r/bookbinding

I don’t know if this subreddit is open to non-traditional books. I love to make handmade books of all kinds!

Reencuadernación de Obras Escogidas de H. P. Lovecraft, una edición de 1966.

Este es el libro que me inició en los mundos Lovecraftianos me lo prestó mi hermano cuando era yo un niño porque se la pasaba hablando de Brown Jenkin, la rata de rostro humano que era el mensajero entre la bruja y el Diablo en Sueños en la Casa de la Bruja... el primer relato que leí de este autor y con el que me atrapó de por vida...

Este libro también se lo leía mi papá a mi mamá para terrorizarla cuando eran jóvenes...

Llevaba eones entre mis libros esperando a ser reparado, y llegó por fin el momento, decidí utilizarlo para un primer ejercicio de relieves orgánicos en piel... Me gustó bastante el resultado, y definitivamente la piel para hacer este tipo de trabajo es el peligüey y la vintage, hacerlo con pieles mas gruesas y rígidas es un dolor de cabeza y se pierden los detalles...

Los cuadernillos mantenían el suficiente buen estado como para poder coserlos de nuevo, uno por uno...

El ojo es una obsidiana cuya forma me tomó un rato encontrar...

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I am bookbinding for the first time and ive run into an issue. The spine is larger than the stack of pages (on the right side). This makes the front cover slope down.

What do yall recommend I do to fix/prevent this?

Estava tudo dando certo, até eu montar e perceber que coloquei o elástico do lado errado kkkk. Acha que devo tirar o elástico ou mantém? Será presente para os membros da minha banca de mestrado.

I don’t know if this is the write subreddit but I don’t know what to do. I went to an estate sale the other week and got these really, really old books, part of the Modern Medicine collection. They’re falling apart. The leather is old and every time I touch them, it looks like I just touched rust. Is there anyway to fix them and preserve the original stuff as much as possible?

There are six books in total but they all look the same or a little worse than others.

This is a rebind of a 400 pages paperback. I‘be never worked with a book this thick before. It is on 1.5mm board with a 8mm hinge gap, with an Oxford hollow made from Kraft paper. I find it still a little difficult to open. Does the hinge gap look right?

It does open flat with a bit of forcing. It’s just a bit unwieldy for a book this size

The book cloth is from Etsy and is a bit thicker. The endpaper is 220gsm card stock which is not helping either.

I've only ever made new bindings and repaired some existing books with basic repairs (I'm certainly not qualified for actual conservation work). I never recovered an already made textblock before. My youngest daughter's best friend had a treasured book that she asked me to fix. The cover was really beyond repair. I removed the text block, gave it a little spine reinforcement, and made a new case. The book was about a wolf, so I debossed the silhouette of a howling wolf into the front cover (with two different bone folders because my styluses were missing and of course showed up right after I finished this book). I didn't want to throw away the boards from the original cover though; I trimmed away the fraying parts and made a simple Coptic style sketchbook for bestie. I have to say that recovering a home for the original boards was considerably more fun than making a new cover for the old text block.

Rebound Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. The design on the cover is modeled after the medals that the liquidators received.

I’ve sewed a 3 volume of Manacled and forgot to use tapes - are tapes/the fabric under the French link stitch absolutely necessary, or can I glue my spine from here and put the cheesecloth over it?

I’ve already tried to get a tape underneath, but it is extremely difficult:(

So the question of the day: Very small books or very large wooden elephant?

Hey guys, I got this book a few days ago in pretty rough condition and would like to fix it. It appears that the last person who had this book wrote on the cover with crayons (hence the smudges on the cover) and partially ripped the side of the spine.

I'm pretty new to bookbinding, so I'm not really sure what I can do without damaging it further. Thank y'all in advance!

I'm on my last step, gluing the book block into the case. Very nervous. I'm looking for tips on the best way.

It was a perfectbound softcover, which I'm converting into hardcover. Squareback, with board in the spine.

Do I glue the spine first so I know it's centered, then the hinges, then the covers? Or a different order?

Any tips are appreciated!

I also regularly hear crackling sounds when handling it, which I'm guessing is the glue. Sorry if this is not the right sub since I'm not into book binding, but I figured you guys would know more than anyone lol

This is only my 6th rebind. The text block itself isn't in the best condition but I thought It was a good victim for me 😅

I've had a lot of practice with HTV but those scales had my hand cramping.

Hey all!

This is my first time ever trying book binding. I was following a tutorial online, and didn't scroll down far enough to fully understand the instructions. It’s supposed to be a kettle stitch, but I mistakenly thought I was supposed to attach all of the signatures together before adding the kettle stitch. Is there anyway to save the stitches without completely having to undo everything?

This book is supposed to be a gift. I don’t want to have to completely take everything apart and risk not being able to give the gift on time? Any suggestions or am I doomed 😭

thank you!

I have yet to add the little points on the 8 and a quote inside the oval!