Thumb Cut Bible Indexing

The Indexing Process

Thumb Cut Indexing is the oldest and best known form of indexing. It is mostly commonly found in bibles and dictionaries. Basically, the process has changed little for many years. Thumb Cut Indexing involves three separate steps: first, the specific pages must be found and the position of each cut marked. Second, an operator positions a hand held, hydraulically powered cutting tool at each location and cuts the thumb cut notch. Last, an operator applies the die cut, foil stamped tabs to each location. As you see, this is labor intensive and therefore the more costly method of indexing.