How 100-Year-Old Books Are Professionally Restored | Refurbished

Sophia Bogle is a professional book restorer. She shows us how to restore a 120-year-old book. This includes deconstructing the book, repainting the cover, soaking and cleaning the pages in water, and reassembling the cover and pages.
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How 100-Year-Old Books Are Professionally Restored

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Putting paper in water * hyperventilating *

[@davide7708]

I had a seizure

[@pimpmastery3175]

Ive heard colloectors passing out after seeing they water poured over their multi-million dollar pieces lol

[@aaahfhed.3100]

Isnt old book made from parchment or animal skin stretched???

[@pimpmastery3175]

@@aaahfhed.3100 paper came along from China and spread towards the west from 2000 years ago. So many books in the west would be hundreds of years old also

[@jfcarrier9352]

@Aisha Musrin there's scraping in art restauration too 😅

[@t.miranda176]

Can you imagine the amount of old books that will be destroyed after people trying this out without the practice she has had?

[@damionlee7658]

Or the number of people that will suddenly spring up advertising book restoration, and go on to ruin books provided by people that do not research their chosen restorer first.

[@raetilly]

This thought pains me :(

[@mackenzie8726]

@Luka I I have an entire room full of antique books... one even from the 18th century so yes there are people that have very old books in their collections

[@sautarijuarez663]

@@mackenzie8726 I mean clearly he didn’t say everyone he said most. In truth the average person won’t have such old books but of course there are exceptions

[@mackenzie8726]

@Luka I I’m not sure the exact books name but I have a ton of Harper’s weekly, anatomy books, history books etc and even a woman’s diary set from early 1900’s talking about a blizzard that hit her town (really amazing to read)

[@mh7915]

When she said Japanese tissue paper I knew it was washi kozo. Baumgarter restoration taught me well.

[@starstrukk723]

Same 😂

[@sebastianprzybya5966]

Washi kozo isnt't quite the same thing, japanese tissue paper is ALOT thinner and weaker. 1 square meter can way as little as 3 grams, that's why it almost disapears when the glue is applied

[@SirJonMan]

Yessss

[@JustMrFox]

Damn yes! I opened comments to write “no paper/ink tests before throwing into the water?!??” that book should have been given to him😄

[@ellie_bells4988]

yupp

[@RehabProjectSRCB]

I really wish I could clean up my Guilt with a cuticle stick.

[@marcoantunes1813]

We all wish that ✊😔

[@mordecaialivanallenoshea7532]

😂 this sounds so naughty

[@haroldseah306]

Confess your sins to Christ Jesus and ask Him for forgiveness and to lead you back to God by walking in His ways. Only by the blood of Christ can your sins and guilt be relieved. But you must want to forsake your sins and He will grant you the repentance.

[@harryportfelikartakredytow8907]

- said the protagonist of an E.A. Poe book

[@stressedbyamountainofbooks]

@@haroldseah306 ok wait imma do some crimes first

[@Maatjuhhh]

I've had an internship at a local paper museum where I learned all the analogue techniques that applied to art, under which bookbinding. In a 6 month time, I learned to strip a book, make a book myself, add pages, sew pages and that stuff. It's such a therapeutic process. I will be forever grateful that I learned this. This was also so satisfying to watch and it easily could be a 30 minute video!! Books are ancient relics from our past and they need to be saved for the future. Great job @Insider!

[@Maatjuhhh]

@Luka I Yeah it absolutely was. I sometimes make a book myself to scribble in.

[@pulkitgarg2754]

@@Maatjuhhh lucky you

[@DaviHughes]

it actually is! I saw the whole process months ago on her youtube channel

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

@Luka I I was thinking the same thing!

[@angelieavenie5741]

That's awesome!

[@kioshi5789]

*the amount of anxiety i had when she put the pages on the water...*

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

Me too!!

[@Naomi-wp8bi]

Same.

[@idahomusic]

I would use the shop vac to extract the water. Mine has a wet/dry setting.

[@galimirnund6543]

i have an old book and yes... that made me go WOE!!! too...

[@Ratigan2]

Can someone explain why this is bad in the context of the book she's repairing?

[@angelieavenie5741]

This brings me back to my childhood. My father was a bookbinder and studied book restoration and I grew up watching him restore rare books. It's an art form and it takes discipline to do this work.

[@MrEazyE357]

Man I wish my father had done something like cool that that he could've passed down to me, and that he would've stuck around so he could've passed it down.

[@josefine635]

Have you ever read Cornelia Funke‘s book Inkheart? If not, you should!

[@angelieavenie5741]

@@MrEazyE357 we were taught and had all the equipment. Sadly, we all moved away...my other siblings passed away. But, it's in my heart to continue if I can.

[@angelieavenie5741]

@@josefine635 Thank you! I will look for that book.

[@josefine635]

@@angelieavenie5741 let me know what you think please

[@BR14Nx]

The ink is not getting washed out in the water at all?

[@SuperJellybaby]

the ink used for printing books is oil based, so it doesn't dissolve in water :)

[@antifugazi]

@@SuperJellybaby Even this old ink??

[@BR14Nx]

@@SuperJellybaby I see, that makes sense. But she definitely has to know it somehow, even if the book is that old.

[@thaminduKavinda]

That's what I thought

[@BR14Nx]

@@JanKut ...is your comment even worth an answer?

[@jaydn2343]

Did she just weigh down the wet pages to keep them from becoming rippled? I’ve tried that before, and they still come out wavy

[@Maatjuhhh]

That depends on the paper and how wet the paper was before you weighted it down. It's possible.

[@SuperJellybaby]

i think she pressed them between absorbent paper in a book press!

[@aprilpanama8856]

@@SuperJellybaby you'r right she did, and i hope she did it somewhere slightly cooler. Heat leads the wet paper to deform and curl. Change the absorbend paper regularly, put heavy weight on it, protect it from sun and heat

[@keithdennis5085]

I really enjoyed watching and listening to the whole process. At the university I attended many moons ago, it had a staff of about ten book repairers as well as several apprentices that worked to restore the many old texts that resided in the library's collections.

[@BlackSaphire96]

"Then you put in the pages- right side up" I sense a story there. Unless that's just a common mistake people make.

[@Anastas1786]

I'm sure it happens to everyone at least once.

[@angelieavenie5741]

Yup, sometimes that happens too. Either the front of the cover it at the back or upside down. It's an intelligent and artful work, really!

[@caifer5099]

Restoring an old book takes a lot of time and effort. I can tell she's really passionate about it.

[@Lenayification]

She did an absolutely amazing job. The new spin looks fantastic and the inside of the cover and the pages look like they are original, the owner will be so pleased!

[@sagarinosergiamaeg.5840]

Idk why, but I remembered Anne Reardon's 200-year-old book just by watching this.

[@Frostfern94]

I haven’t watched that video of hers but now I think I should. I love Anne Reardon.

[@Frostfern94]

It reminded me of the person that makes the elemental tome books. I think she’s Swedish or something? She bakes the pages in the oven to dry them. I don’t remember her name though.

[@amritasingharay3095]

Wow.. I feel so relieved.. I don't know what is in this but I love binding and taking care of my books it's so soothing ❤️

[@dancemarathon]

Delightful and professional presentation, Sophia Bogle. You have a lovely voice that enhances the video.

[@Ray-ks4bb]

4:30 "you can actually remove the guilt by using a cuticle stick, and then you can clean up your guilt" where can I buy this?

[@IaIaIanopipipi]

I have one. Where exactly do I need to put it to remove my guilt? /jk

[@tracystanley7131]

Gilt not guilt

[@Webb_Studios]

@@tracystanley7131 welcome to the joke!

[@pigskinfanboy1281]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching your restoration processes. Thank you for such a detailed and thorough video on how you bring these back to life.

[@pendaco]

I swear you could turn this into a Violet Evergarden type of anime where the retelling of the stories from the books are combined with the craftsmanship of repairing them, and I would watch the heck out of that show! Also, give this woman a HD camera!

[@leigh7816]

when she put the paper in the water i cringed and had to remind myself she's the pro here 😂 goodness knows how many books ive ruined by wetting them accidentally 😔

[@emiliepryor51]

Amazing! Really beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. I look forward to watching your other videos. I'm presently interested in saving some rare water damaged and moldy books. Thank you.

[@MindPeaceQuotesSayings]

There is no friend as loyal as a *book* !

[@mindpeace-6085]

❤️

[@aprilkyle431]

I know right

[@prop69]

I don’t like reading

[@jothishprabu8]

Dogs are more loyal

[@asphxalia8398]

@{Kittichu} how is that pure wrong? Just asking

[@hufflepufflez3293]

I have a 70 year old book right next to me, she's in pretty okay condition if I say so myself. A little bit of wear on the cover but all the pages are intact and no bind breakage yet ^^

[@pulkitgarg2754]

watching restorations is always so peaceful and awesome

[@HALDACONT]

Mrs. Sophia. What a great job you do. Some time ago, a person lent me the book, "The Pilgrim's Progress". I was fascinated, as it was the complete work, and the book was about 100 years old. Its condition was like the one in this video. Where I live nobody does book restorations like you do. Greetings from Bogota Colombia. I wish your videos were subtitled in Spanish.

[@skipperry63]

You do such beautiful work! Thank you for your video!

[@chayar6310]

Her voice is so calming. I want her to read me a book to sleep 😭😭😭😭

[@lunarvision78]

I didn't even know this was a thing. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@jultru3278]

She is truly and artist. This video was simply mesmerizing. I would love so much to be able to do this.

[@ningningjocson4889]

Bro, just enchant the book now dood, we've been waiting here for 3 hours already

[@V-2512]

like bruh protection 5

[@JanKut]

Waht

[@lizzie___4584]

How much xp does she have though

[@yuyella8581]

@@lizzie___4584 25 based on her experience 🤣

[@sitomagus]

@@yuyella8581 this one wins

[@princessmoonlightx1606]

This seems so therapeutic that I would love to learn how to properly do this. 😩🥺

[@4729Punisher]

So relaxing. I'm not s reader, in fact in high school I hated to read but I love this.

[@Lizzy43645]

This is gorgeous!

[@jmservan1250]

She: Pours water Me: Nooooo! Also Me: O okay, part of the process 😂😂

[@ravenred201]

amazing! you need distress ink with a small sponge for the edges of the paper. I make a ton of antiqued paper for journals etc. The dark smudges, smears are easy to do with distress ink by Tim holtz. You will love the stuff, all sorts of earthy shades... Great job!!

[@tennesseedanielauthor1825]

I just bought (2) 150+ year old English ship ledgers and this is a goldmine of knowledge for me to try and restore it! Thank you!

[@wendy-sn7er]

Have a 1887 bible.... please save it for me.

[@shadowthehedgehog9190]

The pages looked so clean after soaking! I wonder if it got rid of the smell old books sometimes have.

[@AlajSaint]

Thank you very much your work is appreciated and respected. 👍🏾👏🏾🙏🏾❤

[@Masood1810]

Such a beautiful neat job, I could almost smell the book at the end!

[@sylversyrfer6894]

Lovely video! Beautiful accompanying music by the way!

[@charlesdatri2318]

Beautiful work

[@MontRoMMancer]

Thank you! I just received an 1855 book of flowers that is in need of repair. I've made enough new books that I'm confident I can restore this one myself.

[@bgdavenport]

This is outstanding! Clear, concise, excellent narration. However, I have some old model kit instruction sheets that are heavily yellowed and acidified to the point of being somewhat brittle. Is there anything I can do to rectify these two related problems?

[@Antenox]

This is the best new KZbin series I’ve discovered

[@Zoe-dn2me]

The music plus the visual of this video is amazing!

[@k4rty72]

That was beautiful! ❤️

[@hydreg]

What a beautiful marbled paper you used for the endpapers 😍

[@vannessadelacruz515]

I remember doing this kind of stuff in my paper conservation, and preservation class in GradSchool. ☺️

[@amanazizkhan9597]

Excellent work.

[@SDMA1989]

Loved this!

[@CyrusB1]

Thank you for this video; amazing to see how well the pages cleaned up. So excited to see an old book get an extended life; you just can beat the feel of a great old book.

[@wig.8gles]

While watching this video, it flashback my memories from when I used to go to the library and read some Hans Christian Andersen books. The good times when it wasn't still quarantine...

[@potato1243]

I really didn’t know book restoration is a thing but its soo satisfying

[@susanharvey2109]

Inspirational. Thank you so much. I am collecting music manuscripts by H. Baynton Power and some of them are in a very sad state. This is wonderful information to have.

[@GabdeVue]

I loved the video, the way it is narrated and shot - but she suddenly went from reparing one single page to glueing the top back on. There was no reassembly and I wanted to look how she dried the pages without them wrinkling. Lovely work and the book looks phantastic in the end.

[@CatOfCulture]

Never knew you could clean up your guilt using a cuticle stick!

[@luchoazulreyes6082]

Excelente Video, Gracias por Compartir

[@harshalcorreia9236]

This is actually incredibly satisfying

[@titaniabeatrixmelani3590]

Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@The-Portland-Daily-Blink]

This is beautiful. I've repaired some antique books but the issues were really simple. I've wanted to learn how to do this for years, it really is an art form. Wow, she is really good. And this is such important work.

[@isabellaperry4121]

Wow thank you I love books and I am going to learn from you how to repair books love it

[@pan_cakes1]

That's so cool. It looks so clean and beautiful 🥰😊💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@elijahvega5915]

Don’t know how I got here but loved it. Very fascinating and I love to read. Great video 👍🙂

[@2PistonRolling]

Good to see the skill and talent alive in todays Internet and Virtual world. Virtual world cannot be secured for long time. But books, stone carving can stay for years to come and generations in future can see and feel it.

[@mauricepowers3804]

Beautiful!!! Tell me, what kind of wipe or cleaner did you clean the front of the book with? Ty

[@amiraaxel2935]

Now this is something I would absolutely love to learn.

[@Universe226]

You've got a beautiful heart, Entertaining personality!!!

[@inkland2003]

excellent job!

[@miss.g-shun-w]

Who would have thought that one of the keys to cleaning a book is hot water! That's would seem like a Cardinal Rule "NO". So cool!

[@CarolReidCA]

I just found quite a few 100 & 150+ year old books in our library. Soaking pages that old seems terrifying! I can certainly see why book conservators get paid as much as they do for restoration! What about different types of paper? Brittle pages that are near to becoming dust? Water soluble inks? I imagine you'd need to test a page 1st? I think we may look them up, as the older ones may belong in a museum (one was apparently for a Duke in England. The plate prints in it are amazing! I found an old roll book for those from the US who fought in WWI as well. I don't want to lose these treasures! These will be amazing if we can get them back to where people can handle them, again. I'm hoping we can do that! I'm asked to see if we have a book conservator in our church, and am waiting for an answer. I know a little, but it would be certainly nerve-racking to try this with very important and rare books! that are irreplaceable! I'm hoping we have someone local that can not only restore these books, but that I can learn more first-hand from them. I could try with perhaps some that aren't as important, but those irreplaceable books certainly I would feel FAR more comfortable having a professional work on them. We have one with color plates, that were certainly rare for their time. I would like to preserve them for another 150 years, if possible! We have one that the page edges crumble on touching them. I was thinking perhaps a hot lamination to hold the remaining paper together??? Thank you for sharing this process! I may try it on one of my 100 or so year-old books? Perhaps on a page that is blank? I'm sure most of that old ink was oil-based, BUT I wonder if some is not? The one book with pages crumbling is a big concern. Can you refer me to a more in-depth tutorial? Perhaps a professional book conservator in the Los Angels area? Thank you! Great video, but so many questions and concerns!

[@JH-qs9du]

Impressive work

[@gauravkumarjangid3517]

I am a librarian and I want to adapt this skill to revive the my books.

[@shiaras4675]

I've been thinking of restoring some old books that got ruined by storm and I want to try the tips here but I gotta admit I am terrified of immersing the pages in (mildly) hot water

[@peachywoojaezen8787]

*Watching the entire process is so damn satisfying.*

[@budsurtees4224]

Brilliant and educational to watch this.

[@fahmihilme8883]

The book restoration is just as "Fairy Tales" as the tittle itself 😊

[@skippymagrue]

I have a friend who went to school for this and there's so much more to it than what she's showing.

[@ahsanmohammed1]

How much did it cost to do this? Must mention the price, to make it meaning for us watchers. Thank you!

[@vic1918]

Please make it on 4K. Great video!

[@salsaatrocitiesb1746]

Really enjoyed this.

[@engjds]

What paint does she use to touch up the Brown cover?

[@iradyizreel]

By far, best job ever!

[@lacplesis484]

Nice quality!

[@jonathanrayne]

Omg, my new FAVORITE channel!

[@jameskrystof3]

Wow! That is a lot of detailed work and looks like it would take a long time to complete. It must be so rewarding to see it completed.

[@JohnEarlStar]

Amazing! How much did you make on the sale?

[@kbikerider8474]

Very nice job. Would be interested in the cost of this service.

[@zezetehartchannel4407]

Awesome 👍

[@bettahydrilla5215]

I love this job. I responsible on paper based Malay manuscript conservation. 😊😊

[@fanslerc12]

Could you list a supplier for Shell Gold, and the brush you used? Thanks-lovely !

[@womensarmycorpsveteran2904]

The book you are restoring in this video is in the same shape as my Whitehouse Cookbook which I inherited. I’ve been too afraid to try & repair it until now. However in moving from the States to England & then New Zealand, the back cover has been lost.any suggestions?

[@HopskotchBunny]

This is wonderful.

[@apoapo3303]

I need her to do a KZbin channel where she posts this stuff, best thing I’ve seen on KZbin in 2021

[@georgeshelton6281]

I do the same thing, too, you know. That's, restore all hardbound books inside and out. I even restore old newspapers' funnies. I even expected old paperback books to be restored.

[@mohammadeleisah8003]

Excellent

[@tekurohamada7068]

this is chopped up i wanna see the full version, i wanna know everything she says, i want knowledge

[@Anastas1786]

Her business, Save Your Books, has a channel here on KZbin.

[@tekurohamada7068]

@@Anastas1786 thanks ❤️

[@treemoon6394]

What were you using on the cloth to clean the book cover? What you recommend for flexible cloth covers re: Audels Guides.

[@marcoantunes1813]

Everybody saying how anxious/surprised they got when she put the pages in the water and they weren’t damaged at all, but it seemed so obvious to me... I mean, it’s just water, and paper is generally made of cellulose, which doesn’t react with water I think (not a chemistry specialist, just my humble opinion :P)

[@codyheiner3636]

So you wouldn't mind taking your favorite book and dropping it in a tub full of water?

[@marcoantunes1813]

@@codyheiner3636 not at all :) every mark tells a story

[@nevertheless3210]

fascinating