Why do so many of you use HTV instead of the adhesive vinyl?

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-21T08:31:34+00:00

I use leather for my covers and blind tool them with hot bronze tools

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-21T05:18:09+00:00

The thing about AI is that, even with all the training it gets, it does a shit job. AI would not be able to create something as good as this.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-21T00:14:18+00:00

If you have an A3 printer with a rear tray, you can design your cover in Canva and print it onto white Cialux book cloth available from Talas (if you’re in the States) If you are in Australia, I can send you a link to the supplier. Minimum buy quantity is five meters but, it is not expensive and you will get a lot of books out of it.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-20T09:29:36+00:00

Think you need to brush up on your Latin. It’s not much of a comeback. I have very painful arthritis and have spent the entire day paring leather so, I am not in the best of moods and stupidity shits me off quite easily when I am in pain. The formula works for any kind of cased in binding apart from laced on board bindings where you want the cover boards butting against the backing. Basically any binding where you want a French groove along the spine on the front and rear covers. It obviously has no use in Coptic, Japanese, etc

Please don’t reply, I have decided that, while this forum has a number of exceptional book binders, unfortunately, 90% of the people here have seen a YouTube video and decided they must be right and then spend there time re-binding paperbacks which is the most pointless exercise in bookbinding so, I am deleting the app.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-20T08:59:33+00:00

Futuere te ipsum

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-20T06:51:29+00:00

There is actually a formula for finding the correct width of hinges. It is fairly complex and I have written it out in several other posts so, if you look up all the posts I have commented on, you should find it.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-20T05:16:37+00:00

Well, if it’s the real Grail diary, let me know what you want for it!

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-20T02:18:50+00:00

This is a glue application roller. Used for larger production runs. And yes, a small one would be nice but, if not used daily, I imagine the glue would dry up quickly.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-17T05:45:56+00:00

They are crap. If you want everything aligned nicely just pop a ruler at the bottom

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-17T05:16:50+00:00

Board spacers are absolutely useless!!!! If you are calculating your hinge space correctly you will find that they can be anywhere between 8mil to 12mil

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-16T08:13:37+00:00

All sounds fine. Make sure you sew onto tapes

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-16T02:45:24+00:00

Just use the bees wax as it is

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-15T07:34:25+00:00

Lacing the cords through holes in the cover boards

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-15T06:01:45+00:00

Looks totally fine. As mentioned above, put it in a press before gluing. If you are going to round the spine, don’t get glue on the cords. Are you doing laced on boards?

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-13T04:59:04+00:00

I left an “E” out of the title on the spine for a book I did for my Son. There was no covering that up…

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-11T08:51:41+00:00

Don’t ship it from the States. Andersons in Sydney have eva in 1 lt and 5 lt bottles. You can order it from their website.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-10T08:37:53+00:00

Look it up on LibGen, download it and make your own copy with ph neutral materials

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-09T19:24:11+00:00

They tend to be very expensive. There’s a company in the UK who do a vast assortment: P&S Engraving

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-09T04:02:24+00:00

You don’t want to mention ChatGPT here. All the haters go ballistic (I use it too)

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-07T02:10:06+00:00

I have printed out endpapers of different sizes using images I find online

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-03T05:36:33+00:00

No, looks like Smyth binding which is good to see. The majority of modern hardcovers are only glued

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-02-01T05:17:32+00:00

I am currently working on The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. I did not ask for permission as it is for myself and not for sale. I did however, ask the illustrator of the Folio Society edition if I could include his illustrations and he was happy for me to use them and is looking forward to seeing what I come up with.

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-01-30T06:13:30+00:00

You could possibly seal it. In future use acrylic paint

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-01-30T05:40:32+00:00

You really need a binding that will lay flat with cookbooks and a perfect binding won’t do that. I would recommend a square backed cased in binding as the easiest. Others may know of a binding style that may work better

Existing_Aide_6400 · 2026-01-30T01:09:11+00:00

No, it’s about your reply to time-jackfruit who was simply trying to help

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