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Bookbinding - Lettering
This weekend I found a 16mo copy of "The Vicar of Wakefield"
printed in Paris (in English!) in 1800 by the firm Didot. The one problem is that there is no binding, just a complete text block. So I figure that this is as good a time as any to do some experiments in bookbinding. It is worth making the effort for, but probably not worth sending it out to be done. Using addall.com, I determined that originally it was bound in calf or leather. I have given some thought to (and done some research on) acquiring boards and leather or calf and making the covers. What I am completely stuck on is how to put a title on the spine. Any help that you can give is most welcome. Francis A. Miniter |
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I don't know anything about this myself, but I hope you'll post what
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J wrote:
I don't know anything about this myself, but I hope you'll post what you learn, and how you decide to proceed. I will. This may take a while though. I know I can get the underlying boards at a local art supply store, and that I have previously bought leather at Michael's Arts and Crafts. But I have not yet scoped out a source for calf, but a quick search on Google shows that will not be a problem. And I have the pH neutral glues already. Francis A. Miniter |
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
J wrote: I don't know anything about this myself, but I hope you'll post what you learn, and how you decide to proceed. I will. This may take a while though. I know I can get the underlying boards at a local art supply store, and that I have previously bought leather at Michael's Arts and Crafts. But I have not yet scoped out a source for calf, but a quick search on Google shows that will not be a problem. And I have the pH neutral glues already. Francis A. Miniter I am making progress. I have found I can get gold leaf sheets (and imitation gold leaf sheets at $7 a package) at Jerry's Artarama, an artist supply store here. I can also get the boards there, choice of three thicknesses, the only problem being that I have to buy much more than I want, but the cost is still less than $14. Calf leather - I am still having trouble, but working on it. It is a lot easier to get standard leather. As for letter sets, J. C. Whitney ("everything automotive") has a 1/8" set. The only problem is that unlike the Tandy set, they cannot be lined up together in advance on the leather, but I may be able to make up a jig to achieve that. I have also find some on eBay as small as 3/32". Francis A. Miniter |
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On Jul 2, 3:37*pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote:
J wrote: I don't know anything about this myself, but I hope you'll post what you learn, and how you decide to proceed. I will. *This may take a while though. *I know I can get the underlying boards at a local art supply store, and that I have previously bought leather at Michael's Arts and Crafts. * But I have not yet scoped out a source for calf, but a quick search on Google shows that will not be a problem. And I have the pH neutral glues already. Francis A. Miniter Francis, Gold finishing is not something that is easy to learn on your own. I would recommend bookbinding classes if you can find some in your area. Have you thought about using a hot stamping machine to do the lettering? There are usually five or six on ebay. Kingsley hot stamping machines are the best, with Franklin machines not far behind them. Besides the hot stamping machine, you'll need several boxes of type ranging from 8pt to 36pt. Some of the ebay sellers offer several boxes of type with a machine. Paying a few hundred for a machine with boxes of type would be a good investment. You get what you pay for, so a bargain price might not be a good investment. I bought an old Franklin real cheap and had nothing but problems. I paid a little bit more for my Kingsley and it works much better. What I've done so far is make labels and then glue the label unto the spine. I'd like to be able to stamp the title right onto the spine, but I don't have the confidence to do that yet. You also mentioned acquiring leather and other supplies. I've bought some leather from Uncle_George on ebay. As for other bookbinding supplies, Try Hollander's or Talas. best, Jerry |
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On Jul 5, 1:28*pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote:
wrote: On Jul 2, 3:37 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: J wrote: I don't know anything about this myself, but I hope you'll post what you learn, and how you decide to proceed. I will. *This may take a while though. *I know I can get the underlying boards at a local art supply store, and that I have previously bought leather at Michael's Arts and Crafts. * But I have not yet scoped out a source for calf, but a quick search on Google shows that will not be a problem. And I have the pH neutral glues already. Francis A. Miniter Francis, * Gold finishing is not something that is easy to learn on your own. I would recommend bookbinding classes if you can find some in your area. *Have you thought about using a hot stamping machine to do the lettering? *There are usually five or six on ebay. *Kingsley hot stamping machines are the best, with Franklin machines not far behind them. *Besides the hot stamping machine, you'll need several boxes of type ranging from 8pt to 36pt. *Some of the ebay sellers offer several boxes of type with a machine. *Paying a few hundred for a machine with boxes of type would be a good investment. *You get what you pay for, so a bargain price might not be a good investment. *I bought an old Franklin real cheap and had nothing but problems. *I paid a little bit more for my Kingsley and it works much better. *What I've done so far is make labels and then glue the label unto the spine. *I'd like to be able to stamp the title right onto the spine, but I don't have the confidence to do that yet. * You also mentioned acquiring leather and other supplies. I've bought some leather from Uncle_George on ebay. *As for other bookbinding supplies, Try Hollander's or Talas. best, Jerry Thank you! *I will check out these ideas. *Using labels seem to be a lot less risky than stamping the spine itself, and it is consistent with the era. Francis A. Miniter I recommend you use leather skivers for title labels. It's already thin enough so you don't have to pare the leather. best, Jerry http://www.librarything.com/catalog/moibibliomaniac |
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