Hand Bookbinding by Watson, Aldren A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

DOVER CRAFT BOOKS Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents 1 - Introduction 2 - Materials, Tools, and Equipment

Materials Tools and Equipment Sources for Materials, Tools, and Equipment

3 - Fundamental Procedures

Measuring Cutting Pasting Pressing

4 - Technical Methods

Folding Collating Marking up for sewing Piercing Setting up the frame Sewing up Splicing thread Attaching the mull Making boards Attaching boards Slitting the mull Covering the boards Mitering the corners Pasting down the turnovers Pasting down the endsheets Lining the boards

5 - Binding Projects

1 - Dust Jacket 2 - Blank Book Single Signature 3 - Folio 4 - Blank Book Four Signatures 5 - Blank Book Scrapbook 6 - Manuscript Binding 7 - Square Back Case 8 - Music Binding

6 - Rebinding an Old Book

Tearing apart Knocking out the groove Repairing damage Marking up for sewing Knocking down the swelling Rounding Backing Making a hollow back

7 - Split Cover Boards 8 - Headbanding 9 - Making a Slipcase 10 - Boxing a Set of Books 11 - Designing Labels 12 - Making Tools and Equipment

Awl (256) Backing boards (257) Blank boards (258) Flat folder (259) Folding needle (260) Folding stick (261) Loaded stick (262) Mitering jig (263) Piercing board (264) Press and tub (265–269) Right-angle card (270) Sewing frame (271) Squared card (272) Wooden lasts (273)

Index

Chief Librarian: Las Zenow <zenow@riseup.net>
Fork the source code from gitlab.