AY Honors/Bookbinding/Answer Key

Bookbinding

Skill Level 3

Much of the material in this book was drawn from Wikipeida, the Free Encylopedia.

Be able to identify the following terms:

1. Foredge
2. Gutter
3. Endsheet
4. Flysheet
5. Signature
6. Mull
7. Backbone
8. Head
9. Foot
10. Deckle edge
11. Guarding sheets
12. Headbanding
13. Casing-in
14. Buchram

Describe the difference between the following binding methods:

1. Perfect binding A paperback or soft cover book consists of a number of signatures or individual leaves between covers of much heavier paper, glued together at the spine with a strong flexible glue; this is sometimes called perfect binding. Mass market paperbacks and pulp paperbacks are small (16mo size), cheaply made and often fall apart after much handling or several years.
2. Hard bound A hardbound or hard cover book has rigid covers and is stitched in the spine. Looking from the top of the spine, the book can be seen to consist of a number of signatures bound together. When the book is opened in the middle of a signature, the binding threads are visible. Modern hardcover books are typically of octavo size, though they are often smaller or larger.
3. Single signature A single signature binding is one in which only one signature and the cover are sewn together at the spine.
4. Spiral (metal and plastic) A spiral-bound book is made of individual sheets, each with a line of holes punched near the bound edge. A metal or plastic spiral wire is fed through the holes to hold the sheets together. Spiral binding allows a book to be disassembled and reassembled by hand without damage.
5. Saddle stitch Stapling through the center fold, also called saddle-stitching, joins a set of nested folios into a single magazine issue. Most American comic books fall into this category.

Identify and describe the uses for the following binder's tools:

1. A Bone folder is a tool for folding and creasing paper. They are traditionally made from the leg bone of a cow or deer, but synthetic bone folders are also available. Bone folders resemble letter openers.
2. Kick press
3. Folding needle
4. Awls are tools with a sharp point at the end of a long shaft mounted in a handle. It is used for poking holes in various materials such as leather (used for book covers) and multiple layers of paper (as in a signature).
5. Sewing frame
6. Squared card
7. Punch

Describe the color and properties of three types of adhesives using in the binding process and where they are used:

1. Hot melt animal glue
2. Casing-in paste
3. Resin glues