Saddle Stitched Chapbook: Mister Mottley and the Key of D (2)
9/17/17 •
My wife, Ellen Seltz, is a writer who has created a vintage style mystery series based on a character named Edmund Mottley. I decided to create a chapbook of one of her short stories – Mister Mottley and the Key of D.
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Mollie’s First Paperback Book and Binding Jig (0)
4/26/17 •
Mollie watched the video tutorial “Basic DIY Bookbinding Demonstration with Hot Glue Gun” over at the DIY Bookbinding YouTube channel and got to work on her first bookbinding project – a perfect-bound notebook. She recruited her husband build her a binding jig following the DIY Binding Jig Plans here on the website making adjustments to […]
Basic DIY Bookbinding Demonstration with Hot Glue Gun [VIDEO] (0)
4/04/17 •
My first bookbinding video tutorial was successful beyond my wildest dreams (as I write this it has been viewed more than 784,000 time – that is crazy!) I decided it was time to revisit that tutorial, update it a little, and try using hot glue to bind everything together. This new video also features my […]
Reclaimed Book Boards for DIY Hardcover Books [VIDEO] (0)
3/31/17 •
Book Board (aka Binder’s Board) can get expensive. Archival quality supplies can cost as much as $5 US per board. But, you probably have access to a large supply that will cost you nothing more than a little time – used books! In my town there are several places that sell second hand merchandise. They […]
DIY Tabletop Bookbinding Jig [VIDEO] (0)
2/28/17 •
Holding the pages of your perfect bound book together while you glue everything together can be frustrating. This simple DIY tabletop bookbinding jig is an easy way to get the job done.
Bookbinding As An Art Form [VIDEO] (0)
2/20/17 •
Men in Sheds – The Bookbinder Bookbinding can be an entirely practical endeavor. I got my own start by producing paperback versions of e-books I had downloaded so I could read them offline and make notes in the margins. But, there are people who take the same basic process and end up creating books that […]
Case Bound Hardcover Book Tutorial (0)
2/15/17 •
In this video tutorial, by Jennifer of Sea Lemon, you will learn how to create a hardcover case binding for your DIY book project.
Bookbinders – Americans at Work (1961) (0)
4/15/13 •
Want some insights into commercial bookbinding? Take a look at this video I found recently called “Americans at Work” that was produced back in 1961 by the AFL-CIO union. The video shows the bookbinding process in an early 1960’s bindery and highlights the tasks involved in the process. After a very short introduction about the […]
Notched-Spine Glue Binding Tutorial (0)
12/03/12 •
DIY Bookbinding reader John Grafton took the basic concepts from the basic bookbinding tutorial and gave it a little twist. John made his own binding jig to speed up the work and improve overall quality. In addition, he used another technique. Before applying glue to the spine of his book he notched it. The notches […]
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Equipment
Bookbinding Demonstration - Glue Bound Paperback Posted on: Jul 26th, 2008During a holiday this summer I made a simple bookbinding jig to…
DIY Book Binding Equipment - Binding Jig For Perfect Bound Books Posted on: Jul 14th, 2008There are a lot of options available on the market for perfect…
DIY Tabletop Bookbinding Jig [VIDEO] Posted on: Feb 28th, 2017https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRwr8eHspc Holding the pages…
Covers
Case Bound Hardcover Book Tutorial Posted on: Feb 15th, 2017https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av_rU-yOPd4 In this video…
How To Create Paperback Book Covers For Your Self-Published Books Posted on: Jan 1st, 2008My Do-It-Yourself Bookbinding article has turned out to be one…
Reclaimed Book Boards for DIY Hardcover Books [VIDEO] Posted on: Mar 31st, 2017Book Board (aka Binder's Board) can get expensive. Archival…
