Repair
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Practical Guidelines
Identifying Repairable Materials
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Self-Closing Wrapper
Cleaning
Torn pages
Tip in a Page
Hinge Repair
Corner Repair
Sewing a Single Signature
Spine Repair
Air Dry Method
Hinge Tightening
Tipping in a Single Page Using a Japanese Paper Tissue Hinge
Suggested Equipment & Supplies:
Procedure:
- If the page is missing, you may have to order a replacement through inter-library loan. Assuming you have the page in hand match the page weight with the correct Japanese paper.
- Tear a strip of the Japanese paper approximately 1/2 inch wide and somewhat longer (not more than one inch) than the page to be tipped in.
- Place the tip-in page between two sheets of wax paper with approximately 1/8 inch of the inner margin showing. Run a thin line of adhesive along this margin. Remove the wax paper.
- Place the Japanese paper strip over the glued edge and rub gently with your finger or a bone folder to secure the attachment. Place the glued tip-in between two new pieces of wax paper and under a flat board and light weight to dry.
- Using the scalpel trim the excess of the Japanese paper strip off the top and bottom.
- Fold the tissue over the edge of the paper to create a V hinge.
- Place the fold of the hinge into the inner margin of the book and mark the sheet.
- Trim the sheet using a paper cutter or a ruler and scalpel.
- Place the creased hinge between two sheets of wax paper so that only the creased area is exposed for gluing. Run a thick strip of adhesive along the folded edge.
- Position the folded edge (hinge) as far into the book's inner margin as possible.
- Using the bone folder gently rub the hinge to adhere to the adjacent page. Place wax paper into the inner margin on either side of the tip-in to protect adjacent sheets from moisture and oozing glue.
- Allow to dry overnight.
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