Bookbinding Techniques
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- scarabin
so i'm making a leatherbound book (my portfolio), and am looking for some ways to bind the pages; different types of spine, etc.
anyone know of any resources with this sort of thing, or know of any good ways to bind a book yourself?
- dirtydesign0
stay away from building it yourself. you'll regret it in the long run. there's tons of inexpensive leather books out there.
definitely look at pina zangaro...
google it, i'm not sure what the site is.
- canuck0
http://www.sff.net/people/Brook.…
http://www.transientbooks.com/cu…
Might be some more if you do a search on nt.
- version30
use find for "binding" there are several threads each with ideas and links to outsource
- scarabin0
i really don't want to use a readymade book. i'm good enough at constructing things that my piece will look really sexy.
i think i'll use a modified stab binding.
thanks for the help!
- fr0st0
Bind it with some thin metal wires..
leather and metal!
- rabattski0
a lot of copyhouses here does binding for cheap-o prices, i wouldn't go the extra mile by doing it myself (and get frustrated along the way).
- quoined0
If you can get a hold of a keit smith book... then do it. comes with diagrams about the binding techniques. I know that he even has one that involves purely leather.
check it out.
- stepandrepeat0
http://www.bookmakerscatalog.com…
Keith Smith Books.
Probably want this::::
Non-Adhesive Bookbinding, Volume IV:
Smith's Sewing Single Sheets
- housekey0
Id recommend using screwposts to bind the pages. that way you can make your own cover and pages, etc., but itd still be easy to add/take out pages, and far less time-consuming than stitch-binding. (screposts can be found at any office-supply store)