Following paragraphs have been taken from the book of Herbert Simon named "Introduction To Printing: The Craft of Letter Press". This greatly informative book describes the art of printing in satisfactory details from start to the end. This book is a key resource for newbies who want to learn basics of printing and this book is also a complete guide for expert printers.
Spaces being below type height cannot be removed easily by thumb and finger: the best way is to
knock the spaces out by the space which is replacing them. It can also happen that one or two letters of a word have to be pushed on to the next line: in this case the spacing must be increased by taking out the thick spaces and replacing them with two thin spaces.
It will be seen that the end of lines inevitably produce problems of justification.: it can also produce problems of word division.
Words can only be divided at the end of syllables: for example in-deed and not in-eed. All justification problems can be solved by the use of a range of varying thickness of spaces and by unhurried judgment in word division. Most important of all is to avoid either tight or slack justification.
As a rule it is convenient to set between four and six lines of type in the stick before removing them on to a tray with three raised edges, called a gallery. Lifting type out of a composing stick requires quite a lot of practice.
There is a correct way of doing it and, if it is followed accidents will be rare. First of all place the stick down on the sloping surface of the composing frame. Then move the setting rule guage to the front of the open side of the stick and place behind the first line a three point lead of the correct measure, this being next to the closed edge of the stick;
by doing this, support will be given front and back to all the lines in the composing stick.
Position the thumb and forefingers of each hand so that they can exert lateral pressure on the lines of type and bend the remaining fingers so that they press firmly against both ends of the line.
Quote of the Day:Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Sasha Cohen
Spaces being below type height cannot be removed easily by thumb and finger: the best way is to
knock the spaces out by the space which is replacing them. It can also happen that one or two letters of a word have to be pushed on to the next line: in this case the spacing must be increased by taking out the thick spaces and replacing them with two thin spaces.
It will be seen that the end of lines inevitably produce problems of justification.: it can also produce problems of word division.
Words can only be divided at the end of syllables: for example in-deed and not in-eed. All justification problems can be solved by the use of a range of varying thickness of spaces and by unhurried judgment in word division. Most important of all is to avoid either tight or slack justification.
As a rule it is convenient to set between four and six lines of type in the stick before removing them on to a tray with three raised edges, called a gallery. Lifting type out of a composing stick requires quite a lot of practice.
There is a correct way of doing it and, if it is followed accidents will be rare. First of all place the stick down on the sloping surface of the composing frame. Then move the setting rule guage to the front of the open side of the stick and place behind the first line a three point lead of the correct measure, this being next to the closed edge of the stick;
by doing this, support will be given front and back to all the lines in the composing stick.
Position the thumb and forefingers of each hand so that they can exert lateral pressure on the lines of type and bend the remaining fingers so that they press firmly against both ends of the line.
Quote of the Day:Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Sasha Cohen
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