Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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vertical stroke

A device that can be attached to a shear or double-shear strokeGUILLOTINE so as to bring the knife down vertically, instead of in a shearing motion. It is used with knives of a special shape designed to cut irregular or fancy edges. (145 )




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