r/bookbinding 3h ago

Help? Continuing on my amateur journey—is PVA glue marked as "wood glue" OK for bookbinding and making book cloth?

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Specifically that one in the link. My other choices include another version by the same brand, and this by Mont marte. Also saw this but I presume it's not right since it says slime glue.

I kind of feel bad I've asked so many questions and never shown anything I made😅finally got a new phone so I'll post my only bound book (a picture book!!!), and the mini watercolor accordion sketchbooks I recently made!!!


r/bookbinding 12h ago

Help? is this bookbinding cloth?

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I'm looking for a cloth material I saw in a leathercraft video for my project. I hoped you can help me identifiying it, because it looks like some kind of bookbinding cloth

under the video the creator said it's microfiber, but I saw some examples that are quite similar
https://www.schmedt.com/backliner-single-threaded-mull-with-paper-backing/27010000.B

attaching some images and the video I'm referring to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWO76w2xtg

thank you!


r/bookbinding 3h ago

Help? Received a "new" book in the mail. Can this be easily fixed?

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Ordered a book, and once it arrived it was broken after the first few pages. It was a self published, no returns situation, so I don't think a replacement is possible and I'd like to repair it myself.

I'm picking up some PVA glue, but is there anything I need to know before trying to glue the spine back or anything I should do to avoid problems in the future?


r/bookbinding 12h ago

Plywood bed for ten ton hydraulic press

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Can anyone tell me if this 4" thick block of plywood supported by the 4" steel sections will be adequate for the ten tone hydraulic press I am in the process of adapting for letterpress/plate press?

The bed will be 16" x 12"

It's shown upside down of course. That colour has to go though! Also what pressure will be suitable for a 13" x 9" plate printing on damp 640grm Arches watercolour paper? The press has a pressure gauge.


r/bookbinding 1h ago

How bad is this binding job (Double Fanning)

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Extremely new to book binding

I'm fairly certain the pages have good contact even if spine is misaligned. The issue is between pages and cover.

My question is how bad is this and how long will it last? Is it good enough to send to a customer or do I scrap it and have another go?

Any advice or tutorial related to this method would be appreciated as well. I've watched DAS Bookbinding


r/bookbinding 1h ago

Help? Help me fix it! Signed 1st edition Charlie Brown Christmas, Charles M. Schulz

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I’m shaking. I got it for $.99 at Goodwill. Some kid in the past cut up some of the pages and the endpaper is damaged. I bought an identical first edition in better condition for about $20 on Ebay with the original dust jacket. My plan is currently to unstitch it/unstaple it, swap out the damaged pages, then staple/stitch it back together, then glue the endpaper back to the bookboard.

I’ve done minor bookbinding in the past. What’s the best way to restore this?

What are the best threads/staples/glues?


r/bookbinding 23h ago

An easily maintainable and refillable Notebook system

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r/bookbinding 11h ago

home made/adapted letterpress

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Can anyone tell me if this 4" thick block of plywood supported by the 4" steel sections will be adequate for the ten tone hydraulic press I am in the process of adapting for letterpress/plate press?

The bed will be 16" x 12"

It's shown upside down of course. That colour has to go though! Also what pressure will be suitable for a 13" x 9" plate printing on damp 640grm Arches watercolour paper? The press has a pressure gauge.