Padding; How to Make a Tear Away Notepad // Adventures in Bookbinding

[@colinsmith6116]

Personally, I find DAS the best of all bookbinding instruction videos on the internet. Well done and keep them coming.

[@kajsabornedal1201]

I agree! Simply the best

[@TheLinkmaster001]

I’ll admit I laughed when the Elmer’s Glue slid across the table.

[@decepi]

I gotta say, I always appreciate the bits of humor you throw in, like the bit about your Elmer’s glue review 😂

[@evelynmitchell2888]

Thank you so much. I am grateful for your clear instructions. I was about to try rubber cement but thought I do a google first. I am making a custom pad for a friend. What a pleasant surprise.

[@blissyogi8699]

Fantastic teaching. Thankyou

[@phoebebaker1575]

There is something satisfying about watching you cut apart the pads; like those toy food chopping sets where the knife cuts the wooden “carrot” into sections.

[@peterangel6463]

Thanks for this. Artists use watercolor blocks, that are watercolor pads but with padding compound going right around the pad (except for a small space to insert a palette knife). This makes turning a watercolor pad into a watercolor block so easy!

[@andrewwebster437]

When I started in a printers the first job you were given was making pads from scrap’s, I believe this was to make you accurate and able to work alone at a given job. This was many years ago and we did not have “padding” compound. We used pva glue watered down, if you wanted a pad for a warehouse the glue had to be stronger so less diluted but for a note pad a 60/40 mix would do. The more water the easier to take a page off and the longer for it to dry

[@hambeastdelicioso1600]

Thanks for this. We have boxes of old stationery from my husband's parent's businesses and I don't have the heart to throw them all in the recycle bin. Scratch paper is all well and good, but it gets everywhere and the cats make a mess of it if they get the chance. Smaller paper pads seem like a good solution, so I'll give it a go and see!

[@dariawilber2213]

Ha! I just received a jar of HAR from Amazon this morning and tonight this tutorial popped up. Thank you!

[@DASBookbinding]

Hmmmm.. Sounds a bit of a coincidence. Who's watching what you buy....

[@rdtrevino09]

Thank you for a beautifully detailed tutorial.

[@tootnewt]

Thank you for the helpful video!

[@sislertx]

U always make it look so easy...

[@aixot_3073]

Merry Christmas and a happy, peaceful new year to you and your family as well, Darryl! Greetings from Germany! 🙂

[@DASBookbinding]

Happy New Year to you and your family too! DAS

[@ragnes18]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

[@marilynbook4211]

Thank you for this video, I am off to my bindery to make some pads.

[@mardinoetling7871]

These pads were the first thing I made to learn fan binding... I had lots of paper from goofs from the printer

[@daveturnbull7221]

I ordered a small bottle of padding compound a couple of weeks ago but due to the holidays and COVID etc still waiting. I did try some of my 'builders' pva before but found it wasn't very flexible after a month or so. I think I'll be busy making pads for the neighbours kids once mine arrives. Hoping that 2022 brings everyone all they need plus a bit extra for luck 👍

[@jennagoodrich9869]

Thank you so much, this is exactly the information I needed!

[@gamersruin]

Thank you for your attentiveness and content over 2021!

[@MoniqueAO888]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄

[@deathbysnusnu1970]

Thank you for this little gem!

[@agustinzavala8043]

Wow!! I have not seen the video yet, but already liked it. I've been looking forward for a video about this topic!!!. Thanks again for sharing your wisdom (: Merry Chrismas!! Greetings from Chile

[@marianogonzalez5300]

[@PandaSprinkle]

Thank you for making this great tutorial!!

[@pseudomonad]

Happy new year to you too! I've just got started in bookbinding these last few months, and your videos have been invaluable in getting me going!

[@chrisseyharrison898]

Definitely some good tips in this video. I've been making notepads one at a time using a double fan perfect binding method, but this gets me thinking I might be able to speed up the process.

[@kateh4030]

Thank you for a year of great videos, and a happy Christmas and New Year to you.

[@nashvillain171]

Another cool and helpful experiment! 👍

[@asailijhijr]

If you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a good day in the day that I celebrate Christmas.

[@PauloNeuenschwander]

Thanks Darryl for another yet fun and instructive video. It's now on my "give a go" list. I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year too!

[@donnabulman3690]

thank you for showing this! I really enjoyed it!!

[@mfmmfm3978]

yoy always best of the best master

[@martinnyberg9295]

I did this with leftover blank ballots (in the three colours 🇸🇪 yellow, blue and white, for national, regional and local elections) after our general election over a decade ago, using ordinary wood glue. 😊 I still have some pads, they’ve lasted well.

[@ctfddftba]

Is it the washable Elmer’s or their “permanent” white glue?

[@AnnieNoodle]

Hello! I've been watching through your videos, and im looking forward to giving bookbinding a whirl as soon as I'm finished renovating my studio. I'm a watercolorist, and a lot of what I want to do is make sketchbooks out of watercolor paper. I thought this padding video sounded interesting. I'm wondering if you think this would be strong enough to hold together the sides of a watercolor block, or if I should use a paper along with the glue to combat the warping of the wet watercolor paper? Thank you for all of these amazing videos!!

[@DASBookbinding]

This is meant as a temporary binding. Always meant to be pulled apart. So unless this is your intension, I wouldn't use this method. A double-fan (aka Lumbeck) might be better.

[@countrystyle5076]

At 9:20 I laughed because I did watch that "referred to" video...

[@neuro518]

I use padding compound because the PVA I buy is much more expensive

[@brianhostak3961]

Thank you !!

[@EAG369]

Do you think any/all of these glue approaches would work fine in making a travel watercolour pad given the heavier weight of paper? They’re glued on two side of the paper to keep the page from cockling while working with the water.

[@DASBookbinding]

Yep. all should work fine. DAS

[@pennythedomelady]

@@DASBookbinding yes. I glue up watercolor paper to make pads using PVA and it works well.

[@seamus6387]

I was always told the only difference between padding compound and regular glue (pva) was that the compound stayed more flexible after it dried.

[@DASBookbinding]

Yes, it is is very flexible. But PVA for bookbinding is usually flexible too. Good enough anyway. Maybe the padding compound remains flexible for longer?

[@sonnyobrien]

Are there any print shops in Brisbane I could go to recycle the offcuts?

[@DASBookbinding]

Are you after off-cuts? Maybe, but I think they would rather not muck around with saving stuff for people. But you are welcome to get some from me. Just book a bindery visit here. calendly.com/das-bookbinding/bindery-visit

[@sonnyobrien]

I certainly will be @@DASBookbinding

[@lynsnyman6851]

How would one add a decorative cover to the notepad?

[@DASBookbinding]

Make some sort of case with a pocket for the board to slip into.

[@angela14962002]

💙📚💙📚💙

[@blueviolets2022]

Elmer's glue all, and school glue are different. Glue all is PVA glue, school glue is not. That's my understanding, anyway. Neither are archival, of course.

[@sislertx]

I may of just messed up big time..curting my paper the wrong way..ugh...