Vintage bookbinding tools

Nicole Irwood on Instagram: "My latest bookbinding project, vintage leather gloves and handmade paper with a coptic binding - it's pretty darn lovely. #bookbinding #bookart #booksculpture #upcycling #papercrafts #papermaking"

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I can’t even recall where I first saw a bookbinding cradle. I just recall thinking What a great tool! because it looked like it would solve the problem I always seem to have getting the holes…

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A punching trough is a tool that helps you line up your book signatures for bookbinding. I've heard people refer to it as a punching…

Karen Hanmer Bookbinder in solo practice, Only FIVE?! Maybe that’s not so limiting after all. Two experiences have taught me that with tools it is true that less is more. First: observing time lost…

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Brien Beidler is a bookbinder and toolmaker who creates leather bound books and custom finishing tools, leather stamps, and wood brands.

This fun bingo planner designed by Erin Zamrzla uses vintage bingo card designs and a combination of long and link stitches.

Since I’ve started adding woodworking power tools to my bookbinding workshop, I wanted to try one thing. Okay, there were many things that became possible since that moment, but that one was special. What instruments do you use to trim your books? Initially I have used just a simple utility knife. Or a bookbinding knife. It is even easier to use because it is sharpened on one side only. Then I’ve sharpened a chisel to make a sort of a shapeshift bookbinding plough with one of the presses I…

Q&A: What is a Nipping Press? A nipping press is a small press used by bookbinders for various bookbinding purposes. Originally the nipping press was designed to make the gutters or ‘hinges’ on the covers of hardbound books; the process of which was done in the following way: A book was covered in material and […]

Doreen on Instagram: "Bookbinding needs time. That is a real time video. I love to see the process. Clear and slowly. 💜 Have a great day."

Besides making books and teaching, bookbinding tools are one of my passions. Ten years ago, I’ve made my first presses, sewing frames and wooden folders. That happened almost simultaneously with binding my first book. My carpentry-meets-bookbinding experience had a passed through a vigorous revival period in 2015. I’ve started my own bookbinding courses then and decided to make a set of simple tools (including a sewing frame) for each of my students. I don’t think it would be a mistake to…

Tutorial: How to build a DIY book press – Dave Kender

This weekend I had to work on a small project that is not so typical for me. A friend of mine gave me several books to separate the pages, scan, and rebind them together once again. These are adhesive binding books, so almost no harm is done by cutting off the spine. There was only one problem: I do not have any instrument to trim the book block besides my utility knife. Utility knife serves its purpose quite well when I need to fast fix some errors made by students at my bookbinding…