There are quite a number of little dodges not easily communicated but which are quickly picked up in practice.
Fig. 67—Stuck-on gauges.
Simple work is not adjusted by pins, but is pushed up to three guides; moreover, the gauge of the press is not generally used, but three little pieces of board are firmly glued to the table instead. The illustration ([Fig. 67]) will clearly show the arrangement. At the letters A the pieces of board are glued, to which the cover to be blocked is pushed up.
To prevent these gauges from being pushed off, or to facilitate refixing in the event of their becoming loose, the gauge generally supplied with the press is brought close up behind them.
CHAPTER VIII.
Treatment of Sewn Books: Fastening in Covers and Finishing Off.
For better-class bindings and where hand tooling is to be done the covers are not made in advance as the books are formed and then case and covering made on the book itself. This results in a better appearance and a stronger connection between the book and its cover.
It has already been explained (Chap. V., pp. 87-88) how the so-called hollow back is made in boarding.