Bookbinding, and the care of books; a handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians (1901)
Cockerell, Douglas · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 146
pieces of flat steel called trindles (fig. 54)across the back, fromthe inside of the boards.When these are insertedthe back must be knocked quite flat,and, in the case of a heavy book, apiece of tape may be tied round theleaves (see fig. 55) to keep them inposition. A pair of cutting boards… … Fig. 54. Cutting inBoards be. The trindles are removed while thebook is held firmly between the cuttingboards by the finger and thumb ; book andboards are then lowered very carefully intothe press. The top edge of the frontcutting board should be flush with theright - hand cheek ofthe press, and…
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