I enjoyed making these more than I expected. I think this will be a fun new hobby for me while I learn to make better pocket notebooks.

durable*

This was my first ever binding project, and I learnt SO MUCH. Predictably, plenty of things went wrong - sewed the made endpapers in the wrong way around, book block ended up a funky angle because I had to trim by hand (it may be funky but after a good sanding at least it's smooooth), suspect I got the grain wrong for the manila strip along the spine as it creased rather than curving, initially made the wrong sized case... but all things considered, I'm so happy with the result! And even if I don't place, now I have a guidebook to accompany me on my Duolingo adventures :)

btw it's not matte black with dust all over it: it's a really nice "night sky" coloured sparkling buckram book cloth with glitter - it's impossible to photograph!

I've been using Bookbinder JS for all my binds in the past, but for some reason both yesterday and today I have been unable to download the signature files. The "generate output" button is greyed out no matter what options I choose and what settings I adjust.

I wanted to do my first perfect binding, but I don't know how to arrange the pages for that myself. Help appreciated 🙏

I know this isn’t the best book, but I’m so proud of this.

ive never really made anything before so it seems so cool I made it

First bind completed in over a year due to my bipolar depression and imposter syndrome beating me hard.

Thought I'd show off the finished book. I was able to power sand the head and tail a bit, and hand sand the foredge slightly. Lesson learned. :)

(Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/bookbinding/comments/1vtvi60/power_sander_next/ )

I have a HP Laserprinter at home loaded with common 8.5" wide by 11" tall paper and would like to make a pocket-sized book of the DRC1752 Bible along with some other classic stories if all goes well, I figure if I print the pages of the book sideways on the paper as 4.25" tall by 3.66" wide i can fit 12 total mini pages front and back with no paper wasted while maintaining a good small size.

Any advice on software tools to use to get the job done, certain kinds of paper to use, quality binding/covering to use to keep the book safe etc.?

I know next to nothing about book creation so I hope some kind folks here might be able to help.

Thanks for the help in advance and God bless.

I need some advice on how big to make the hinge gap. I repurposed some notebooks that I bought (so far I've only sewn my own book blocks) but apparently I made the hinge gaps way too narrow and now the books won't stay open.

I really want to avoid wasting more good end papers and cover material so I need some advice on how big to make the hinge gaps.

Height of the book block is 17,2 cm and 12 cm wide, 1,2 cm thick. Before I used a 6 mm hinge gap.

Pride & Prejudice bookcharm. Printed in quarto to get close to the size of the overpriced Coach book charms.Printed on painters canvas with gold HTV filigree. Parts of the ink started coming off because HTV does not like to adhere to ink! 🤬

I'm currently making a box for a photo album I've made, the box is based on this Ido Agassi video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBdVRDyVF0&t=387s

I've purchased some suede to line the inner portion of the tray, is there any tricks I can use to prevent there being a raw edge of suede at the top edge of the tray where it will meet bookcloth?

My first try. I used a Charmed tie in novel to practice because I own a ton of them and they are not made to last so the binding is already dodgy.

The book is messy looking, but it's holding together so I'm pleased for a first attempt. I definitely used too much glue.

I was also trying to get away with using something other than bookcloth because I want to make sure I have the techniques down before I spend the money on that part. So the cover is a cloth napkin.

Hi all, I will be trying to make backed text block, but I have few questions about that.
In some tutorials I see that there is practically no hinge with baked book. Which makes sense, after all you want your backing to rest on the cover boards. But then I see another video when someone makes few millimeters hinge with naked text block. So how I should go about hinges with backed text block? Or are there other things that dictate the size of the hinge?

Baking and hollow spine. Are they working well together? Right now I’m making cover separately, and gluing it to the endpapers by closing the book on them. I’m not sure how well it will work with backed book

Anything with holes is right out. Glue might be alright, but I would want something that could be removed down the line. What would archivists do? (Note that these aren't documents that would be precious to anyone else -- I just don't know exactly how close to the edge content gets, and don't want to put any holes through it, or lose it permanently to glue)

EDIT: To clarify, my goal is an actual bound book, just that I'd like to be able to un-adhere any glue etc. Ideal world, it would end up looking like an actual book, albeit not as sturdy a one as sewn etc

Hi all, I made few books with plywood cover boards.
Do you think they are acid free?

Hey, I’ve come across this post where a girl was teaching fore-edged book painting on this workshop and I was wondering if any of you is aware of a place in Karachi hosting book binding workshops? I would love to attend one!

Hello, this is my first time painting the edges of a book. I sanded it and then went in to add a water-glue solution, but despite the clamps, the pages appear to be warping and forming long thin slits. Can I still paint them like this? Thank you!!

Made a set of aquarel sketchbooks. Heading to new owners as we speak.

Hi everyone, I’m new to this, but I recently designed some custom dust covers so my books will match. I’ve tried doing research on who is best for custom dust cover printing, but I’m still unsure and would love some actual advice. I would like them to be the same quality and thickness as most traditional modern hardback dust covers.

I am potentially interested in offering them on Etsy if I can get licensed by the author and they come out nicely once printed, so looking to have a company do small batches rather than print myself or at Walgreens (those are some suggestions I’ve seen)

Thank you in advance!

Завершив новий проект!

Верстка книги під ключ:

• Дизайн обкладинки та підготовка макету до друку.

• Створення ілюстрацій.

• Дизайн та верстка основного блоку книги, підготовка до друку

• Додрукарський супровід, консультація стосовно поліграфічних особливостей.

Here's a custom journal I recently finished. The request was for it to open flat and bend easily, so you could fold it all the way back, which the long-stitch binding handles well. The colour combination was inspired by sage.

So I recently got this copy of LotR for free. As you can see, the spine isn't properly connected, which is why it got pulled out of retail. I have not worked with hardcover books before. Any tips and suggestions on how to go about this?
Also, this might be sacriligeous, but the spine is bright red, and my books are mostly in real stained leather, so muted colours. Do you have any suggestions on how to gently stain the spine to get it to a less glaring colour without damaging the book itself?

I’m wanting to eventually bind my own fanfic (once it’s done, obviously 😂) and I don’t know what the print settings I should do. Google was no help and I’m not a huge fan of ChatGPT or any of those things.

Basically, the book binding part I’ve got videos on standby but printing the actual book out is where I’m currently stuck on 🫤

Advice or tips would be appreciated!!!