Pressing a Square-Bound book...

[isiTrue]

Hi,

 

I couldn't find an answer to this.

 

Is it possible to somehow restore a crushed spine on a square-bound book with pressing?

 

Thanks.

[Lethal_Collector]

I want to say yes, depending on how severe the spine is, I don't know for certain...but this guy does. (thumbs u

 

 

Jerome

[JazzMan]

Yes, a square bound can be pressed without crushing the spine.

[Bomber-Bob]

Yes, a square bound can be pressed without crushing the spine.

 

That's not the question. The question by the OP was can a crushed spine be restored by pressing.

[joeypost]

If the spine on a square bound book has been improperly pressed the book, the spine can be improved but not brought back to its original state.

 

A square bound book can be pressed, and they come out nice if done properly. I have done hundreds over the last few years and get great results.

[Matt Nelson]

A crushed spine cannot be fixed. The question is how severe the crushing is, and how it affects grade. 9.8 squarebounds sometimes exhibit a bit of crushed spines.

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Matt Nelson

 

[isiTrue]

Thanks for the replies thus far.

 

Would pressing be able to fix a spine that looks like this? (Lower left corner. It turns inward slightly from left to right.) I'm guessing yes.

 

 

 

 

A different book with a crushed spine:

 

 

 

 

[accessndx]

Got some squarebound books I'd like to press. That said, they also have stylized concave embossed "lines" about a half to a quarter inch from the spine that run the verticaly length of the front cover. It's not a defect, but was purposefully done that way I guess for artistic purposes.

What happens during pressing to those embossing lines? My belief is that they'd be pressed out as if they were a defect, but I'm curious what other folks experience is regarding this point.

[joeypost]

Thanks for the replies thus far.

 

Would pressing be able to fix a spine that looks like this? (Lower left corner. It turns inward slightly from left to right.) I'm guessing yes.

 

 

 

 

A different book with a crushed spine:

 

 

 

 

 

How is the edge alignment on the back cover? That will determine if it is a slight roll or production related.

[Sqeggs]

Thanks for the replies thus far.

 

Would pressing be able to fix a spine that looks like this? (Lower left corner. It turns inward slightly from left to right.) I'm guessing yes.

 

 

 

 

A different book with a crushed spine:

 

 

 

 

 

How is the edge alignment on the back cover? That will determine if it is a slight roll or production related.

 

That post was from two years ago.