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- Hand paring leather to make the turnover-edge almost-paper-thin
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- Board cutter, for cutting book board cleanly and accurately
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- The guillotine, for cutting the edges of the book block perfectly smooth (n.b. date: 1809!!)
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- Machine used for rounding the book back (spine)— alternately backing boards and a rounding hammer are used
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- The letter press machine for adding silver/gold/copper/or colored foil lettering to book covers & spines
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- Using band nippers to outline the raised bands of a leather binding
For wonderful visual images, and some historical information, about the tradition of book binding, and the British bindery visit the George Bayntun page.
To visit the website of the traditional British bindery that is nearest, and dearest, to my heart, visit the Bignell Book Binders page