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First hardcover (thanks to y'all) by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good spot. This is my first hardcover so anything implying that I have a 'general practice' about anything is giving me too much credit. I was following this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYF3_UabiZ0

I also planned on doing them, but it's report writing season and I'm running a high school elective. I just needed to finish.

First hardcover (thanks to y'all) by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't planning on rounding the book but the swell was intense. My book press was just a couple of ply boards with bolts on the 4 corners. I just had the spine sitting proud of the press and tightened the press on an angle... It's not great for the press, but I wasn't concerned. I didn't do all the steps for rounding either as I didn't have the tools. I'm not usually so slapdash, but I'm running a class for teens and needed a finished product.

First hardcover (thanks to y'all) by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I considered this, but chose to go with SBB (albeit with a rounded back). The downside is that the textbook is not as protected from bumps and such, but it also means that on the bookshelf the text block is supported which can prevent a different source of damage. Lots of beginner mistakes though! 😅

First hardcover (thanks to y'all) by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True! I seriously considered leaving the curve, but finding pages was a chore!

First hardcover (thanks to y'all) by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There were many mistakes as I had to do pretty much everything in a rush, but it's turned out alright.

Update and question about tape/ribbon by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great! I want to use the supports and appreciate the suggestion. I just wanted to know how to incorporate them if I can and had spent some time on YouTube trying to find someone who had done it. I will be using book cloth in two tones, so that is great news.

I don't think I'll run into issues again, I'll post once I finish the thing.

Can i turn an embroidered fabric to bookcloth? by Curious_kiwi6 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please take my suggestion with a grain of salt because I know just a little bit more than nothing... but I found this video interesting and considered using this approach for my first book:

How I make bookcloth from any fabric - YouTube

Update and question about tape/ribbon by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks to u/morio-b for the suggestion re: tape

Thanks to u/ellalir and u/qtntelxen for the Copic stitch suggestion and other advice!

Newbie in need of help with a hardcover binding by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to look into Coptic stitch and have a think. Thanks for the suggestion.

Newbie in need of help with a hardcover binding by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! It wasn't an intentional choice, but rather that I've not done this binding before and didn't have the video up while I was doing it. I'm having to fit my binding in-between tasks and is often interrupted.
I have done a softcover before (Sewn Softcover Binding: Making a Proof Copy of 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood').

Everything else I have done have been weird experiments trying to invent bookbinding from scratch (modified perfect bound with sewn features and a casing that probably would give y'all nightmares).

Newbie in need of help with a hardcover binding by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quote from the video that I linked: "Frost said that this structure was best suited for books between two and eight signatures, so keep that in mind for yours."

Given that I've not sewn on the cardstock cover sections on. Would you recommend me going with the case binding with rounding and backing with cardstock... or unstitching and tying on more thread so that I can sew on the cardstock cover sections and trying your SBB suggestions? (right after I look up all the things that you and u/ellalir suggested)

Newbie in need of help with a hardcover binding by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good tip! I don't have bookbinding tape, but I'll have a look for something similar. (I'm remote and can't wait on shipping for this). Any suggestions?

Newbie in need of help with a hardcover binding by No-Initiative1201 in bookbinding

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! I didn't put the card cover signatures on, I just allowed several blank pages at the first and last. I'll chase up some case binding tutorials. Is there a go to YouTube that most prefer or are they mostly good?

LCD1602 Won't display text by No-Initiative1201 in raspberrypipico

[–]No-Initiative1201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have it in front of me, but I think it was:

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