A Book in Less Than an Hour

[@scottstallings5029]

You are so very talented. I love watching your work. I know this might sound a bit strange but I find your programs extremely relaxing. You have such a soothing voice and mannerism. And your talent is incredible. Thank you so very much and God bless 🙌 🙏 💖.

[@nj40100]

So good to have you back, as always brilliant teaching, so generous with your knowledge, thank you so much.

[@simplyme-88]

I’don’t know any thing about book binding etc but I’m fascinated listening to you. I watched most of your videos and learned tons of interesting details. You’re an excellent teacher.

[@Ceropegia]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@carolinelabbott2451]

The sound your cutting machine makes after each cut is very nice. Reminds me of my familes old piano when the metal strings were getting retuned.

[@BilliesCraftRoom]

thanks so much for all your videos. they help so much.

[@piefjep9508]

I love your tutorials. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Migdalis]

So glad you are back! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@irishguy13]

Here's the man who wrote the book on books, and taught me how to be a bookbinder. (!!!)

[@irishguy13]

And helped bring my blood pressure down. One of the best teachers on KZbin.

[@taylorcampbell332]

omg you're so amazing and it's great to see another video from you! I still reference your videos all the time when I need guidance on bookbinding! It's a small hobby for me, but I love it so much--so thank you for all that you do!

[@jimfitzgerald7287]

Sage, thanks for these wonderful tutorials. Following your directions I bound a beautiful book with original photographic prints and made the clamshell case. All following your instructions.

[@dmnsjkwsk]

I was very happy to see one of your videos pop up in my feed ! thanks a lot :)

[@elinorcarrillo]

You make me happy! Thank you

[@VickiNikolaidis]

So glad to learn how to make the guest book! Thank you.

[@desmondcoleman4677]

Hello Sage. Just a brief note to say one big thank you for all you tutorial and I must have made every box you publish. This has taken many years but has given me a hobby for life. THANK YOU. Your way of teaching is far superior to anyone one 'youtube' Please keep going Des Lichfield U.K.

[@MrRoniak]

Welcome back! Glad to see you again!

[@roguecthulhu6002]

Even quick and dirty, you make the best bookbinding tutorials on the internet. Thank you.

[@Ceropegia]

Yes, it was not the best video quality, I need a new camera... Thanks for watching.

[@SirGuido]

A new Sage video! I'm so happy!!

[@Mariepotgieter]

Fantasties Ek het begin om die kerk gemeeente se stukkende Bybels te herstel en geleer om na ander stukkende Bybels te kyk. So hierdie demonstrasie help sommer regtig baie. Marie Potgieter Suid Afrika,

[@karldonnelly1994]

Great to see you back and I hope we can look forward to some more tutorials. Please don’t think of retiring. Your contribution to bookbinding learning has been awesome. Keep well.

[@rolandwesley3720]

Instablaster.

[@49lucky]

Thank u for this video u r a wonderful teacher

[@KellyDannemann]

Welcome back, love your videos, use your tools and tips often!

[@annhovland8407]

I’m curious how you keep your pva glue and roller from drying out when not in use. I use a brush to put glue on my books, but I really like the idea of rolling the glue on. Thank you so much for the tutorials you make. I’ve learned so much. I’m a newbie to book binding.

[@Ceropegia]

I do not leave the PVA in the pan overnight. If, during the course of work, I have lunch or am going to leave or an hour or two, I mist the pan and roller with water in a spray bottle and then cover the pan and roller together with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. That's all you need. It will be ready to use when you finish lunch. If you have a plastic pan like mine you do not need to wash the pan, I scrape the PVA into a covered container and seal it. Allow the pan to dry and the PVA will peel out the next time you pick it up to use it. Have fun and thanks for watching.

[@raelynnreffruschinni8802]

I watched this with total fascination! I love your teaching manner and voice. Thank you! Sent you a tip.

[@Ceropegia]

Got it Rae, Thank you!

[@Buildasteamengine]

Great information. I watched the video on lining a box with velvet. As I was watching this video I said to myself, I wish he would show how to cover a box - then I saw your home page. I guess I'll be following you and watching all the videos. Thanks.

[@MrHairyharold58]

Boy does this bring back memories of 4 Hands ! Hi Sage...great to see you're still doing it !...your old assistant J. Matthews Greetings to Colman !

[@carolgearing6634]

Really appreciate that you share you share your experience and skill. I have found your videos to be so helpful and use them often to keep me on track. Thank you so much

[@caljunior4472]

Thank you for show us your talent. You have been a huge inspiration for me to enter in this wonderful world of bookbinding! A big hug from south of Brazil.

[@MyJuancho2010]

thanks for coming back .. your tutorials are great.

[@nemo9049]

Love your videos. Thank you so much.

[@charleshuggins7072]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge of book binding with us.Good and quick work.Shop is cool too.Thank Sir, C.E.Huggins

[@NorahIK]

Enjoyed this so much really, nothing exaggurated, simple, informative, and as if i was in personal workshop. Thank you!

[@caroleunderwood953]

I sure wish you’d make more videos. Miss seeing them. I learned so much.

[@annosborne-reed2365]

Thank you so much. I certainly have missed your videos. Hope you are doing well.

[@ripley2009]

I just discover your channel and have learned a lot of great tips watching your videos, thanks so much! I regret that I didn't find you before you retired, but there are still a lot of videos for me to look forward to. I was wondering where you got that handy "triangle tool" that I've seen you use in some of the videos... is that still available somewhere?

[@Ceropegia]

I make them and sell them here is a link. www.sagereynolds.com/triangleuse.htm Glad you fpound me and Thanks for watching.

[@ramoncillerofernandez6706]

Muchaa gracias por seguir ahí

[@gattyriesco]

Me encanta tu trabajo, realmente hermoso, gracias por compartirlo un saludo desde Chile .

[@Riffzor]

Very nice tutorial, it really brings back memories of when I first started out with bookbinding about five years ago. Now I study bookbinding full time, and hope to work with it professionally once I've gotten my journeyman's letter.

[@Ceropegia]

Good luck with your studies, I hope you will take some time to see some of my other videos. I have spent 40 years making custom bindings for ad agencies, calligraphers, galleries and private clients. I wanted to do leather and in board work but those clients never appeared so I tried to bring the craft into the twentieth century with modern materials, adhesives and techniques for the hand binder to produce items in quantities quickly and efficiently. My specialty was in handling unusual materials, and my emphasis was always on function and ease of use. Wishing you well when you get your letter, thanks for watching

[@Riffzor]

Reading my comment now, I realize I kind of missed the important part of what I was trying to say - that's what one gets for being up in the middle of the night. When I first started, I had some bookbinding books to go from, and having only text and a few illustrations were fine, but for some things I realized that I'd have to see how it was done. So I went to KZbin and found your channel, and your videos have helped me tremendously!

[@florencekho3574]

Miss your tutorial, sir.

[@luz6327]

I love you

[@fludrbywest3886]

Hi mr Sage👋🏻❣️❣️💖looking great might I add😊💖✨💫

[@juangrisales8052]

Gracia y mil bendiciones..Que talento tan inmenso usted tiene...Dios bendiga tanto talento

[@Ceropegia]

Gracias y gracias por mirar.

[@iamdawt]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge here, I appreciate it. I am just learning how to make art journals and did my very first 4-needle Coptic stitched book! I'm so excited to have found you and your calming voice. You kept me company while I watercolored tonight. I'm so glad you shared about tipping the tutor, thank you!

[@tomi1964]

Oh my, Your Silver work is beautiful as well...

[@300carmenable]

Muchas gracias, contenta de verle de nuevo.

[@ksgtokgo]

Thank you.

[@lynettea2920]

Love your videos, thank you

[@danielsalvador19234]

Sensacional! Ótimo trabalho!

[@marsbeads]

you have such a pleasant voice.

[@johnacsyen]

Hi, yes it's been a while since your last bookbinding tutorial. Thanks.

[@batbawls]

Happy retirement, Sage

[@MsJadehope]

I have Ben looking to do my own hard cover books as well as slipcovers and your have helped me a lot but problems are wareto by skivertex as will as the book binding boards you use in your videos for as I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Ware do by your product thank you.

[@Ceropegia]

You can get skivertex on line, Talas online has everything else, glue; covering materials and board, ask for Davy board in the thickness you want . Board and glue also comes from Ernset Schaeffer in Union, NJ he will ship larger quantities (PVA minimum is 1 gallon) Thanks for watching.

[@u7617]

Happy belated birthday x

[@edwardcongdon6345]

I see you are using a teflon folder. These will mark lots of substrates . A bone one is better. Though it should be rubbed with neatsfoot oil regularly

[@Ceropegia]

I used bone folders for 30 years and avoided the teflon folders because I thought they had static charge that attracted dust like the sheets of teflon do. I was mistaken. In my experience the teflon has never marked anything. I was bothered with Iris fabric which the bone folders burnished, ruining the matte finish of the cloth. Teflon solved the problem, ( no static either)I have never had it mark or burnish anything from paper to fabric, grass cloth or any other material in my practice. (I did use bone folders when I did leather work) I would like to know what you have found teflon to mark so I can avoid it. Thanks for watching.

[@MyJuancho2010]

Sage.I love your tutorials...Thank you.Can you help me to make a box case to fit (2 DVD`s and one USB)..THANK YOU...

[@Ceropegia]

If you watch my making a prototype box you will have the basics. Ican't go much further until you decide how the box will look and operate, whether or not it has an attached or separate lid, etc. If you are in NY, you might be able to come to my studio and make it here. Thanks for watching.

[@MyJuancho2010]

I would have loved to meet you personally. But I live in Orlando Florida. If one day passes by Orlando it would be a pleasure to assist you...Juan G.

[@Kimbra-W0KIM]

Does this type of stitch allow the pages to lie flat or should I use coptic? Thanks for sharing and happy retirement.

[@Ceropegia]

Yes the pages lie flat. Just be sure, as in all books, the grain of the paper is parallel to the spine. Thanks for watching.

[@jadebethj4807]

This is great!

[@taylorcampbell332]

Oh, and regarding your Tip the Tutor idea: a lot of people use Patreon for exactly that purpose. Or Ko-fi.

[@Ceropegia]

I have a patreon but that is a monthly commitment for the donor, and I am supposed to provide some sort of gift or premium. I would like a regular income but my activities are so varied that it's hard to develop a patron. I would like to sell my paper tapestries, there are about 50 in the studio now most for under $700 and around $350. I'm thinking of developing a Facebook store (I am going to try to do that with my Silversmith Gallery page), the ETSY adventure hasn't been reliable and to be a success there I have to treat it like a full time job which takes time away from work in the studio. I will look into Ko-Fi, Thanks.

[@taylorcampbell332]

I recommend Instagram for spreading the word if you're able to post semi-frequently. A lot of artists that use Tumblr (also an image-based sharing site and a valid option for more of a blog-based format) as their primary social media site have started using Instagram to post in-progress images and "day-in-the-life" type posts that people seem to be interested in. A mix of both sites seems to be more and more common--with Tumblr being a blog for showcasing work, and Instagram for multiple smaller more casual posts and updates.

[@angierahui]

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge, sent tip via pp to 'Four Hands Design Studio' :) Thanks again.

[@connieebinger6343]

Thanks for posting. I couldn’t really see what you’re doing, size of paper and trim, measurement of marking out what tapes are and the marking of where they go. Only watched 7 minutes. Will see if you have others that are more clear as others have great things to say about your tutorials!

[@Ceropegia]

This was made for people already familiar with binding, if you are a beginner or have never made books before this probably is a little mysterious. Watch the glue and roller video and then some on basic binding techniques or box making and you will see all you need to see. Thanks for starting to watch.

[@madelinebrownlee5787]

Mr. Reynolds, I was really looking forward to watching your video having just discovered your channel. Unfortunately I could see very little of your demo because your right hand blocked most of your techniques. Perhaps repositioning the camera to your left would give us newcomers a chance to learn from you?

[@Ceropegia]

Hello Madeline, This video is meant for those followers that have already seen my basic videos and already know most of these processes. They are clearly seen in my other videos. This is a variation on the theme of sewn signature bindings. The book made here is something quickly made for a special event. If you want to see more clearly, my other videos on sewing signatures and making cases will be more helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@folpetto86]

tnx meister

[@edwardcongdon6345]

it is so long since I discarded the teflon folders but I seem to remember it was buckram. Particularly black

[@Ceropegia]

Thank you for writing back to me. I can see where a teflon folder may change the surface of Buckram which already has a semi gloss or semi mat surface. I have used mainly more natural surfaces like the Asahi fabrics, Canapetta, my own paper backed silks and have never had folder marks appear from the teflon folders. The teflon was a saviour for work with the Iris fabrics which can burnish with your own fingernails if you are not careful. I also found that the chisel end was especially helpful on the inside of boxes. Thanks again and happy binding.

[@JCSalomon]

At the end of the second signature, you attach it to the first with a square knot. Is the kettle-stitch overkill at this point, or is it actually inappropriate?

[@Ceropegia]

The square knot takes the place of the kettle stitch, if I added a 4th signature there would be a kettle stitch above the square knot. Sewing takes place in a number of my videos, you can see larger books being sewn there. Thanks for watching.

[@HansAndreasR1]

@Sage Reynolds (or anybody who read this and has experience with this) : Do you have any tips on how to cut Glassine paper to size?

[@Ceropegia]

I don't understand what is happening with the comments. I wrote an answer to this last night. Hans, as you can see I have a board shear and cutting glassine is not difficult because I have a foot pedal clamp, On that tool I cut two sheets and sometimes more at a single cut. If you are cutting by hand I suggest that you make a pattern of the final size and use an olfa knife with a cutting mat. I would put a weight on the pattern of thick binders board with masking tape so it could be used as a handle. When you cut, it is important that you put pressure on the edge of the pattern for the side that you are cutting. I think I used this method to cut large book cloth in one of my other videos. Thanks for watching.

[@penpaperleather]

Would love to see you make more tutorials :)

[@caroleunderwood953]

Do you use waxed linen thread to sew your signatures.

[@Ceropegia]

I used linen binders thread, look for it at Talas on line. You can , depending on what you want use any strong thread. Many people have gone to the colored linen threads for bindings in which the threads are exposed and a part of the decor of the binding. I have in the past in emergencies used linen button threads from a local fabric store. I will always recommend linen over cotton threads in what ever form they come. have fun and thanks for watching.

[@juangrisales2706]

hello sir..how about making a PHOTOBOOK ALBUM ..THANK YOU

[@Ceropegia]

There is already a series on making an abum and Guarding the pages for Photos. There is also a video on adding glassine, please search my channel. Start with "A few notes on sewing a large album". If you can Tip the Tutor. Thanks for watching.

[@lgbpinho]

where can I buy these tapes online with international shipping?

[@Ceropegia]

Talas online, They have everything you need. Thanks for watching.

[@Rizwankhatri786]

If you use to cloth paper on it, it would be best in seeing ...

[@andreisoare6978]

Hello ! Can you show me how you write on the covers of the book ? Thank you for understanding !

[@Ceropegia]

I don't understand what you mean by "writing" on the cover unless you mean add a title or a design. That is usually done by gold stamping with foil or without foil for an embossed design. I have in the past cut linoleum which was printed onto the covers. In any case you will need some type of a press. either a nipping press for the linoleum or a stamping press and type for the gold/blind stamping. Aside from that, there are art type of things you can do with paints, brushes, hand cut stamps and inks or paints. As you see in the video this is a single book for a single event and I used the printed postcard on the cover for titling. Thanks for watching.

[@diegooland1261]

A book in less than a hour is worth a book made in less than a hour.

[@Worddemon]

Check out Patreon for "tips"

[@Ceropegia]

AsI understand it Patreon is for people who will be making monthly payments as patrons do. It is also high maintenance on my part and I am required to provide gifts or premiums. I'm not in that kind of business. Thank you for watching.

[@ssnoc]

You’re too young to retire -

[@mobde3-homs]

Welcome back! Glad to see you again!

[@Ceropegia]

Thanks!