Binding Magazines Into Book Form 



THIS article presents a simple 

 method of binding magazines 

 and the like into book form and 

 illustrates novel and easily made tools 

 for use in the work. The tools and the 

 method can also be used for re-binding 

 old books. 



The principal tool required is the 

 press, which is shown in plan view Fig. 

 1, and end elevation Fig. 2. 



Two jaws of surfaced wood 2 x 3 x 24 

 inches are united by two bolts I/2 x 13 

 inches. These bolts are common iron 

 bolts, but the threads must be cut down 

 to about 3V2 inches from their heads. 

 The heads of the bolts may be counter- 

 sunk into the jaw and a strip of wood 

 % X 2 X 24 inches nailed over them. 



Strips of wood ^x 13^x6 inches are 

 nailed to the under side of the jaws, 

 close to their ends. These strips slide 

 in contact with the outside of the wood- 

 en box upon which the press is placed 

 and serve to keep the press in position 

 over the box. Two press boards ix6x 

 16 inches, having beveled edges, are 

 used with the press. The drawings 

 show the assembled sections of a book 

 in the press, ready for making the saw 

 cuts into the back as described later on. 



Fig. 3, represents the sewing frame. 

 This is made by nailing a board- upon 



two strips of wood 2x2x12 inches. The 

 board may be about 10 inches wide. An 

 iron rod % inch in diameter is bent to 

 the form shown and its ends are in- 

 serted into holes drilled into the pro- 

 jecting strips, about i/4 inch from the 

 edge of the board. These holes are not 



Fig. 1. The press-plan view 



Fig. 2. The press: end elevation 



drilled entirely through the wood. Hori- 

 zontal holes are drilled to meet the ver- 

 tical ones and the ends of the lower hori- 

 zontal rod are inserted therein before 

 the top board is nailed upon the strips. 



Arrange the numbers of the magazine 

 which are to constitute the volume in 

 their proper order. Carefully separate 

 and remove from the magazine or old 

 book, one at a time, the sections of which 

 it is composed and stack them in order 

 in a pile. Take four sheets of strong 

 white paper, about Vt inch larger all 

 around than an open sheet of the maga- 

 zine and fold them the same way the 

 magazine sheets are folded, to be used 

 for end papers. The folds or joints of 

 two of these sheets should be strength- 

 ened by pasting upon them strips of thin 

 white cloth 1 inch wide, using white 

 paste. When the paste is dry, re-fold 

 the sheets and press the folds down flat. 



Arrange the four end sheets in order 

 with a plain folded sheet and a sheet 

 having a cloth joint, for each side of the 

 book. Gather the sections of the vol- 

 ume, with the end papers in place, be- 

 tween -the thumbs and fingers and rap 

 them into line along the back and ton 

 edges. Place a press board upon each 

 side of the book as shown in Fig. 2. The 

 boards should be placed parallel with 

 the book and about l^ inch from it. Hold 

 the book between the press boards with 



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