Simple Book Binding

A sketching book I made for myself, using various methods I've learned for past experience, Jimmy Diresta, and Jennifer from "Sea Lemon DIY".
This videos is not a tutorial. If you're looking for one, go to my channel where I've made a playlist of bookbinding tutorial videos. Cheers!
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Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

[@itaishemer]

Hey folks, thank you so much for 2m views! Have you seen my new bookbinding video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnqTf4ZpgrN8bcU

[@sandutarlev]

hello what is the model of press? thank you!

[@itaishemer]

@@sandutarlev Two slabs of wood and four bar clamps

[@sandutarlev]

@@itaishemer thanks

[@Whoopwhoopwhoop]

Clean your nails.

[@mbasaveronica4124]

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[@whimsicalkw9346]

No music but only the sound of book binding is somehow relaxing and satisfying!

[@oyinkansolayusuf7233]

that is true but it is boring without music

[@TB-yk7bn]

Kwan Muthita A. Like reading a book on a quiet morning.

[@Itsshegooo]

Kwan Muthita A. I was think that kinda like asmr

[@krishelhuevos472]

Kwan Muthita A. yes it is still not have sound

[@رهامالبوسعيدي]

هلا

[@marthapazcervantes9]

My grandpa loves binding my books since ever, now I know how much time he wastes in me, and it makes me love him so much more :,

[@faaaa__]

Martha Paz Cervantes is not wasted is spent ☺️💕

[@koalafan1576]

It would take even linger if he sewed it like normal binding.

[@harveydent1731]

Please change the word” in” to “on”

[@actually4660]

🥰🥰

[@clarkclarke]

How is he fact that your Grandpa loved what he did and loved you considered wasted ????,.🤔 you people are so so lost ....

[@VanIyke]

I don't know why, but there was something supremely satisfying in just watching this.

[@ashwinik.m2485]

Atara samayam Oru book cover chayan

[@JamesHudgensCLLS]

The diligence and attention to detail .. = .. "supremely satisfying"

[@Prof.Mayur.]

May be because it saves our money.

[@reginacalvillo1489]

👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@patriciomansilla8058]

Van Iyke me too.

[@blackmarlin3166]

Once he brought out that perfectly shape blocks and that iron thingy I knew my book binding dream is crushed.

[@laughingmyassout3132]

bdusa just use some used straight wood or anything with a straight surface and then put a really big rock enough to hold the papers in.

[@manusigl]

You don't need any of those! I've been binding books in my tiny flat without tools just fine. Just use heavy books or smthg instead of the boards and clamps, it works exactly the same! You really just need the glue, paper, and cardboards if you want to make hardcovers (for paperbacks, just use cardstock). If you don't want to use cloth, use cardstock or regular paper for the cover (though the thinner your paper, the higher the possibility of getting wrinkles). I usually sew the signatures together before glueing them for extra security, there are plenty of tutorials on youtube if you want to do that.

[@AestheticYellow]

Those are clamps (which are cheap and can be found at any hardware store) could be replaced with a heavy object. The purpose of him using the clamps is to keep the paper aligned and from being malformed so there might be other solutions to it. Hope this helped!

[@Natushka91]

hey I bookbinded using heavy dictionaries and my notebook was so beautiful anyway :) just try it

[@greatexpectations9446]

😅😅😅

[@lauramiller1967]

nail file part was wild

[@lovwishes]

with full speed 😂

[@fathimarila1065]

I cant even use nail files on my nail properly 😂😂

[@taritangeo4948]

It actually works great! Neats up the trimmed pages very nicely and doesn't take long.

[@stere0type___125]

It went WRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@beckyanderson2504]

Loved that bit!

[@mpregfics]

Looking at the final product of the sketchbook made me smile because, while you're showing us the blank pages, theres this sudden image of these amazing drawings going to occupy the pages. Im just so amazed, great job!

[@JuanGarcia-jr8yi]

I love the way you show a long and sometimes difficult process like this. You make it look easy. This video gives me the courage to try it. Thanks a lot.

[@luvxfroggeh3787]

I just finished making a 90+ page book and my parents thought I bought it Btw I love this video so much!

[@itaishemer]

Must have been a fantastic job! Well done my friend!

[@videosakavidz1857]

"Simple Book Binding" Yea, very simple. Totally agree.

[@lorenawr5582]

The quiet stillness of your video was almost like meditation. Thank you. Beautifully done.

[@TrollJohnSmith]

At the end: So" how does it feel to be a book, mr. book?"? - *shuffles gently*

[@Chancey464]

I like no music. I like no text, but instruction of items and items to use. and several hours later. thanks.

[@AConnal]

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you so very much. The ideas presented in this "tutorial" has given me solutions for the so many pads I need to put together.

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

Why have I watched this video like four times already? Why does the sounds of book binding, give me so much life?

[@kittenthecat4654]

That's it, now I'm 100% I will edit all the pdf I have of my favorites fanfiction with my favorites fanart. I will print them and bind them.

[@jayvalenz9447]

Kitten the cat exactly what I’m dreaming of! Rn I’m in the downloading phase, and originally i was planning on eventually having a kindle and filling it with fic, but having heard about people who had bound books of the portal fic Blue Sky, I’m now in love with that idea.... or both!! Bound books for an at home library, kindle for on-the-go convenience.... endless possibilities, really. 📚📚📕📙📘📗📚📚

[@Mr_Fancypants]

In 500 years some book collector will find your messed up book with torn pages at a fleamarket and restore it to put in a museum for what we liked in 2020

[@mayroux1708]

Great idea

[@Nevershouteverfly]

gotta ask the artist's first tho, otherwise it'd be pretty rude

[@Mr_Fancypants]

@@Nevershouteverfly do you? It's not for selling or profit.

[@sarveshbhalerao]

Amazing and simple technique to make a book. Doesn't look at all that it is completely handmade. Awesome finishing.

[@msmotherful]

You did a great job with this tutorial. I'm definitely going to use this tutorial for my book project. Thanks so much.

[@elonmusk8149]

Thanks for the tutorial. Now I can make books at home. You saved a lot of money.

[@kevayreski]

High speed filing is my new favourite sound. 😃 Thanks for the video. Gonna try it this weekend. Wish me luck 🤞

[@userb8a]

I keep getting mesmerized by how much ASMR potential an artisan/craft video with no music has...

[@swampturtletiller3073]

This is wicked thank you so much for the video. I've been searching far and wide on how to bind a book I'm writing and this nailed it. Granite the book won't be as big as yours but I can experiment along the way. Keep up the great work!

[@Whitetshirtt]

Maze Runner fans be like - Wicked.Is.Bad.

[@ERICA1288]

Simple. Clear. Supportive. BEST!!! Offered. Thank U much.

[@AlexsaurusRex]

GREAT! Now it can sit unused on a bookshelf cause it's already a finished work of art

[@trublgrl]

This comment is not in any way facetious: I love that you mic'ed the book as you glued the spine paper. Seriously, your attention to detail is remarkable. Also, if you did a video of thirty minutes of high speed paper filing, I think it would crack the recommendations list.

[@themarcvelazquez]

Damnit that ending with some jazz. Satisfactory

[@rickcoona]

nice "Perfect" binding style sketchbook i tend to be more "old school" on my bookbinding and use swen signatures on my books thanks for posting this video --Rick

[@pedroclaro7822]

Great editing, it's sped up in the right places, thanks for saving our time and making it a concise and informative video

[@djross721]

He really threw his books down at the end like “ I really do this shit!” Hahaha awesome video

[@aychkay3534]

Unbelievably helpful and simple!!! And I have all these supplies from other crafts I’ve done! Thank you!!!

[@scarychatsrus3301]

I dont know if anyone else is a weirdo but i like hearing paper fold and things shift around

[@parsil8158]

There's a very similar thing called ASMR. Look it up. It's very relaxing.

[@Asdayasman]

Yes everyone likes nice sounds, jesus christ.

[@StyxNyx1]

When I was in school many moons ago, I always got tingles during reading time in classes or at the library. Just listening to the sound of pages turning in a book, or someone slowly crinkling up some paper in class during a test or any other quiet time. Paper is just the best ASMR for me.

[@parsil8158]

@johnny walker What is this logic??

[@parsil8158]

@johnny walker You're saying you're a robot? Or i'm a robot?

[@ginabisaillon2894]

Very useful! I have an old paper back that I'm having to fix and I wanted a soft cover not a hard one because it's a 1000-page book. You have given me the solution I am so appreciative!

[@sylviasid9902]

Beautiful notebook, outstanding tutorial! Thank you!

[@vinhtran1790]

That’s a beautiful book & what’s a nice handwork of book making! Being in the big printing & making book business, I can appreciate your nice work👏thank you for sharing

[@yashkuwade1199]

i appreciate the absence of additional background music

[@eclecktique6359]

simple clair et précis, sans blabla ni musique, c'est parfait. Merci pour ce tuto

[@AxiomEcho]

This is like crafting asmr and its amazing!

[@bkjackson8092]

This is awesome. So many fun projects. So little time.

[@straighft]

Woah this is actually pretty , might make one for my bestfriend lol

[@margaritatabellini8806]

I think that it would be a really neat gift! Today I quite randomly did a book with japanese bookbinding, no expensive equipment (superglue and cutter were enough). Friends rated it cool, so now I have an idea for their birthdays :D

[@ramuneicepop6042]

A nail file! That never would have occurred to me!

[@whitehawkjulie]

That is seriously the most relaxing thing I've ever watched :D

[@itaishemer]

Thank you!

[@99rylee]

awesome. they look professionally made. thanks 4 sharing

[@advanceg2116]

Technically, that's not Perfect Binding but rather Case Binding with softer backers and no spine. Perfect binding is gluing the pages like demonstrated with the cover just glued to the spine and folded over on the edges with the edges trimmed flush on a guillotine cutter. Needless to say it was WAY cool.

[@itaishemer]

You're abseloutly right. This is more "perfect-ish" then perfect binding, but that doesn't show up well on the title. Thank you!

[@IdaKiss]

Perfect binding is sewn.

[@advanceg2116]

Ida Kiss Perfect binding is the method of bookbinding in which a flexible adhesive attaches a paper cover to the spine of the assembled signatures of a book or magazine. Live Wire

[@fallenknight1585]

Hands down, most satisfying part. Great video. 👍🏾

[@CraftyPrapty]

keep on best of luck

[@begamkalawant5100]

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[@sunitauppal5234]

I have subscribed you channel Crafty Prapty ❤

[@work2gather]

Very nice tutorial on making a single book... made the whole process very simple.

[@catpower8822]

Me: *wants to know more about book binding* Also me: *sees this video* Also also me: *sees "simple"* Also also also me: *don't have any materials*

[@chrisnix3177]

I like how it gets petted at the end “good book”

[@user-bk7nn7mt1b]

8:48 that sound is satisfying. Also it kinda sounds like heels

[@sarahshbool7706]

You really REALLY work so hard for that to make a simple notebook i was saying like “ just take a lot of papers and glue theme with each other “

[@kapsyvoneisenberg8735]

was that an ASMR or what?

[@kapsyvoneisenberg8735]

but still perfect :D

[@thepickypainter9854]

I liked the sounds of the paper, the cutting and folding. Not as distracting as repetitive music which get on.my.nerver rather quickly. Thank you for showing how simple this can be.

[@brandonwilson4281]

💡

[@luiscrespo9902]

Best video on basic book binding I've seen thus far! Great work!

[@adyyda8293]

My dad made a book since i needed it and he bookbinded it with elmer's glue and i'm shook.

[@barbarabrundige6394]

Beautiful books and mesmerizing to watch.

[@dudenarima2528]

i thought at the end he would say "sh*t i forgot to print book"

[@neverever7821]

I love this kind of tutorial. I will nominate this as the best tutorial ever made!

[@rickcroucher]

Wouldn't gloves keep the oil off the pages. The oils of the hands could interfere with graphite or paint couldn't they?

[@ricardasbalinskas1883]

yes they actually can

[@northshorepx]

Loved this build. You made it look so simple. Thank you.

[@thamiresaraujodias]

Quando vc ama encadernação e asmr... e vc tem os dois no mesmo vídeo!!!!

[@taritangeo4948]

It constantly baffles me that perfect binding actually holds the pages together and even lets the book lay flat most of the times.

[@hanelyp1]

The quality and application of the glue makes a big difference. Done right it works very well. But I have a couple commercially bound books using the method where pages are starting to come out.

[@taritangeo4948]

@@hanelyp1 yeah as long as glue holds well and has a bit give in it when dry. We used to have fancy new textbooks for english class that fell apart bc glue just crumbled and fell off, together with pages.

[@fishbish5958]

is that just pva glue you're using at 2:39?

[@itaishemer]

Yup!

[@giovannaalvino4040]

Very, very well done! Thanks for sharing.👍

[@4ataraxia]

Can I use the plywood laying around the house for the part where you compressed(?) the paper? Also what alternative can I use for the bone folder?

[@KipdoesStuff]

YOu don't really need the bone folder, it just gives a crisper edge.

[@awkb777]

this was great to watch because I'm thinking of binding and printing my own book instead of paying 1000$ for the 100 copies from a printing house

[@ramanathanseshan7137]

Please list the things that you use thank you

[@bigshortstack2929]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for not putting a music track on your video. That plus the minimal text needed for explanation is just right. I hate the "music" a lot of others put on their videos that is too distracting. If I want to listen to music while I'm learning a new technique, I can play my own stuff. Your tutorial vid is very good and again.....THANK YOU. :)

[@plsdontletjhopegetdrunk8184]

*I CAN DO THAT! but i don't have materials...*

[@TheFireGoose]

Thank you for this video, it is more simple than I thought

[@warceblas]

I love it!

[@garymckeating5494]

Poooo

[@rufancedufance]

Soooo coool and easy! I can now costumize my sketchbooks! ❤️️❤️️❤️️love this vid!

[@itaishemer]

Share your results, I'd love to see them!

[@GelidGanef]

:spoiler alert: When he finished the book, and then threw two more exact copies of it on top, the BDE gave me shivers

[@shafinaz.s9884]

wow! i would appreciate a book even more! it doesnt look easy to me....very neat work and great outcome.

[@NicolasGomez-mu9bk]

"simple"

[@ca6177]

I like your method! I also like how you made your own tools!

[@VIDEOEPPO]

will the just the glue hold all pages together?

[@itaishemer]

VIDEO EPPO No, but the gauze will.

[@VIDEOEPPO]

what is the gauze?, i am sorry if i am asking a dumb question.

[@itaishemer]

Nah, you're cool. Gauze is a type of fabric that bookbinders use for the spine of the texkblock (2:24). You can see that I used in this video something that is part fabric part paper.

[@VIDEOEPPO]

Super!Got it!!. Nice video by the way

[@itaishemer]

VIDEO EPPO Thank you, glad I could help!

[@aisyahfauziah6129]

Thank you sooooo much i've searching from many videos to make like this book and i got it ❤

[@jamesgellert1263]

Thanks you

[@lynnwittet1301]

Wow! You really surprised me a couple of times at the beautiful simplicity to your approach ( trimming off the ends that went past the cover) this was a wonderful video. I am so inspired, Thank you for sharing.

[@acatthatmakeseclairs]

This is episode 420 of "Why was this in my recommended?"

[@jellyfishbam1927]

lol

[@caeli6746]

Because it’s mesmerizing

[@suavesoft]

Well done Sir! Someone needs to get you into letterpress printing. I bet you would produce some beautiful work! You have the craftsmanship and patience necessary for the art. Since you sketch, maybe try some lino or woodblock printing.

[@keji3414]

This is simple?

[@floofyowls8989]

LA SINGS Yes, but it does require Patience

[@virgil.alonso]

that nail file seems clutch going to have to invest in one of those

[@liam81900]

Wow, you move fast

[@itaishemer]

Thank you Jesus ♥

[@muezaffar]

IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IVE BEEN WATCHING FOR HOURS

[@hillas7369]

ASMR😂

[@jude1515]

Book looks perfect.

[@hayeedab2137]

gr8 asmr

[@tannerlane9669]

I use to careless about books during school damage wise, now I have a great deal of respect for them

[@Anuragmishra-iv9rm]

Thumbnail said SIMPLE 😂

[@emomsen1089]

Is very simple compared to other methods, just glue without sew, I don't have the tools but a pair of heavy books, scissors, ruler and cutter make the job.

[@KipdoesStuff]

This is as simple as you want to get. Sewing together signatures is more indepth.

[@tabbiethecat]

the sound of the nail file was so funny sped up! good video!

[@TheDoombrigade]

I think some nice relaxing music all along and not just in the end woulld be great! Of course, with the sound of work though

[@lpforever6273]

Perhaps, but I prefer the unadorned, straightforward sounds of the process--I am here to watch the craft in practice. Of course, I could turn down the sound of this vid and then choose my own music to play while I watch it. For some superb (but totally silent) bookbinding vids check out the YT channel of BookbindersChronicle (one of my faves).

[@TheDoombrigade]

L&PForever Thats actully a great idea and comfy for everyone. Feel stupid bot thinking about it myself

[@lpforever6273]

Please don't beat yourself up about it! I am super fussy with music so I do this quite a lot when I don't like a particular choice of music on a vid. Bookbinding people tend to be really nice types so I'm sure we can all share ideas and approaches--Glad this channel continues to upload human scale and encouraging vids.

[@MzValerie]

I don't mind the quiet. But I absolutely hate watching videos that are sped up. What's the purpose of teaching us how to do something then fast forward threw it.

[@chamisame]

Valerie Good I'm not sure if you're specifically talking about this video, but I'd just like to mention that the creator said in the description that this video isn't supposed to be a tutorial (^^;

[@pouyrew]

watching this at 2x it's so nice

[@accounting2161]

simple and easy... very good~

[@sherazwalidkassem8198]

I think you deserve more than 13 k . Don't you think 🤔 your videos are so great so satisfying 😄 you make sketch books with a simple great perfect way you make such a difficult technique look very simple 😀 I really like your videos . Making such a perfect sketch book like you did is not easy it needs a great focus to make it as you did 🤗 keep gonig never stop 😄

[@NubianP6]

This video made me so...happy. 🤗

[@rafaelubiles3]

Great tutorial and simple steps. Thank you!

[@arumadrinorman6515]

thank you for this great work am gonna try it out .God bless you more( big love from Uganda)

[@perladoro]

I just wanna say: thank you

[@buzzakina]

I loved this video. Thanks for making it

[@user-iu1hi6zj7s]

This is so good. Thank you!