Buckram Covered Library Binding Part 2 // Adventures in Bookbinding

[@Grndr101]

This is really in depth. Great stuff.

[@JHarlanHorn]

I learn a new little trick every time I see one of your videos. This time, it was in how you measure the hollow and the technique in gluing it. I learned a very different, much more cumbersome way, but I will definitely adapt yours. Very well done, and many thanks!

[@EvelyneJackman]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!!! I love bookbinding!!! I learned the basic when I was a child, courtesy of my friend and her father. Now that I am in another country I realized how important is to know how to take care of your books. Thank you so much for your help!!! God bless you!!!

[@DASBookbinding]

Thank you Evelyne. You are very lucky to have such a personal connection to books and caring for them, hopefully linked to wonderful memories. Take care, Darryn

[@EvelyneJackman]

@@DASBookbinding Yes, Daryn. I got great memories!!! I am trying to convey what I learned in Peru with what it is available here in USA so that's why I am so grateful for your channel and video!!!

[@kraftyiam]

Howdy - beautiful work - thanks for sharing

[@irishguy13]

Beautiful work, nicely conveyed.

[@DASBookbinding]

Thanks! It's a good structure this one. If you want something that will take a lot of rough use and still look good, this is the one. Take care, DAS

[@evanschumacher4413]

Hello! I am a lover of your videos who really thinks the split board bindings are cool! I was wondering how you actually make the split boards. Do you take normal boards and split them? or is it two boards put together in one side and left split on the other? Thanks so much in advance!

[@DASBookbinding]

It's 2 boards glued together as you describe. It's in there somewhere. Ciao, DAS

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Would it be possible to make the hollow out of 4 folds so it would be a two-on two-off hollow?

[@DASBookbinding]

Sure. Or 1 on 3 off? The 2 on will make the spine more ridged. Maybe that is what you are after.

[@r45frt]

Another great tutorial, great detail as usual. Thank you for sharing your insights and experience, it's very helpful. I am also following the Forwarding with Laced-On Boards but part one seems to be unavailable now from your Wordpress Blog and shows: "Video unavailable This video has been removed by the uploader" I wonder will it be back anytime soon? Thanks again for these excellent tutorials - keeping me sane in these troubled times.

[@DASBookbinding]

Mystery solved! Thanks for letting me know. Complex story. When I upload a video I link it to DAS Bookbinding and then maybe do some publicity. But that video had a spurious copyright claim against it. I had to put up a new version with different music. But I wanted to leave the old version up so I could dispute the copyright claim but forgot to update the link. After the claim went in my favour last week I removed the video as not needed any more. But I couldn't work out how people were viewing an unlisted video. Now I know! Link updated and it can also be found from the KZbin page under the leather binding playlist. Thanks! DAS

[@r45frt]

@@DASBookbinding Great stuff - glad it's sorted and to have been of help.

[@shadoakes5276]

In several of your bindings you utilize hollow tubes and use brown craft paper, are there any special qualities to look for in this paper? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craft. I took the leap and rebound my first book as a result.

[@DASBookbinding]

Kraft paper has pros and cons. It is very strong but also gets a bit soft when wet because it absorbs moisture very well. I think I use 110gsm kraft paper. If you can find a strong white paper, then 130gsm would be easier to use. DAS

[@tristanreader3858]

Thanks again for your work. When you attach the hollow tube, which side gets glued to the spine? The side with the two layers that have been glued together? Or the single-layer side? Conversely, is the spine stiffener the two-layer side or the one-layer side? SUPPORT DAS on Patreon!

[@DASBookbinding]

Single layer down. Or also described as one-on two-off. Hmmm, you got me, is there a spine stiffener used in this book? A spine stiffener is normally a single layer of thin card attached to the covering material. So I guess after construction the double layer would play that role. Does that make sense? Thanks for the support!! DAS

[@sheilamay758]

New binder here- I watch your videos multiple times as I go through each process so that I feel I hear your voice in my head as I do each step. Does this type of binding incorporate headbands? I do not recall you mentioning why or why not. Thank you!

[@DASBookbinding]

The library binding usually does not have headbands. Johnson does mention in the description about the possibility of adding them. However, the cord inside the turn-in which forms the headcap sits right on the textblock, where a headband would be. So they would interfere with each other. I really like the cord in the headcap feature, so it wins over headbands. All the best, Darryn

[@copperheadpress]

Thanks for the fantastic videos! If I were to cover this binding in leather, Would if be possible to add strips of leather as spine bands on the hollow tubes? Thanks

[@DASBookbinding]

Yep, you sure can. The only thing is that with the split board attachment there is a significant joint gap, which is incompatible with laced on boards. But then again, especially in the US, springbacks often had false bands added, which have a similar structure. Have fun with it! DAS

[@copperheadpress]

@@DASBookbinding Time to experiment! Thanks!

[@TgWags69]

If you aren't doing split boards, is it acceptable to just glue the tapes and mull to the paste down?

[@DASBookbinding]

If I wasn't doing a split board attachment I'd do a case binding. That is just what I'd do. But you could attach the boards by glueing them directly to the waste sheet instead of inserting it into a split board. DAS

[@TgWags69]

@@DASBookbinding thanks, as you can tell, I'm a rank amateur. I'm trying to fix a large concordance for a friend. The project went sideways from just reattaching the cover to a complete resew of the signature and new cloth jointed endpapers. I sewed on tapes mostly because I like the look of it. I didn't know or realize there were so many ways to attach covers so I'm just learning as I go. I really appreciate your videos, but it is a lot to learn in a short amount of time with a fair amount of jargon. Learning what the differences are between the different bindings, enpapers, stitching, paste, glue, paper, etc as well as knowing the advantages and disadvantages of each is a lot more complicated (and expensive) than it looks on the face of it. Thanks again I hope my questions aren't too bothersome.

[@dakar6335]

Did you have LoTR book? , If you don't mind , can you turn them into hardcover book. Or any other novels

[@creatrixcorvusarts876]

Is it still necessary to even the tapes if you are applying the tube?

[@DASBookbinding]

For this book I always would. The tapes are fairly thick and I don;t want differential forces in the spine. This book is meant to take years of heavy use. But in other bindings styles and with thin support material I often don't. All the best, Darryn

[@vaidoo]

Great ! The Labels on the spine and cover on the book it matter if it is from inkjet or laser printer ? Thank you !

[@DASBookbinding]

InkJet, but only because I don't have a laser printer, in which case that is what I'd use. All the best, DAS

[@vaidoo]

I asked because i know inkjet printer works with inks and this maybe a problem with humidity from glue, while laser printer i think more safe for this situation because works with burn paper. Also i have an extra question about the thickness of the boards. Exists some minimum thickness for library or laced on-boards binding or depending by material leather or cloth ?

[@johnmorrison8577]

Your kraft paper looks stiffer than what I get here in the UK. What gsm is it?

[@DASBookbinding]

Finally remembered to check while in the bindery. It's 110gsm. It feels heavier, but kraft paper does feel stiff usually. All the best, Darryn

[@robertkrook35]

@@DASBookbinding is this referring to e.g the tube for the spine? Thanks