[HN Gopher] Vanishing fore-edge paintings
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       Vanishing fore-edge paintings
        
       Author : whatami
       Score  : 65 points
       Date   : 2022-05-29 17:41 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.foredgefrost.co.uk)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.foredgefrost.co.uk)
        
       | bombcar wrote:
       | I suspect gilt-edging is cheap to add now (the Barnes and Noble
       | "classics" in hardback have it and they're not very pricey) - I
       | wonder if a modern process could be designed to "print" these
       | fore-edge paintings.
        
         | eurasiantiger wrote:
         | It would be difficult. The modern mass-produced book is first
         | bound/glued and then cut to size, and consequently has page
         | offset tolerances measured in millimeters. Something like this
         | would require printing precision and page offset measured in
         | microns.
        
           | xwdv wrote:
           | I expect to see it mass produced in a few years.
        
         | kbob wrote:
         | For single copies or small batches, I'm thinking an inkjet
         | printer could be modified to print the image, and a clamp
         | designed to hold the pages in place during printing. I'm not
         | sure how to apply the gilt. Maybe with a paint roller?
        
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