Wow, I love that you mentioned David Pye and his book. I am relatively a new bookbinder (10 years) but I've been a sculptor for over 30 years now. When I look at the workmanship of other artists I can see elements in their work where risk was taken, thus my appreciation of the piece amplifies. I feel like I want to stand up and give them a round of applause and say, "Wow, right on ! That person conjured up a lot of courage to make that move."

Thanks very much for the warning about alcohol ink!

If you're not going to round the back (I'm doing a flat casebound), is it still necessary/recommended to tip on the first and last signatures? Thank you.

Your videos are the BEST❤

I love your videos! So much free info and tutorials that are easy to follow! You have no idea how many apprentices you have all over the world! In this new AI society, you are like an old Japanese master craftsmen who share his craft knowledge with the next generations. I wish you all the best!

How did you align all pages so neatly. I've done over 10 A4 books so far. but i never manage to align them properly. I was trying different methods - unsuccessfully

Wow, such perfection. Love what you are teaching here and the music is lovely.

love it!!

Very interesting machine.

A quick question please, if I wanted to protect the book but not cover it in mylar or the like... Could I line the interior of the case in mylar?

Hi, I've watched many of your videos and made my fourth book following them today. I just wanted to share my appreciation for the excellence of the tutorials but also the pleasant format of the videos themselves. Cheers!

Love your tutorials! Any chance you’ll cover the making of a peller case?

Quel type de magnet tu utilises ? Des neodymes ? Aurais tu un lien? Merci encore pour cette nouvelle vidéo 🎉

An enjoyable watch, as always. So easy to follow. Satisfying snap a bonus🙂

Lovely well-thought-out job and an excellent result.

Thank you! This might be handy for sketchers that want to use a single sheet of paper instead of a sketchbook. Sometimes a clipboard leaves marks on the paper. Thank you!

You did a great job 👍👍 now you need to do some more ;-)

Thank you 😊. I liked the idea but it was really cool for the refrigerator too. ❤

Nice! I enjoyed listening to you think through the process of deciding to make the second one.The same technique could be used to make an artist's portfolio with flap closure.

I totally agree with the satisfaction of that flapping sound 😂

I think you know that there is also magnetic tape only 1 mm thick and with a very good power?? I think that with a magnetic tape with a coverage of 75% of the width of the cover it would work even better

Oh loved this one! That does look really useful.

"There is something wrong with that but let's not get into it..." I think this is how so many of us feel in day to day life and I love that you acknowledged it and put it into words😊

The green cover material...is it a kind of paper with special treatment? I work with PVC covering materials, kraft paper, scrapbooking paper, cloth...I will really like to try a budget friendly textured paper that is suitable for bookbinding.

I also use magnets (smaller) for my boxes. I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you!

How many kg could the magnet lift? As a reference how strong they are.

one suggestion i've seen for camera mounts that might be helpful is to attach the camera to a length of modular hose clamped to the side of your bench which you can move around to get those weird angles. lovely video as always

I am primarily a woodworker as a hobby and everything you said about skills building until you can intuit what works rather than hope something will work really hit me. i hadn't thought about it before but it is so true. it feels like the skill is like an expanding puddle of ink mixing with water. the leading edge is a bit fuzzy and unclear, but the core that is expanding with practice along those edges gets bolder and more comfortable. i had a magnetic clipboard kinda similar to this. had to put some 1/16" thick silicone non slip strip under the flap to stop papers from falling out. yours seems better. maybe stronger magnets did the trick? great video as aways.

I need to stop watching these videos and put what you’re teaching into practice. I would love to make clam shell boxes for some of my favorite paperback books.

What an excellent project! I was building some portfolio cases for some of my valuable books and I had the idea of using Velcro to hold it closed. I have not tried it yet and I am not sure how I would affix the Velcro yet but it would be interesting to get your take on it (I suppose I could use magnets too).

I've often wanted to make a box with a magnetic enclosure, but am concerned that the magnets would be so strong, they'd eventually rip through the covering material. Adding a thick layer of card to cover them first sounds like it would mitigate this.

A few times I considered asking if you we're planning on making a video on something you mentioned in previous videos, but then realized I'm going to enjoy whatever you upload, so why bother. Also, I always get a chuckle out of your little side comments: "There's something wrong with that, but let's not get into politics"

My idea of a fancy meal is melting cheese over the chips (fries). I do like the whole concept of this project and have been thinking about making a screwpost album for a project I'm working on. Looking forward to the video on the hole punches. By the way, I hope you realise that your missin corner gauge is going to turn up the same day as the replacement one does - at least that's what happens with me.

And again, I learnt something. Thanks. The idea is good and fun to realise.

I love this idea-thanks for sharing!!

Great tutorial. I was just trying to nut out how to make a magnetic bookmark so will use your methods from this video. Thanks again again.

Great video!!!! Thank you so much for sharing

Ooh, that snap does look satisfying, I may have to try this. Also "Pizza Mate" is definitely the name I would come up with if you asked me to improvise a name for an Australian pizza takeaway.

You mention "rub-down" paper. Is that any particular sort or just some white paper?

Love watching your videos and I am sure, like me many armatures in the book binding field, we learn a lot for your expertise, my wife often listens in while I am watching you work, she did pass comment that during your two Peter Rabbit videos she said she would have preferred your old medieval evil type music as she puts it 🙂

I have learnt so much using this two part set of videos. I have just started constructing one in class. The beauty of your videos is the detail at each stage and nothing is done away from camera. At home, I have the ability to stop and rewind repeatedly. It's invaluable when learning the process of each step. I so enjoy watching a master at his craft. Thank you.

Just taking my first steps in learning bookbinding--I love this technique, am rewatching and pausing as I need to while I work my way thru my first projects! you explain and show each step so clearly. thanks so much! :)

I'm using cardstock for both the spine stiffener and the spine cover piece, and I keep getting ugly creases and wrinkly marks when I try to bend it to match the curvature of the rounded text block? Any tips to avoid thesse unwanted creases which just make the spine look messy instead of professional? Do I just need more practice, am I using a cardstock that's too heavy or should I just stick to using fabric (or leather) for this spine covering? Any tips would be great, I'm making my first rounded and backed hardback with Bradel binding and having a curved spine just makes the book look so much more elegant!

Hello. Thanks for your videos. What kind of music is playing in the background?

Hey.. can I ask how you created the PDF for this project? Was it from scans of a book you actually have .. or did you manage to find an online source for it? I’ve followed your 2 vids successfully, and now I want to try to do more in the ‘series’.

Regarding foiling, is it possible to use brass tools on bookcloth as you would on leather, or would they singe the cloth?

Last spring, I took a cruise around Japan. At one port, they had numerous vendors dockside. There was an artist there selling suminagashi printed hankies, bookmarks and other items. He was delighted that I knew of the technique and we wound up having a wonderful conversation. I bought one of his handkerchiefs with a delicate black and yellow design. I'd always been disappointed with the results of my efforts because the prints were so pale. So, thank you for explaining the reason why this is preferred in Japanese culture. It's helpful to understand why prints are so different from most of the Western marbling I've seen done.

Amazing video and presentation! Thank you!

As always your videos are so delightful to watch and I learn something new every time.

In my case, the kettle stitch is very loose and the sections are warped. Not only the kettle stitch, but the other sections are also loosely tied, so a lot of PVA gets in between the signatures and sticks the adjacent signatures together. It is very difficult to make a round back and it cannot keep its shape. Also, since the signatures are attached to each other, when you hit it with a hammer, the back of the signature, which is the spine, will bend and it will be finished. Although the appearance is manageable, the finished product inside is very difficult to see and is in a terrible state.