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Production for On Being a California Poet -- Part 1

Sabina tipping:

After some paper cutting and folding, the first step in binding On Being a California Poet is tipping on the endpapers. Here is Sabina tipping an endpaper. Notice in the background the paint tray and foam roller used for applying the glue.

Piercing Jig:

Next the signatures need will have sewing stations pre-pierced. We do this with the ingenious and well crafted Tim Moore Piercing Jig.

Sabina piercing:

Here is Sabina piercing the sewing holes in a signature.

For a detailed description of the type of binding used for On Being a California Poet, go to the BookLab BookNote, Three Bookbindings, Part 4, Sewn Boards Binding and scroll down to the heading Limited Edition Binding.

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