to fillet and roll the backs or sides. For this purpose
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