Book Binding / Book Art
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I make a lot of books by hand, sewn, perfect, saddled—hard and soft. I agree with antigirl that it is extremely timeconsuming. Highets run I have ever made was 250—and there was a lot of time spent.
Baskerville, in relation to the sewing signatures, etc. for the hardcover, you can also create a hard cover from only a perfect bind. I make sprung arch hard covers (pretty standard) with a glue back perfect binding. Have not had one spine break yet.
As a tip, in place of a studio press, you can use a couple of boards and clamps to apply even pressure and “press” books for binding. I use “quik-grip” clamps because of their ease to handle when trying to wrestle the press and the book/s.
there are lots of little tricks. Just takes practice. Definietly love a good book.