Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . supply is exhausted, goat splits are the best obtainablefor that purpose. Pare the four ends, and paste with amedium-thick paste; these should set a while beforestretching them over the back, in order to soften theleather and allow it to become tacky. Paste the back, andrub with the palm of the hand or paper shavings until allthe surplus paste is removed; then glue the back with amedium-thick flexible glue. If head-bands are desired,they should be placed on the head and tail after they aretrimmed before stretching on the leather. For this pur-pose silk
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . supply is exhausted, goat splits are the best obtainablefor that purpose. Pare the four ends, and paste with amedium-thick paste; these should set a while beforestretching them over the back, in order to soften theleather and allow it to become tacky. Paste the back, andrub with the palm of the hand or paper shavings until allthe surplus paste is removed; then glue the back with amedium-thick flexible glue. If head-bands are desired,they should be placed on the head and tail after they aretrimmed before stretching on the leather. For this pur-pose silk head-bands are always employed, and, in order toget the proper width, cut four pieces and glue twotogether, making one for each end, which will give twicethe width of the visible portion of the single band. Theleather straps are then stretched between the bands andrubbed down. A coat of paste on the fleshers or splits will facilitaterubbing-down, which should be done carefully, as on itthe strength of the book depends. Zinc or tins are. inserted between the hinges and end-leaves, and the booksare set aside to dry with the backs out. This operation isperformed shortly before the close of the workday, sothat they have ample time to dry over night. Books con-taining thin paper should be strapped with flexible glue,as paste would crinkle the leaves. Trimming and edgingthe edges is the next operation. Loose-back books are strapped with one piece offleshers or goat splits. Cut the leather large enough to BOARDS 111 project about one and one-half inches on the sides, pareon both ends, then conclude the operation as abovedescribed. BOARDS. All but flexible or limp-bound books have stiff material primarily consists of binders or cloth durability is the prime requisite, tarboard shouldbe used. In order to cheapen productions, many binderssubstitute strawboard. This practice should be con-demned on letterpress and blank books. Where perma-nency is desired, the best
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