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I need endpaper that's somewhat resembles these pictures. So, resembling fire and multicolored (emphasis on orange and green). The closest I've found is the last picture. Does anyone have suggestions?

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Hello fellow bookbinders! Something I have struggled with throughout my process is cutting the corners of the book cloth to the right width to cover the book without any board showing or too much that the edges are too bulky. How do you guys determine how wide to make those corner cuts from the board? Thank you!

Anyone near Munich? I'm a very amateur bookbinder, mostly I bind blank books for gifts and personal use. But I just saw the bookbinder fair post and I'm feeling something like that or a specific shop someone might recommend to visit would be grand!

Hi, im new to this hobby and dont have a really wide array of tools, should i get some cheap chisels ir us there another way, for my first project i used a drill but it was quite uneaven. What other way can i pierce my covers for stitching?

Hello!
I have a question that is highly likely to be a dumb question...

Short version
Can I do the double fan method with PH neutral PVA, then once dry set it in a thermal binder with cover? Would that give it extra reinforcement etc?

Long version
I have various ebooks and kids activity pages etc that I thought would be more user friendly as bound books rather than loose paper fastened with a clip. I don't like coil or plastic binding because of how they look and tendency to get bent etc. This lead me to decide on a thermal binding machine (home-use version). All my excitement evaporated upon reading the negatives about that method in this sub - though very helpful to learn.

Upon reading more in this sub and watching You Tube I decided double-fan method looked simple enough.... until it gets to the covering step of the process, then my brain puts it in the too hard basket. I'm not ready for that level of commitment right now 😅 Can double-fan method be followed by thermal binding for extra hold factor?

Feel free to tell me this is a stupid idea. Thanks for reading!

Hi bookbinding community!

I have been writing a line a day about my wife in a small 6x9 paperback journal (99 pgs total) - I would like to give it to her as a Christmas gift this year. However, the cover is generic and I (was) looking to replace the cover with hardcover leather and a small gold embossment on the front.

I had a hard time connecting with a bookbinder, but finally connected with a local who estimated 750 bucks for the book to be bound in that way. It was a bit surprising to hear that price, but it does seem like a difficult craft.

All that being said, 750 bucks is way too much to pay unfortunately (I just can't afford it), and I am now open to other ideas.

I am open to softcover, but really looking for a hardcover bound that would be much cheaper. Maybe a paper hardcover? And if so, I am having a really hard time finding someone I could ship the book to to bind it for me. Most print, bind and ship in large quantities. It would be really awesome if I could do it myself, but she would see all the tools. And yeah, never done it before. It really looks like an art.

I am open to anything. If you have any thoughts or you/your friend would be open to taking the job, I would be forever grateful. I just don't think I could do $750. More around 40% of that.

Thank you so much.

Hey There, I need some help please. I need suggestions on beginner and intermediate bookbinding books. I order 4 books that just don’t seem to address the very basics of the craft, or were written decades ago with photos or drawings that are unclear and difficult to follow. I just ordered Kathy Abbott’s book: Bookbinding: A Step by Step Guide. From the reviews it looks like it will give me some basics to build on.

If anyone has some suggestion of good books to purchase for learning the craft, I would very much appreciate your input.

Thanks!!

Hi everyone! I have been a lurker on this page for a while trying to figure out how to rebind a family Bible. I have been struggling. I have made 3 attempts so far and each one was only slightly better than the last. I learned my lesson and finally made a template in Illustrator. The Bibles Dimensions: 12.85 x 2.3 x 9.65. I struggled at first because I wrongly assumed that the 12.85 included the spine measurements, but it did not. Also, the spine itself is only 2" not 2.3".

I need advice on a few things:

• Is the 8MM enough space or should I have more?
• I want to use my Cricut for the cutting portion as I can not cut a straight line to save my life (I tried twice, using the metal square and every tool I bought). Does anyone have any experience/luck with using a Cricut? If so, are there any tips you have for doing this?
• I have a design that I am wanting to foil onto the cover. I have a foiling tool for my Cricut, but it requires that I place the design on the book cloth prior to gluing it to the book boards. What do I need to pay attention to to make sure this lines up correctly?

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Something I've always wanted is a beautiful Bible in the Irish language.

The problem I consistently have is that modern Bibles are absolutely horribly bound (usually paperback) and are just ugly in font and presentation (in Irish, I mean).

Antique Bibles aren't much use to me as they use classical Gaelic which, though I can read, it's tedious and annoying to do so.

So, I had the idea of printing a bible with nice paper and in a nice font myself and having it properly bound.

I wondered if anyone had some advice or input they could offer?

Hi so going to start my book binding journey. I'm trying to research on how to do the covers. I see people use book cloth or wrap covers. Can someone explain the difference and pros & cons. Also for the wrap version what is the best paper to use?