Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . t of thick paste; then place thethick board on the book close to the backing ridge, tip thetapes down, and close up the open portion of the thinboard. The books are then put in the press, and under afirm pressure left to dry over night. This permits of amore even joint in the finished book than if the thin boardwere put next to the book, and gives greater strength thanby lacing-in. The next operations are head-banding andlining. Attaching the boards to open-joint books is done afterthe books have been head-banded and lined with fleshers(leather), and a
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . t of thick paste; then place thethick board on the book close to the backing ridge, tip thetapes down, and close up the open portion of the thinboard. The books are then put in the press, and under afirm pressure left to dry over night. This permits of amore even joint in the finished book than if the thin boardwere put next to the book, and gives greater strength thanby lacing-in. The next operations are head-banding andlining. Attaching the boards to open-joint books is done afterthe books have been head-banded and lined with fleshers(leather), and a portion of the ends from the hinge cutaway to facilitate turning in the covering material. Thenproceed as above described, except that the thin board isplaced next to the book, and the board from one-eighth to 116 BOOKBINDING three-sixteenths of an inch from the backing ridge, withthe hinge between the boards. The lining with printpaper is eliminated, as the thin board has a tendency towarp inward. Cutting the board corners for the pur-. Hinge. B — Innei- board. C — Outer board. pose of facilitating turning in the leather and setting theheads is dispensed with. Boards for Case Books.— The boards for case booksshould not be as heavy as ordinarily required for tight-joint books. The squares are of the same dimensions asabove given. The width of the board is cut one-eighth ofan inch narrower to provide space for the joint, and thepressing in of the brass-bound board close to the backingridge in the subsequent operation. The boards are neverlined, as no difficulty is experienced in producing a flatboard in the finished book. The next operations are head-banding and lining.
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