Consolidation

consolidate - verb
1. to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united
2. to make or become stronger or more stable

These are definitions from The World English Dictionary and very appropriate for what happened to the books in the last two days.  Although my intent was to get this done in one day, I just couldn't. Using the paste makes everything slower due to slower drying time.   However, the end result is the same.  To make all of the signatures come together or form into a united whole and in turn it makes a stronger book.  Here are the steps.

Step one:  Jog text block at spine and head ensure that all is aligned

Step two:  Place book under a piece of book board and weights then use a triangle
 to check for alignmentboth at spine and head

Make sure you have supervision

Step three:  Paste up the spine to consolidate.  Making sure that paste completely gets into all areas.