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| Thebookmann | Richard Bolai All Rights Reserved 2005 |
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| Drilled by the awl |
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| The back of the fold is ready to be marked up to position the points where book will be sewn. Mark 1/4 ins top known as the head and bottom called the tail, then calculate the centre. |
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| A strip of thin cotton 1x8ins is folded centred and glued to the spine and allowed to dry. The purpose is to reinforce the back of the fold at the spine where the sheets are to be sown together. A procedure known as stab and sew will required a awl to pierce three holes at the centre of the fold |
| These three marks are drilled by the awl and should be marked A B C, B being the centre. Using a threaded needle, enter from the back of the spine through B, leaving an inch of excess then to out from A to in C then through B to be tied off at the back of the spine. The sections are secure. |
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