Re: [BKARTS] Alan's bookbinding question

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Alan,

I must say "You have Heart", good luck with this very complex endeavor, 
please keep us posted.

John
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From: "Alan Gardner" <gardner.alan@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [BKARTS] Alan's bookbinding question


> What a great response. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.  I  think 
> my approach will be to first trim a bit from the foredge of  wider book. I 
> think the margins are such that by taking off a bit  will help narrow that 
> 1/4 inch gap to something less noticeable then  modifying the lengths of 
> the covers to compensate for the rest of the  discrepancy.
>
> Thanks again. I'll post again once it's done!
>
> Alan
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2005, at 5:22 AM, james tapley wrote:
>
> > Hello Alan... the advice to accept the books as they are really is  the 
> > best. Having said that your problem does arise often in cases  of 
> > "married" sets of books where different volumes were bound by  different 
> > binders or one or more volumes were later rebound. This  often is seen 
> > with say 18th century sets which are much more  valuable when complete 
> > and "matching" than not. Most binders who  work for the trade have no 
> > doubt encountered this situation often.  Mismatched COOK'S VOYAGES come 
> > through my doors surprisingly often.
> > Are your books newish? Are the margins on the wider volume  sufficient to 
> > allow a bit of a trim on the foredge?
> > You might do best by 1)trimming a tad off the foredge of the wider 
> > volume and then 2) making those foredge board squares a tad smaller  than 
> > usual while 3) making the foredge board squares of the  narrower volume a 
> > bit larger. A bit under 3/32 inch in each case  will make up your 1/4 
> > inch overall difference.
> > In cases where the book cannot be trimmed then you simply have to  make 
> > the squares larger and smaller as needed, adjusting them to  find the 
> > least displeasing proportions. What usually works best in  this case is 
> > to make all the squares a bit larger than usual  excepting the foredge 
> > square of the widest volume which is made  smaller. These discrepancies 
> > can be somewhat camouflaged by either  tooling the turnins with a wide 
> > loose pattern or by using a large  loose patterned cover material. Small 
> > tight patterns will often  accentuate the differences in square sizes. By 
> > the same token  lighter materials will generally disguise better than 
> > dark.
> > Best to you and your project, hope this helps somewhat. James
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