Everything grows old with time. Even our favorite books wear and tear over time and are not as appealing as they once were. You have one of three options. You can buy another book; you can take the old one to a repairing book store, or you may repair it all on your own at home. If yours is the last option, here are some of the steps towards
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The first step is to take our manuscript and arrange it in the pages it is supposed to appear. Over time, this may become very difficult because it is hard to straighten out an old dog-eared page. It may take a while, but it will all be worth it because you do not need to pay any one for it. You can use a smooth piece of wood to straighten out all of the pages.
Use two scrap wood slats before drilling. As you drill directly into the paper, the outcome may be really messy. This is because the paper is delicate and may get really torn up if the drill is used directly. Make sure that the wood slats are aligned with the edge of the manuscript. This makes it very firm, and it will not easily get torn up again.
After aligning the pages with the slats, you ought to put the manuscript in a clamp. The clamp actually holds the manuscript in the place before drilling the holes. The best kinds of the clamp are the small or medium ones. The large ones may be too big for the manuscript, of course, depending on the thickness of the manuscript. The big ones may also cause drilling to be very difficult.
Drilling is a very dangerous process. If you allow the drill to go through the spine of the book and on to the other slat clamp, you may end up drilling your fingers depending on the speed of the drill. To avoid this, you should not allow the drill to go all the way through the second wood slat. You may always find another method to allow the hole to be complete.
A press drill should be your first option when drilling. Since you cannot drill all the way to the other side, you should come up with a method of your own. For example, you can leave a space in between two holes. Then you might go to the other side and drill into those spaces. You will be able to maintain some sought of alignment with holes on both sides.
When you are done the drilling. It is time to sew. You are not going to use the normal thread but the strong kind. Like the one used for shoes. You should do this as you move the manuscript clamp and the boards carefully. You should take your time in moving the boards and the clamp because even the slightest movement of the paper means all your hard work will have gone to waste.
The final part is the cover. The old one is a perfect fit. You only need to use new fabric which is the color and texture of your choosing. For the edges of the pages, you may use the gold spray to give it that new and attractive look.