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A complete restoration in detail (Part Two)
Sewing; Backing; Split Boards; Leather Preparation, etc.The hand-sewing in this case is over cloth tapes using a typical inter-looped stitch which gives increased insurance against future thread failure. |  |
The sewn text-block is then rounded at the spine, backed with cloth and paper, and is now ready for the new boards to be attached.Note: the use of four boards per volume. The bulk of these text-blocks require thicker boards, so the cloth tapes and backing cloth flaps are sandwiched between two relatively thin boards.This method of construction is called 'split boards'. |  |
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It affords a more secure attachment, and an overall neatness not possible with other constructions.
As the client requested 'half leather' [spine and corners] bindings with false raised bands, the next step is to prepare the leather pieces by paring a bevel on all of their edges. |  |
In addition, a piece of card (spine liner) is fitted with lengths of cord to simulate the effect of raised cord sewing on a book spine.Carefully measured and cut decorative papers are also prepared. |  |
The leather spine and corners are attached to the boards... |  |
...and finally the decorative papers.The interior is finished by pasting the endpapers in. |  |
This set of volumes was completed with hand set, gold-stamped, cloth spine labels. |  |