Bookbinding, and the care of books : a text-book for bookbinders and librarians (1911)
Cockerell, Douglas · London : J. Hogg · leaf 161
ParingLeather ParingLeather on the under side. This burr is got byrubbing the knife on the lithographic stoneon which the paring is done. The handleof the knife should never be raised to sucha height above the surface of the stonethat it is possible to get the under fingersof the right hand over… … Fig. 6o. Stone. Another form of knife suitablefor paring the edges of leather is shownat fig. 60, B. To test if the leather has been suffi-ciently pared, fold it over where the edgeof the board will come, and run the fingeralong the folded leather. If the paringhas been done properly it will feel…
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