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A post for sharing your bookbinding project and ideas, asking for help and suggestions. I've been bookbinding for a couple years myself. Doing it in my free time as a hobby, but occasionally do commissions and sell some of my books. Currently working on finishing Malazan books for myself.  
CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Jun 14, 2023 03:42
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Don't leave us hanging man, we need more details. I wouldn't necessarily expect a flood of people who also bind books though, but Lord knows I've been wrong before.
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Jun 14, 2023 22:00
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Slugworth posted:Don't leave us hanging man, we need more details. I wouldn't necessarily expect a flood of people who also bind books though, but Lord knows I've been wrong before. Alright. Malazan series includes 10 books. I've finished 3 books, 1 book is nearly done. I've made those one by one. Now I've decided to complete the remaining 6 books in a batch. About binding: The binding style is called case binding - the cover (case) is made separately from the bookblock and then attached to it. I typeset the books myself - they range from 800 to 1200 pages per book. Printing on my InkJet printer - 80gsm Dowling paper. It's a half leather binding. I'm using goat leather and marbled paper for the covers. 
CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Jun 15, 2023 02:43
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Thats freakin gorgeous.
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Jun 15, 2023 02:53
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Why a half leather binding instead of a full leather one? Just aesthetic choice, or some other factor? (printing 10 books out on an inkjet printer... wow)
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Jun 15, 2023 09:55
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Beato Believer posted:Why a half leather binding instead of a full leather one? Just aesthetic choice, or some other factor? When the books are on the shelf the front covers are not visible anyway and to save on the leather. I also quite like the aesthetics of half leather binding.
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Jun 15, 2023 15:30
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I see. I always wondered why some books were bound half-leather and others full-leather. Thanks!
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Jun 15, 2023 15:38
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Another book I'm working on is almost completed - only need to dry it up for a couple days.
CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Jun 17, 2023 07:14
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So you sew all the pages together or are they glued or what?
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Jun 19, 2023 01:48
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:So you sew all the pages together or are they glued or what? to put it simply - the signatures are sewn first, then the spine is reinforced with glue 
CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Jun 19, 2023 02:40
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I doubt I will ever undertake this myself but these are beautiful and I would love to read any effort post you throw out on how this is all done. I'm kind of assuming you're the only one here doing this, but this is really neat!
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Jun 19, 2023 03:26
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Raised by Hamsters posted:I doubt I will ever undertake this myself but these are beautiful and I would love to read any effort post you throw out on how this is all done. I'm kind of assuming you're the only one here doing this, but this is really neat! Thanks for your feedback, however it's hard to believe there aren't any bookbinders here. I will post my projects' progress details here, briefly explaining what I've done and how. Who knows maybe more bookbinders will show up.
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Jun 19, 2023 08:46
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Today I've trimmed the book blocks. Next steps are rounding and backing.
CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Jun 21, 2023 16:27
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after rounding  and after fitting the boards 
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Jul 12, 2023 11:55
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I have made "woodblock" pressed comic books from 3d-printed blocks. The comics are only 16 pages long (including covers) so they fit on an octavo, which is then folded, stitched, and cut to make a single gathering. What kind of supplies do you use for stitching? Just normal cotton thread, or is it something specific? I use upholstery needles and a sailmaking palm, but the stitching is still the biggest hassle. What do you use for trimming? A normal paper cutter works for my stuff, but I assume you're using some kind of shear? What kind of ink are you using for printing? I am always worried that inkjet or something will bleed if it ever gets damp; are there archival injket inks?
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Jul 25, 2023 13:34
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:What kind of supplies do you use for stitching? Just normal cotton thread, or is it something specific? I use upholstery needles and a sailmaking palm, but the stitching is still the biggest hassle. I use thread from leatherworking shop 0.3 mm and 0.45 mm. I go to a local printing shop to use their industrial cutter. I use standard ink. No problem so far, but I haven't tested for water resistance.
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Jul 28, 2023 17:10
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Is there a reason for the rouding, other than to give it sexy curves?
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Jul 28, 2023 17:53
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Buttchocks posted:Is there a reason for the rouding, other than to give it sexy curves? Yes, to reduce the spine swell, thread adds extra thickness to the book spine.
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Jul 29, 2023 01:59
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  summer is a busy time, haven't had much time. These 2 need only marbled paper and finally attaching the case to the bookblock CattleAbduction fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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Aug 20, 2023 07:08
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current progress
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Sep 20, 2023 15:26
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project completed   
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Sep 24, 2023 16:37
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those look great! what are you using for the gold tooling? i am finishing my first clamshell box for my 1st edition of the king in yellow. im making it out of misc material (some buckskin, canvas, binder board i cannibalized from an old junk book) i have laying around but i think it should be safe to use long term. i did use artist canvas instead of bookcloth, not sure if that was a bad idea or not
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Sep 27, 2023 03:07
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jarofpiss posted:those look great! what are you using for the gold tooling? It's not gold tooling, those are vinyl decals I cut with Cricut. Canvas will do nicely, I used it once too. I've also made a clamshell box recently.  
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Sep 27, 2023 03:20
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i have wanted to get into bookbinding since i was a teenager and just never got started. i like the idea of binding my own custom volumes of books i like. i collect weird fiction 1st editions so im starting out learning clamshell boxes for my more delicate books. eventually i think i'd like to build a press and do the whole hand sewn signatures and everything, but learning the computer text formatting seems more intimidating than anything else. that and it's like a million dollars to put together a typesetting stamp set for tooling the covers. the cricut is a great idea, my wife has one of those
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Sep 27, 2023 03:50
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any specfic books you recommend on this? ive watched all the youtube i want to at this point
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Sep 27, 2023 03:51
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jarofpiss posted:i have wanted to get into bookbinding since i was a teenager and just never got started. i like the idea of binding my own custom volumes of books i like. i collect weird fiction 1st editions so im starting out learning clamshell boxes for my more delicate books. eventually i think i'd like to build a press and do the whole hand sewn signatures and everything, but learning the computer text formatting seems more intimidating than anything else. jarofpiss posted:that and it's like a million dollars to put together a typesetting stamp set for tooling the covers. the cricut is a great idea, my wife has one of those Yep, I'm trying to purchase some tools to get into gilding currently. jarofpiss posted:any specfic books you recommend on this? ive watched all the youtube i want to at this point I think you can find everything you need on DAS bookbinding channel, most of the things I know I've learned there
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Sep 27, 2023 05:08
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Any bookbinders who want to share their work? Here's my latest work: 
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Apr 25, 2024 16:57
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I like to make books but am just an amateur. Here are some books I've made recently: Three hardbound:  Two Smythe-bound:  I also like to make stab bindings and made one recently to collect a bunch of off-printings of some of my linocut prints. As the prints aren't perfect, I decided to make the binding also "imperfect" by adding hardcovers and omitting the two middle looping stitches:   I like to keep the offcuts for my coverstock and whatnot so I can reuse them as pages in other books. The blue Smythe-bound book is made with offcuts and it makes for a really cool effect when flipping pages:  
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Apr 29, 2024 21:47
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Chip McFuck posted:I like to make books but am just an amateur. Here are some books I've made recently: Awesome, what is that really tall book?
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Apr 30, 2024 08:45
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CattleAbduction posted:Awesome, what is that really tall book? Thanks! The tall one is a sketchbook, so the inside pages are blank. I made it with 90-pound paper, so it'll be a nice book to use ink and paint in.
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