compensation pad
A pad of waste paper, slightly thicker than the
difference in thickness from the spine to fore
edge of a sewn book (the difference in thickness
being the result of sewing swell). The pad makes
the book the same thickness from spine to fore
edge and overcomes the problem of distortion when
the guillotine clamp is applied during trimming of
the head and tail edges of the book. (276 )
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