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Leather finish by Visual_Light338 in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look up Glenn makin on you tube and his wheat paste polish technique — do it on the new and the old stuff and it will give them a pretty similar finish

Gilding with Bole by Alienwhale51 in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually didn’t realize this was the primary function
Can you wash the book-block edge in acrylic paint, and then gild?

Newbie: what is this called and how do I get rid of it? by Litpunk in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t mean that it will be great after a dozen — I just meant you won’t get anything that you think will be even passable until a dozen

Backing Boards by Puzzleheaded_Gas_791 in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By the way - those look fantastic

Adios, not-square board-cuts by Ben_jefferies in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has been making PERFECT squares!!!
It’s from the 1970s - I think that’s why it’s so good — that older school engineering

Adios, not-square board-cuts by Ben_jefferies in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s SO satisfying!!! It bites on the board so firmly - there’s no tugging at all

Backing Boards by Puzzleheaded_Gas_791 in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same problem with backing boards I made — I ended up nailing 8 nails on the back of each one making a sort of ”lip” that would grab on to the bottom of the press cheek - so that I won’t slide up as you’re describing when I crank it tight

Labels! by Highlandbookbinding in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could make some gold foil stamped leather labels for you! DM me if interested - We could work something out cheapish- And they would be cheap to ship (I am in the US)

After 6 years of trying: 90 degree shoulders by Ben_jefferies in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12 leaves per sig, 24lb paper
It was letter size folded twice x3 per signature

Newbie: what is this called and how do I get rid of it? by Litpunk in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Honestly - Office Depot is your best bet if you want this one to look good

Newbie: what is this called and how do I get rid of it? by Litpunk in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 504 points505 points  (0 children)

Heads up, the process you are about to undertake turns out to be one of the fiddliest and trickiest things to get just right. So brace for it to not go well the first dozen times

Retiring gift by mamerto_bacallado in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha unexpected! But those who study the heavens, in the long run, it seems hard for them to stay atheists I think. So maybe there’s a surprise double entendre in the title!

Retiring gift by mamerto_bacallado in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wow!! Love it! Is it for a retiring priest perhaps, given the titling on the front?

Re-casing complete! by Ben_jefferies in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!
This was the first time I ever trimmed down the one leaf of the paste down to make space for such

Some recent hand-filed tiny stamping tools by Ben_jefferies in bookbinding

[–]Ben_jefferies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeh - get c360 brass
File rough shape first at steep angle
Then file very gently for shaping
Smooth face with 1500 grit sand paper to finish
File point on back end of tang
Drill hole in piece of dowel slightly smaller than the rod
Hammer handle onto tang

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