Very clear taping of the process. Best that I have seen.

The refinement and the detail makes this series simply outstanding. Thank you!

It's pleasure to watch your technique. I'm soaking up atmosphere of calm and focus. Thank you for this movie :)

You sir, are a binding genius. You know very authentic and rare details of very ancient bookbinders ! Cheers

These videos are wonderful. Please. please, please could you show us the final part of the process with the leather? I know you would have nothing to gain from doing it, but you would make 50,000 viewers very happy!

@kheredrain

8 жыл бұрын

+Manic Miner I agree, I hope to see the next step

Thank you for sharing your craft and making such simple, beautiful and informative videos. I am also interested in seeing the leather cover being applied. I would love a video about leather binding. Thank you again.

Absolutely artful and classic. This is not only relaxing and educational, but it makes me appreciate July, 2020.

Thanks for the quick clarification. Your videos always add a fresh perspective to the craft!

You are such a skillful and talented teacher. Thank you again!

This was great! My eyes were *glued* to it the whole time. Also, I took notes....

I've started binding my own books recently and I've almost used your videos exclusively to do it. Keep up the good work.

I really enjoyed this video. Especially the medieval way how to attach the boards. Looking forward to more from you

Hi! Your knowledge, skills and willingness to share them are amazing! These films are made technically and transparently for the recipient. I keep my fingers crossed for your time and your will to continue this series. I just try to learn historical bookbinding on my own and more of your videos would help me a lot ;)

Oh! Thanks for that answer. Well, I will be very eager for your next video. While I will seek a book in my public library, about this topic, to learn about the french joint. Thanks again; and your web page and the projects you show there are amazing. Greetings from Uruguay.

Looking forward to your next video. Excellent work, once again...

Hello M.H.R! Your videos and blog are an incredible and valuable resource, and your passion for your craft is inspiring. Thank you for your efforts and sharing, you do beautiful work. I am pretty new to bookbinding, but I can already see that it will be a lifelong craft that I can only hope to master one day .. thank you for the priceless help!

so much work to bind a book, most peeps dont even look at it. amazing video series! usually i do it the fast "modern" way, but maybe ill try it this way too some day !

Awesome collection of tutorials ! Thank you! I look forward to new ones if you make them. Im subscribed. 👍👍🤘🤘

Fantastic job, i have enjoyed all your vids thanks very much. i am going to have a go at binding some books after watching your vids. very inspirational i am looking forward to the leather cover going on. hope you can post it soon. thanks again.

Sir Thank you very much for sharing this valuable information 👍👍👍🌹

Thanks a lot for your videos.

Thank you very much for your videos, very help[ful and instructive.

i can't thank you enough for this...

Amazing

Maravilhoso!!

Merci beaucoup!

Where is the video on case making? Thanks for all your videos.

Gorgeous craftsmanship, I've watched all your videos so far and very much enjoy each! Are you making a video later on, of the book being bound in leather or could you please guide me as to where I could properly learn how to?

Thanks, it help me si mucho, ✔️

Oh it's the thickness of the cord, board, and the board is beveled along with holes drilled at an angle. Got it. Boy did I miss that on my first attempt and it was a mess.

beatiful

**continues~~~* when you are ready to turn the leather edges, first you need to glue them, then you need to wet the back side (non-glued side) with a wet cloth/rag and wait for a few minutes till the glue's a bit dried (sticky to your finger when touched) and the leather's softened due to the moisture. Leather is easier to work with when it's damp. Good luck on your project. ~MHR

Спасибо!

gracias

Thank you so much for these videos. I am wondering why you tease out the sewn on cords AFTER you put them through the holes. Seems it would be far easier to stick them through and then tease. Why is it done that way?

~Continuation~ It's completely different from that of the medieval sewn binding that I' showing at the end of the video. To answer your question specifically though, cloth tape binding must be always bound in french joint, and the reason why the tapes and mull weren't glued to the endpaper in this video was because they will be glued to the case at the very end of the process. I hope this helped, or you can email me if you have further questions. Good luck.

Yes. Please glue again after the mull is applied.

I don't know, RainbowSnuff. Time will tell. As for where to learn bookbinding properly, some universities should offer degrees in conservation, but if you don't wanna spend money or don't have time to go to school, you can always look for local bookbinders with good repetitions, and apply for an apprenticeship. You'll be working for free in exchange for the education, though. Good luck. :-)

How do we leather up after this point...you just sort of stopped...great videos!

aa a newly interested one I wonder how do you detect paper grain direction?

Very informative series, thank you! I've read that in medieval binding, leather cords were often used instead of the twisted fiber cords you show. In that case, is there a different way to flatten them out against the boards (since they can't be frayed) or are they just going to show a big bump no matter what?

@Changeling

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about that too, though if I was to venture a guess you could probably use a skiving knife to remove the extra bulk from the leather cord.

Hi, I wanted to ask you, if I do a full leather binding, do I need to wet my leather before applying it? Do you have any other advice?? Thank you very much and keep it up!

No, I don't mind it. Please go ahead. :)

disculpa, pero que hilo usas para coser los cuadernillos?

Why do you apply glue after the mull is in place (4:14)? Do you find that this strengthens the spine?

will there be the rest ie the casemaking ?

Hello dear friend. You do an amazing job. I have done the work as you said so far and i don't know how to finish the book. What about the cover? How is the cover and the signatures bound? My best friend is getting married tommorow and this is my gift to him. But i don't know how to complete it...

What are your ‘Davey board’ made of?

Hopefully this is still being monitored, is there a PDF or video on how to make or where to get the jigs and other specialized items to do this? Thank you

Not yet.

How deep do you recommend sawing the sewing holes?

@BookbindersChronicle

10 жыл бұрын

Quite a number of people have asked me the same question, so I recently created a post on my blog on the subject. Please visit my blog, (link is available on my KZread channel.) and look for a post called "Sawn sewing holes".

@kaersten3623

10 жыл бұрын

Ok, will do and thank you

I'm so terribly sorry, but I haven't gotten the time to make the video yet. I've 3~4 months backlogs and am just too preoccupied with works at the bindery. I'll e-mail you some instructions on basic case making, so please don't fret.

Would you consider creating a video of in regards to case-making?

@BookbindersChronicle

10 жыл бұрын

Yes. I just haven't gotten time.

@kaersten3623

10 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, can't wait ! Your videos are thoughtful, easy to follow, and very helpful. I love the sepia tone that you applied to all of them. It creates a nice vintage feel and places them in the right context for the subject. Happy New Year !!

I don't know what kind of binding you are working on, but if your are making a full leather binding in a way that you do with cloth binding, (non-medieval / non tight-back) you needn't to wet the whole leather when applying it to the boards. But, **continues to the next~~*

thank you..but how a book cover is made..Jhon

I wonder... Can a book with Medieval stitching be bound in cloth?

What kind of glue do you use?

@BookbindersChronicle

5 жыл бұрын

PVA - polyvinyl acetate

@emiliatomescu7204

5 жыл бұрын

@@BookbindersChronicle Thank you! :)

we have returned to the era of silent movies.

Firstly, I must remind you that this video is called "Prior to case making". The cloth tape binding and Sawn in cords binding that I'm featuring in this video will have a case made separately, about which my next video would be. Its style of binding is technically called "French Joint", which is the most basic and easiest binding to master, as well as the standard in our modern world whether amongst the hobbyists or commercial hardcover books. ~Continues~

So mucho

Hello. I don't want to be rude. Your videos are really helpful and beautiful. But in the first binding (with the cloth tapes) you don't explain how to glue the cloth tapes and the mull to the 'davey boards'. Maybe that is because before I have to make the case making? I have to cut something of the mull? or simply glue everything together to the boards and then put the bound in leather? Anyway thanks for the videos! (Sorry for the bad english.)

Oh, you aren't listing your e-mail address, so I can't e-mail you.

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I would enjoy this more if you actually gave verbal instructions

Good work on the tutorial, really good hands-on instruction. If it's ok, would you mind if I hosted your video on my bookbinding website ibookbinding(.com)? I'd be happy to host a post or two from yourself also if you're interested?

Pas de quoi, Alexeï.

Si much

god. if i want to read I'll get a book. this is video. talk!!

@DemHad88

7 жыл бұрын

that's rich coming from someone who watches a video about books. get a book and stop complaining about a FREE video with CLEAR instructions just because you are lazy man. those videos are amazing and they need more praise