Practical bookbinding : a text-book intended for those who take up the art of bookbinding, and designed to give sufficient help to enable handy persons to bind their books and periodicals (1908)
Pearce, W. B. (William Bonner) · London : P. Marshall · leaf 45
iminary operations, we 40 PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING. can proceed to the fixing of the lay cords on thesewing press, and the details of sewing. Hempenstring of various thicknesses can be purchased, butthe beginner will only require one kind, of mediumthickness. For ordinary sewing, one or two strandsmay… … size of the book is the determining factor in thisrespect. Fixing the Lay Cords.—Cut the cord into lengths,and tie them by a sailors knot to the loops hangingfrom the cross-bar of the press. Then, taking eachlay cord separately, pull it taut with the left hand.A key (Fig. 5, K) is taken in the…
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