Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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backing hammer

A heavy iron hammer with a short handle, heavy face, and wedge-shaped head, used in rounding and backing books. It is sometimes referred to as a "collet hammer" or "bumping hammer" See also:BACKING ; ROUNDING AND BACKING MACHINE . (335 )




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