This project is a longer version of an article that appears in heavily edited (in a good way) form in Make magazine, Volume 5 (also available now as an Instructable). While the editors did a great job of distilling ramblings that far exceeded the word limit I was given into a concise and useful article, the limits of space prohibited much of the additional description, background, nuance, and pictures of my original piece. So, I thought it was worth posting my first draft. What it lacks in polish I hope it makes up for in depth.
Here are the sections of the original article to help you navigate the site:
[...] I just learned that my DIY Bookbinding tutorial–originally published in Make magazine, then gaining a little more attention in expanded form as a wiki (which nobody actually contributed to before I decided to consolidate it here with my blog), and finally made available as an Instructable–was just selected as one of the winners of the Instructables September Project Contest. [...]
[...] Tutorial on making a handbound hardcover book. [...]
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i have a quick question how much would you sell a book that you wold bind? like a clear journal or something like that?
thanks
jessica
Jessica, I’m not sure I could get the kind of money I’d need to make selling them worthwhile. Binding your own books is a labor of love and (at least as I’ve done it) requires much more work than can be adequately compensated.
I write only a little bit of english , but I can say your work is beatiful. Like you says, binding your own books is ahard work, but , when you can see a book finished , ahhhhh, it is magical sensation.
estoy ensayando mi ingles con tu pagina. gracias por colocar los pasos, mi bookbinding es bastanet basico aun.. Beatriz
[...] who know me or follow this blog know that I dabble in hand bookbinding, so it’s always neat to see how the big guys mass produce them (this is the second printing [...]
[...] site. Here’s a roundup of the top 20 links I’ve collected so far (not including my own tutorial or photos, though some links may have shown up previously in my blog [...]
[...] Sawyer has an awesome link list of bookbinding tutorials. He also has a great beginner tutorial of his own. Check it [...]
[...] Brian Sawyer’s tutorial [...]
[...] I’m thinking to bind the book myself, so i need to research more on book binding. Here is one quicktutorial [...]
[...] Brian Sawyer: Bookbinding *This project is a longer version of an article that appears in Make magazine. Also see the flickr page. [...]
omg thanks soooo much for that! exactly what i need for uni! much love and respect! xx
Wow!!!
Very nice of you to show detailed images in the posts.
[...] Brian Sawyer also has an excellent tutorial on bookbinding. [...]
I have a related question: Are there any known sources of thiner/better quality print paper (letter size)? My problem is I have a thick(er) book to print and bind (and keep forever) and the standart Walmart-quality paper is too thick, too heavy for this… (???)
Thanks
Fanfreakingtastic. Thank you so much!
[...] did come across a few helpful websites like NoMediaKings and Brian Sawyer’s Blog. But, they still required tools I didn’t have. I also found images and videos of bookbinding [...]
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