Fig. 77—Simple gold tooling on sides.
Lines are made along the sides and at corners of the boards, especially on paper-covered boards; this is called "running a line up" or "filleting."
The line to be gilded is clearly marked with a sharp folder, picked out with glair, and the gold, which is taken up on the roll, is printed in.
Fig. 78—Tooled cover.
The gold leaf is cut on the cushion into narrow strips about 1 cm. wide, and the warm (each time wiped clean) and slightly greased roll is lightly passed over it so that the strip of gold adheres to the circumference of the roll, and then rolled off with a firm and even pressure on to the place intended.
This is now gone over with a wool rag (or gold rag), and only the printed line is left; the surplus gold remains in the rag.
