For books with the crash intact, but with broken endpaper at the joint.

Suggested Equipment & Supplies

 

Wheat paste

Teflon bone folder

Wrapped Bricks

Japanese Tissue

Brush

Mylar

Procedure:

1. Tighten the hinges if necessary (c.f. Hinge Tightening)

2. Open the board and support it with boards so that it rests parallel to the table top. Place adhesive under the loose flaps of the endpaper. Reposition those loose flaps so that they lie flat in their original positions and bone them into place.

3. Hold the text block in place with a weight or by hand; keeping the board level with the table top push on the board from the fore edge towards the text block.

4. Bone down any loose flaps of the endpaper if they stick up. Put weights on the book to allow it to dry in this position.

Japanese paper hinge.

1. Cut a piece of Japanese paper to extend from 1/4" onto the pastedown to about 1/8": onto the flyleaf.

2. Paste out the Japanese paper and position over the hinge area.

3. Lightly bone down the Japanese paper to ensure that it is in complete contact with the endpaper.(A teflon folder is very useful for this procedure as the teflon does not drag as much on the wet Japanese paper as does bone)

4. Do not stretch the Japanese paper when positioning and boning it as it may shrink when it dries.

5. Trim excess with scalpel when dry.