diy book binding
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- canuck0
- < damn already posted. maybe this was too
http://www.transient…canuck
- < damn already posted. maybe this was too
- antigirl0
emu - you saw my press.
and i use a pva glue, or basically, just a super tacky glue works fine.
- anzelina0
This thread is soooo helpful. QBN is really hitting it out of the park today. Thanks guys!
- doesnotexist0
- how long did that take?emukid
- it's 8.5", probably took me 2/3 hrs to punch all the holes first then sew it.doesnotexist
- emukid0
p.s. this thread has made me a better person
- emukid0
thank you all. this is great.
antigirl -- what kind of press and glue? the book i am trying to bind is not going to be very big. maybe 10-15 sheets at the most. and i am not sure what weight the paper will be but i will go with whatever works well with the kind of binding i opt for.
- iluvsoul0
elastic band binding... super simple, when it fits the context of the book it looks good, but it depends what ur concept is i guess. couple of ways to do it, first get ur paper/pages printed as spreads, crease and slip ur elastic band over the top and to the spine. You can also cut notches out at the top and bottom as well which hides the elastic band better.
- inhaler970
Heres a how to,
its a class, and the students ask a ton of questions which is annoying.
- caperobin0
I'd love to know how the elastic band binding works?
- iluvsoul0
how about using an elastic band, no pics but it looks cool in the right context. Just cut little squares out at the top and bottom of the spine so it fits neatly.
- weave0
This is a great thread, I've been looking into book binding lately so thanks to all those who have posted tutorials and advice.
- agentfour0
i came accross this last week in an older thread on here. originally posted by meffid
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tu…
pdf tut at the bottom.
- neverblink0
For one of my graduation projects I handbound a book of 1536 pages (48 signatures of 8).. I had numb fingers for a week.
- antigirl0
screw post is cool but not very functional. sometimes it does not lay flat.
handsewn is good, but how many pages is this thing going to be?
best is probably perfect bound.
you don't even need to set up layout for that, if you have contents. just trim the pages, put them under a press with some paste and you're good.
book making is a great tool, definitely learn how to do it!
- thenuge0
sorry 'bout the pic. it was a little dusty. it actually looks great! again, i would suggest using a painted aluminum vs. the brushed aluminum and also use a good vinyl to cover the bind vs. the metal tape. metal tape is really hard to work with.
- emukid0
thenuge's book:
his method:
"i used aluminum as the covers and then shear all the pages to be an 1/8 inch shorter on the end and two sides. then i use a couple c clamps to clamp it off the edge of a table a bit and apply a crap load of binders glue. you can get this at dick blick or art mart or michaels. once i have about 4 or 5 coats on i use a vinyl tape and just cut the edges off with a straight edge. these photos are of one that i used brushed aluminum for the covers and i used metal tape to cover the binding. a cool idea, but the tape is a bitch to work with and not as strong as the vinyl."
- emukid0
thenuge, thanks! those look very good. i'll post it here in case anyone else is interested in checking it out
- thenuge0
emukid, check your email. i sent you a couple photos. hope that helps.