Pauly Report post Posted June 12, 2008 Hi, I thought I'd make a nice sketch book/diary, a nice simple one but a bit more handmade and special than just a leather cover for a sketchbook bought at the Art Store. Went to the library and and got 2 bookbinding books and proceded to become overwhelmed by way too much information. Worthwhile and rewarding things are often difficult but I need to take some baby steps in bookbinding not learn the entire 1000 year old art of bookbinding (including $1000 of equipment!) Any references or tips anybody can spare would be much appreciated. Thanks Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted June 12, 2008 I saw a demo by (I think her name was) Sharon Smith at one of the MidWest Federation shows a few years back. I can tell you for sure the supplies she showed us for basic book binding were not that costly, and she made it look relatively easy to learn the basics. She used to belong to the PittPounders guild - I've not heard about her in a while, so I'm not sure where she's at now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Report post Posted June 12, 2008 Paul: I saw Iona's books at a craft show. Here is a sample of their books. The construction looks pretty simple. http://www.eastaustinstudiotour.com/2007_E...na_Books_69.htm There is a link to their page underneath the picture, but I thought the binding showed up better in the picture than it did on their web page. Here are some more I found that have a similar construction. http://touchtheskybooks.com/ All the papers are hand made. Looks like just a few stiches on the spine to attach the pages. Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oscar B Report post Posted June 12, 2008 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...;hl=bookbinding This may help some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauly Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Thanks I'll be following up those leads. All the best Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gesa Report post Posted June 14, 2008 What about this Tutorial? http://www.leatherbooks.info/pages/BindingProcess.htm The most expensive is surely the bookpress, but perhaps you can use other big books as weight. Gesa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauly Report post Posted June 14, 2008 What about this Tutorial?http://www.leatherbooks.info/pages/BindingProcess.htm The most expensive is surely the bookpress, but perhaps you can use other big books as weight. Gesa That's an excellent book in that tutorial, I'll find use for that plus it was just good to see. If you got a minute I recommend checking it out Thanks Gesa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
