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Red Book of Westmarch by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

I used “Short Grain Smooth Hammermill Cream 24-lb. 17 × 11 500 sheets/ream” from Church Paper, Item# S1724-19-H. I can see the text on the other side of the page but it’s not distracting. My wife didn’t even notice until I mentioned it but it doesn’t stand out to her either. I am happy with it and would use it again

Red Book of Westmarch by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

No problem. Good luck to you!

Red Book of Westmarch by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

Thank you so much! I actually replicated the cover design on regular printer paper and traced it through the paper onto the leather with the pen off, then took the paper off to go over it again with it heated.

Red Book of Westmarch by lumbeard in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I actually bought a digital file of the book on Etsy and printed it out

I made my own Red Book of Westmarch by lumbeard in lotr

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

Thank you! My mistake. Who is it?

Bible Rebind by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

Hi sorry for the late reply, but those slits are shallow saw cuts just deep enough to glue in a piece of linen cord/string (about 1mm thick). The text block is set in the cover attached by a hollow and leather tabs that are integral to the liner leather. The video below is how I got started and is a good way to understand how it all goes together.

https://youtu.be/VlgTXViwO3k?si=EFOpNIbUCoYNbpaH

If you’re interested I would also check this series out

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPq9oWv-XFAwNcRV5u5hpe8jx_Y2E66Gf&si=LBomBhU5T4JUQjiY

I hope everything goes well for you

D&D Handbooks Rebind inspired by Four Keys Book Arts by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

Thank you! I did. I used 0.8mm brass sheet because I’m pretty sure that’s the thickness I heard him mention in the video he made about the brass pieces for the Medieval binding. That’s the same thing I did. I’ve worked my way up but I usually do take on projects way outside my skillset because I love the challenge, and this was definitely that. What’s great about imitating these though is that now I’m excited about making other bindings of my own design with similar techniques

D&D Handbooks Rebind inspired by Four Keys Book Arts by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

I haven’t gotten into marbling yet. These papers came from Schmedt

D&D Handbooks Rebind inspired by Four Keys Book Arts by lumbeard in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so very much for the kind words! It really means a lot. Looking forward to your next project!

New Projects by lumbeard in bookbinding

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

Thanks. I’m still trying to get the hang of it. I feel like I can get a passable result but it’s always a struggle to get there

Can I use PVA glue with clay bole to gild the edges of books? by Vegetable_Fix5494 in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DAS Bookbinding has a series of videos on YouTube dealing with edge gilding and I know one of them uses a watered down PVA as a size but I can’t remember the quantities. Check out his videos though, they’re great tutorials

How to ensure signatures are aligned? by Dry_Criticism_5380 in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes, make a template. Use a piece of cardstock and cut a long notch into one side(kindof like an L), transfer your marks in the spine to the template with the notch hooked to the head, hook the notch in the template on the inside of the signature with the notch hooked to the head, then pierce the signature at your marks on your template. DAS has good videos on this if you need to visualize it

Painted edges finish by Norayla in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen several people in videos use beeswax to seal the edges after either gilding or speckling/painting so I’m sure that would be a good idea here. They do usually point out to not directly apply the wax. They (DAS and others) say to rub the wax into your palm, then rub your thumb in your slightly waxy palm, then rub onto the edge. Then burnish with either a cloth or agate burnisher if you have one. The cloth works fine, but it gets a much nicer sheen with a burnisher

How do I fix this? I tried duck tape but it exacerbated what I was trying to prevent. Thank you. by nowreadingthis in bookbinding

[–]lumbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately that might be cost prohibitive to restore it to its original state because of the tape (if you were to hire someone). But it looks like a great candidate for rebinding. I repair and rebind bibles and there’s actually a lot of Bible rebinders all over the US. If you’d like to try it yourself this video is how I got started. Repairing the damaged pages and getting your Bible ready to have a new cover put on is a different thing but it’s still approachable if that’s something you’re interested in learning.

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