To use this method for single pages, a good deal of technique is necessary. As you point out, the adhesion between PVA and paper can set up quickly. To help with that, a glue with a longer open time and less filler is needed. Paper that is less "thirsty" and with good grain behavior is good too. Then, with the front edge securely clamped, the spine is bent sharply enough that the overall area is increased by perhaps 50%. With a large enough brush to apply a generous but not drippy coat, the spine is held firmly during gluing. Then the direction of "fanning" is quickly reversed and the brush is reapplied, with added glue if needed. Straightening the book block out, excess glue is removed with a pinching gliding motion between thumb and forefinger. Reinforcing cloth or non-woven material is then applied, and may be held compressed between waxed or waste paper. The result is a book with each leaf tipped onto its neighbor -- a highly openable volume, and much stronger than mere padding. If the book or paper stock are heavy, added reinforcement along the spine will reduce the "flexing angle" between leaves, so that a potential breaking point is avoided but openability remains good.

I've never seen this type of binding, how interesting. I can see where those threads would help to strengthen it. Thank you for showing us yet another way to bind our books!

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!

Excellent and super easy to make. Thank you very much 👍 🙏😊😊😊

I remember book binding in junior high and at one of my old jobs. I loved it! Thank you for showing this!

Thank you for making this video! Ive seen so many that make journals and whatnot but no1 has shown how to bind them. I love this! You make some beautiful things!! 💕

ironically for me, i found this method even more intimidating than just sewing the signatures together 😅😅

@haydendominic7691

2 жыл бұрын

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@madduxsam2191

2 жыл бұрын

@Hayden Dominic Flixportal :D

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

@Hayden Dominic glad I could help =)

@goblindemonboi

Жыл бұрын

Totally , I honestly prefer either hand-sewing the pages to the cover or just the pages and then gluing the and pages to the cover, I tried the gluing method and I f't it up😂

My first venture into making a sketch book for a bible study class. I love your clear instructions without having to be "perfectly aligned" 😊 Will be starting the folding process once I purchase the size paper required. Not a librarian yet did work part-time in a library for a few years processing books for shelving. Watched the book repair person doing the glueing work and the sewing part was daunting! Thanks for this alternative!

Thank you! I can get on my project! My kids draw and paint a lot. I want to take those pages and bind them into books, add a few white ones for photos. I will make 3 of these and they will be Christmas gifts for the grandparents.

What a great option for people who want to make a book, but are hesitant about sewing 🤩 You rock the bookbinding world Nik 😍⭐️

Very interesting, must try this. Thank you.

Nik, you are a very good teacher. 💐 Thank you! 😊👍🏻

New technique for me! Thank you for this folded-glued signatures method!! again, very clear and good explanation. I appreciate your sharing of techniques!!

I'm loving this. Super simple.

So clear, so competent and such an encouragement! Thank you very much!

Thanks Nik, appreciate you taking the time to share with us how this blinding is done … 😊💖

Thank you for the wondering tutorial. You are a great teacher and how wonderful technology can be when I can learn from you even from thousands of miles away!!. I am going to give this technique a try, following your step by step guide. I couldn't believe that book binding can be so addictive!! Thank you for all your videos and guidances...

This is so well-done!

Thanks! I've yet to try this method and I'm looking forward to it! You make everything look so easy!!

This was great! And you make it look so easy! 💕

I learn so much from each of your videos. Thank you!

that was great, fast & easy, thanks, thanks for posting vids I am getting ready to start book binding hobby

Really enjoyed this!! Mahalo for this!!❤️

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing this neat project!

Found this really interesting, thank you for sharing.

Thank you for sharing this Nik, Hope you're feeling well

Your videos are always interesting.

Awesome tutorial Nik...thanks so much!!

makes me want to try book binding again! i had fun with it while at uni

Thank you so much! The information that you share with us is so valuable to all the journal makers in the world! :-)

Wow. A fascinating new technique. I will try this one!

Fun! Nice to hang out with you!

Thank You Nik, this is nice to know.

Genius l love the the string idea!

Awesome tutorial….thank you sooooo much!

Thank you for all your tutorials. I definitely want to try this technique!!!!!!

Love your videos 🙏🏻

Great technique thanks for showing.🤗

Oh Nik thanks for this video. You explain processes very well with details. I appreciate that quality. Hope you are doing well. BLESSINGS

@lori88ish

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it is called a coping saw. It is for fine detail work with wood mainly. Hope this helps some.

What an interesting technique! TFS how you do this type of book binding. 🐝🐝🐝

Great video!!! I love your approach to the skills of bookbinding...I will try it purely for the pleasure of creating a beautiful book of my own! Thanks for sharing!

@mariapellegrino4815

3 жыл бұрын

Same here 😊

Thanks for the info and inspiration.

Thank you!.. I liked when you did these for your mini novels, best way for those looked awesome!😊

Hey Nik. I'vebeen rewatching your videos. Somehow I missed this one when it was released..

I have tried a variation of this kind of binding. Instead of PVA glue, I used rubber cement. The book has been used a lot and it still hangs together.

thanks for this tutorial.❤

Very cool method

You make this look so easy! Not "sew" easy. Ha! Simple and elegant. :-)

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

ha! There are those days when managing a needle and thread could be hazardous to your health!

Thank you!

I dislike sewing signatures so much. It keeps me away from making books. This is the perfect substitute for stitching up a book block. I will probably add more strands across my spine than you did, but that shouldn't hurt the binding. Thank you so much for this technique.

Super video, thank you.

Hello Nik, hope you are doing well. You are constantly amazing me with your skills. I am so happy I came across your channel, I've been so entranced ever since. Thank you for all you do. Take care young lady. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

Thanks for the info!

I’m convinced your hands are magic! Thank you!

Thanks I've never seen this before.

Thank you for sharing 🌻🏵🌼💐

Thank you for this video, found it absolutely helpful as I always wanted ti try this type of binding ❤️

Thanks

Loved the video great tips thank you

I have always done this unaware that it is an actual technique used by book binders. Where the fabric is used, I used two layers of cheese cloth instead.

Therefore, Thus & Hence ... Booksmith! x

Hello, I love how you explain everything, I would like to start handmade notebooks and planner business, do you recommend me use this method or the sewing method?

That’s great I like it I’m going to see if I can make one thanks again

Great tutorial! Is it possible to combine single pages and folded pages in one project with this method? 🧐

Cool!........😻

I love this method! I’m more into writing than junk journals. Will start one today. Where did you get the saw, and what’s it called? Thanks.

@Nik the Booksmith May I ask what you're using for the boards that you clamp the block into while gluing? Thank you! Cheers!

Very cool, would you use this on the mini books?

Would this work for a 200 page fanfic? I’m a bit unsure what I need for sewing and binding.

you've inspired me to try this! I love it and your instructions are so well done. Is there a special kind of glue that you use? I use TomBow white glue for my card making projects, would that work?

@MeyAqui

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know much about tombow white glue but I can suggest using pva glue I think its the most used type for book binding. The brand books by hand have one intended for book binding but the classic Elmer's school glue would work just as great, even better given how cheap and accessible it is. Of course there's epoxy glue like gorilla but in the end its up to you and with what's available near you.

Hey Nik did you or anyone notice that the name Amy is in the cover paper of this journal?!🤔

Have you ever made a book using multiple text blocks? Like, if you were combining multiple books into one compendium and binding them together? Is that a bad move? I'm attempting that but I'm not sure how to proceed, but I'm considering binding it a scrapbook, multiple hinge style so its able to lay flat still? I'm new and know nothing >.

What fabric do you use for the spine?

😍👍👍👍

Hi, I like your class very much!! Have you seen that on the front of the book are the words "I AM"? Lay it down and look at a distance....😄🙋‍♀️

@rachelmartin2424

Жыл бұрын

I saw the name Amy on the cover.

@marjoboijmans9430

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelmartin2424 Yes when I look again I see it too...🙋‍♀️

what brand of pva do you use?

Is there a limit to the number of pages you could use this technique for where sewing becomes required?

Hi, could this work if I don't fold the paper? I only have access to the size paper I want my book to be (normal copy/printer paper).

@NiktheBooksmith

2 жыл бұрын

hi Cheyenne! That is called Perfect Binding and yes, it is possible. Maybe not as secure, but definitely possible!

Would the threads be more stable ifthey didnt go straight across, but in an X or zig zag pattern? Then there would be less of a tendenbcy to pull straight through.

@NiktheBooksmith

7 ай бұрын

hi Scott! Good question! In this instance, I'm not sure it would make much difference since the ends of the threads are glued in place underneath the endpages. The threads are sort of like rebar in concrete. Its the glue that does the lion's share of the bonding. Hope that helped, at least to explain my thought process. Thanks for asking!

Would this method work for single sheets as im trying to make a replica and only know how to make it as a post bound

@courtlandbrugger6770

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't you do the fan method where you put the book in a press, fan the edges and then add glue? The glue would get down between the pages better instead of laying on top.

Hi. I'm making planner / journal and to be sold to friends. Do you think this is ok for the planner?

@sabarnidutta5486

2 жыл бұрын

Hii, did you make journal using this method?? I'm planning to make one for myself... So, I just wanna know if it would be ok 😄

The binding looks strong and elegant. What paper do you recommend, because I think that copy paper isn’t sturdy enough? I recently made a cradle like yours and I want to thank you for your tutorial and want it to show you. Do you have a Fc or IG Account? Thanks for your teaching skills, Elke

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Elke, I used some paper from a sketch pad (50 lb.) that I had handy, but copy paper should work, too.

@elkek.2545

3 жыл бұрын

@@NiktheBooksmith thank you 😊

What is the glue used here?

just- the string becomes *one* with the paper

Maybe you want to make a non stitched binding because the size of your paper won't allow it

Hi Nik. Do you have a link for that saw? Thank you!,

@lori88ish

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it is called a coping saw , it is used for fine detail work with wood mainly. Hope this helps.

is this called "perfect bound"?

Question: is a single strand of embroidery floss the optimal thickness? I am guessing in this case that thicker isn’t better. Just curious about the thickness you could use and have it still work. (ie like #10 crochet cotton)

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how thick #10 crochet cotton is?? But, I would use some thread with a little bulk to it and not something too slick. If #10 crochet cotton is like baby yarn, it should be okay? I don't like to make the cuts too large, so you could always separate the yarn into threads. The "fuzziness" of the yarn might be a good thing.

Hello would it be ok if i could use elmers glue?

@cathiyeyeayea

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that works because she said PVA glue and Elmer's glue is PVA :)

@rachelmartin2424

Жыл бұрын

If you want it to last past a year or more it wouldn't work because regular glue becomes brittle & flakes as it ages. Glue specifically for bookbinding works the best

@lemonlemonade1039

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelmartin2424 Thank you!

Would it be possible for you to turn the captions on? I am obsessed with your channel but I'm hard of hearing. Captions make a world of difference.

@wonderwonder30

3 жыл бұрын

Me too and I have to turn of the volume up so high that my son knows all about bookbinding when he could care less 😂

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

The automatic captions option are always left on, but sometimes it takes a bit for them to show up. Makes me wonder If it might have something to do with how much content is being uploaded to KZread at the time.

@lindafriend9392

3 жыл бұрын

@@NiktheBooksmith it always says ‘captions are unavailable’ now (it’s a fairly recent thing) and they never turn up, no matter how long your video. I still get them on my other subscribed channels right from the start - I’ve tried looking at my settings and I can’t see anything wrong with them. If anyone discovers how to put them back on I’d be grateful to know how as I’m hearing impaired and even with hearing aids, if I can’t see your mouth I don’t hear so well😁

@carriehulsey7225

3 жыл бұрын

@@NiktheBooksmith thanks for checking!

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindafriend9392 I've checked and double-checked and I cannot see why they wouldn't show up all of a sudden. I've always had captions enabled and now I don't see them either. I'll have to contact KZread (yeah, I know...good luck with that, right?) and see if there is a bug causing problems.

please enable subtitles ..

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

hi Emy They are enabled, just not showing up all of a sudden. =/

@NiktheBooksmith

3 жыл бұрын

p.s... I typed in a few simple captions to explain the steps.