Step Cut

Step Cut - Case Binding - Book Page Edges

Elevate Your Book’s Functionality with Step Cutting at Specialties Graphic Finishers

Welcome to Specialties Graphic Finishers, where innovation in bookbinding meets practicality through our specialized process known as “step cutting.” Step into a world where each page of your hardback case bound book is not just a surface but a functional guide that enhances the reader’s experience.

Unveiling the Art of Step Cutting

Customizable Steps, Distinctive Looks

Explore the possibilities of step cutting, where each step can be the same size or uniquely different. Our process allows for customization in the number and width of steps, providing you the flexibility to create a design that aligns seamlessly with your vision. See the picture for a glimpse into the distinctive looks achievable through step cutting.

Versatility Across Paper Types

Whether your pages are coated or uncoated, our step cutting process adapts effortlessly. We specialize in working with various paper types, ensuring that the final result is not constrained by material. Your hardback case bound book will shine, regardless of the paper it’s printed on.

Collaborative Printing Integration

Achieving the perfect spacing for different titles, letters, or code numbers at the bottom of the step cut requires collaboration. We work closely with printers to synchronize the spacing, ensuring that the final product is a harmonious blend of precision and design.

Functional and Cost-Effective

Step cutting is more than a design element; it’s a highly functional process. As soon as the book is opened, readers are guided effortlessly. Looking up the index becomes a breeze, far easier than searching inside the front cover for titles or page numbers. Beyond functionality, step cutting is a cost-effective choice, delivering both practicality and affordability.

Why Choose Step Cutting from Specialties Graphic Finishers?

  • Functional Excellence: Enhance the usability of your hardback case bound book with a design that guides readers intuitively.

  • Collaborative Approach: Our collaborative process ensures that every detail, from steps to spacing, is meticulously executed in coordination with your printing requirements.

  • Cost-Effective Solutions: Achieve a perfect blend of functionality and affordability with our step cutting process.

Ready to add a functional and visually appealing element to your hardback case bound book? Contact us today, and let’s bring your vision to life with step cutting that stands out.

This is one of the distinctive step cutting jobs we can do.  Not only do we step-cut, face cut and corner cut but we can also step cut as pictured. 

Step Cut 

These seven pictures show step cutting on an unusually thick book which happens to be perfect bound, but it could’ve been casebound.  There are 20 different cuts.  Near the bottom the cutting is through more than an inch of paper!  So if you want step cutting; different sized steps, of different heights, oversized, undersize books, perfect bound books or hardback bound books that need step cutting we are one of the few shop. They can do them in house.

2480 Lawrence Ave E Toronto, ON M1P 2R7 Canada