Traditional Bookbinding | How It's Made

[@jtrevino24869]

Been in the printing and binding industry for 17 years. Started as a high school drop out making $5.75 a hour now I’m at $33.50 a hour running one of the biggest binder in Texas. I will always be grateful for what this industry has given me in life.

[@negative.infinity]

I took a two-hour long printing class in high school. It was one of the coolest classes I've ever taken. Got to work with all kinds of printing methods on machines that were far older than I am. Although, we never got to bind books. It was the only class I scored a 101 A+, haha.

[@pawpatrolnews]

How did you get extra credit?

[@negative.infinity]

@@pawpatrolnews By turning in stuff that I printed. The thing is that I didn't even try for extra credit, I just had a lot of fun designing and/or printing out all kinds of stuff. So many different and equally fascinating printing methods, such as those similar to the ones in this video, to others like taking and developing photographic negatives inside of a darkroom, and even designing stuff on a computer, or silk screen printing (like what's used to print designs on clothing). The class was two hours long, but the time would always just fly by.

[@nellz72]

@@negative.infinity I was lucky enough to have the same class in high school years ago, and it was so awesome. I absolutely loved it. The chance to work in a full blown dark room, developing all kinds of photos, and the silk screen printing, were my two favorites. But everything in that class was fun.

[@elizabethwatson71]

I wish I could find the works of some current (modern) authors. I have started binding and journal/blank binding, but would love to be able to find the unbound pages or signatures to give as gifts this winter. If you, or anyone, knows how to get my hands on some, please contact me....please

[@ayuchanayuko]

Hi there. Printing press here. You'll love the new printers being designed right now. Check out the HP indigo 100k and V12. The Landa S10P/W10P. New xerography presses like the Kodak Nexfinity and KM C14000. Heidelberg has traditional lithography offset presses that is nearly automated where you only need to change the plates. Komori has the NS49, IS29, and new features where they autodetect bad prints and even numbers them so you know where they were from in the printed stack. There's also oddities like the JetPress where two companies decide to merge. Color management and screening types: check out HP ColorUp and XCMYK. also the DMAXX methodology. Some xerography printers now can do a hybrid AM/FM combination screening in one signature. HP also has EPM which replicates a large-enough CMYK-like gamut using only CMY plus some trickeries in screening and density. There's also transparent ink which you can build 3D layers out of. There are also new fascinations in the book binding world such as PUR binding and Canadian wiro binding. You can also execute smithesaw-like or side-stitch like bindings using not thread, but wires and really heavy machinery. There's also spine-forming saddle-stitch where saddled books look like they were perfect bound. Theres more fascinating stuff like 2-layered labels you CA. Peel of to reveal a new price etc. Or new postpress enhancements like Scodix if you want textures in your print. Lots of what we call printer porn these days

[@mosesflood3716]

Hats off to these guys who are involved in the making of this whole process of book binding and other jobs!!!👍👍

[@Simba______]

Tee Sri - Shut up. I mean...I agree.

[@anadraguleanu8710]

True dat!

[@stevethea5250]

@@Simba______ you're not too paranoid. The buyer being supposedly away and asking for your bank details is a known scam. When they have your details for a supposed deposit (your name, bsb and account number and bank name), they attempt to use your info for a direct debit. Pretty sad. I've always assumed giving that info is safe, apparently not 100% safe. I had a phone up for sale on gumtree and literally within 10 minutes someone messaged me saying they're away but will pay me half through bank deposit right away and the other half when they return from their oil rig job. Didn't ask about the phone condition. ONLY accept cash. If it's something of high value, have the exchange take place in a public place or a police station if that's allowed, I wouldn't be giving out my address for a high value item.

[@5.0loks56]

My boy i dont even wear a hat

[@davidmann8254]

That is possibly one of the most beautiful, heartening things I’ve seen. The astonishing skill, elegance and quality of the making process in a period of time that is glutted with colossal mass production gives me hope that superb quality is still appreciated and patronised. Thanks for posting

[@TyBraek]

This is why I love buying old books. Even if the text isn't something interesting the book itself can be a work of art.

[@starcetus]

This is a more modern method of book binding. The older techniques, like cord sewing or tape sewing, are more tedious but look much nicer and can even last longer

[@colinmurphy2214]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHPHZ2qnht5sbM0 maybe you’ll like this one more

[@charlieangkor8649]

We had a lot of old books at home and we used to play with them as kids, mainly as pillars to prop up roller coaster made from H0 model rails and ping pong balls (they fit together perfectly). Most of them ripped and fell apart, old paper and cloth turn yellow dry and brittle and I don't understand how the book could actually hold together unless you handle it with white gloves on a museum stand and never open it more than 90 degrees. Apparentlyk, the books are not supposed to be opened or handled. Just to sit on shelves and collect dust.

[@chae226]

I love to read books, now I love to read them even more! Seeing how books are traditionally printed is so cool!

[@plaguedvenice]

whenever this came on TV I couldn't bring myself to change the channel... little me was just so enthralled by this show... it was so freaking cool

[@lothean2099]

Wow, I always wanted to know how they did that. I can imagine now the extreme hard work they did before modern technology.

[@muddyboots7753]

Never knew book making is such a craft. Will try to buy all my books physical. The art of book making must not die.

[@user-yn2ru2ep1j]

You understand a tiny percentage of books are made this way right?

[@muddyboots7753]

@@user-yn2ru2ep1j whaaatt? 😲no way. I died in the 14th century and was resurrected only a few months ago. I am still learning stuff. Tell me more.

[@user-yn2ru2ep1j]

@@muddyboots7753 Excellent snarkiness. Well done. However, your comment still implies you think books are mostly made this way. You'll try to buy physical books? Why? You're not supporting traditional bookbinding like this.

[@Hlebka]

I applaud these people for their work and contribution to the culture! Big respect

[@ahousecatnamedmr.jenkins1052]

I have Paradise Lost with the Gustave Dore engravings made in the traditional style and it's amazing. It has this vibe and smell of it's own

[@rasputinrasputin975]

I work as a composer in printing press in 1990's it was very hard work

[@MomMom4Cubs]

My Daddy worked the finishing machines for Thompson Professional Publishing, and I've a cousin that worked with the composing implements. There is SO much to it!

[@brianholmes1471]

I use to work in a Book Printers/Binders, unfortunately it was badly run. However, the process was always interesting but THIS video shows the beauty of Hand made books. I absolutely love this way of Bookbinding. Excellent Video. Thank you

[@rexon7109]

Golden memories.... all these type setting my Father taught me before 24 yrs in our Printing Press. Still we kept some Metal Types setting equipments for memories. Now a days very rare to see such Type setting Printing works after evolution of Computer DTP works. Happy to see this in Video after a Long years, reminding my olden days...

[@bookbrilliancepublishing3243]

Amazing process, lets hope this never dies out completely, very interesting!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Wow, that's a far cry from your typical laser printer. I had no idea it was so involved.

[@JonBastian]

Yep. And the fun part is how so many modern terms you'll still see on computers came right out of the old manual printing days... upper case and lower case. Leading and kerning. All sorts. Mind your P's and Q's. And on and on. I know there are a lot more, but that's all I can remember at the moment.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

@@JonBastian Thank you. I have a lot of respect for things like this.

[@joewho1131]

manual typesetting has to be some tedious work. and think of the newspaper typesetter having to get it all done in time to run the presses in time to get the paper out. every day

[@dtimbs84]

Wow. That was interesting. It's so cool to see stuff like this in motion. "How its made" is one of the coolest ideas to ever come about

[@clayz1]

I used to run a Ludlow, 40 years ago. Ran the hand feed press too, imprinting NCR forms, business cards etc. On second thought, that would be 55 years ago. Artcraft Printing. Seattle. Hi Chris.

[@vighnesh.acharya]

I still remember that memories when I am kid I just went to my primary school nearest printing press to collect damaged single character of press pin to generate printed view on note book. In those time i really excited about this printing industry. Now i am happy to say that I am experienced graphic designer and the owner of my own printing business.

[@abeginnerspov5968]

What's your press called?

[@amiramindousman9235]

Congratulations

[@Muscleduck]

This is absolutely beautiful. Each book is an artwork. That typecasting machine is awesome too. Never heard of it.

[@MrJLCharbonneau]

My dad ran a four color press for a music publisher. He had a camera that would take images and burn them on to plates for printing. Entire scores of music could be shot and plated within a few hours, ready to be printed. My god, I couldn’t imagine doing it like this. Amazing.

[@warpedspeed05]

Very tough work I work in a printing press and it can be tricky!

[@pawpatrolnews]

You work *inside* of a printing press??

[@mikodesh]

Cool job bro

[@clayz1]

Watch your step is all I can say about that.

[@joshharp6046]

This is literally the greatest video I have ever seen

[@chuckfinley6156]

I started out in 1973 setting cold type in Jr. High school then running a linotype in High School. ended up on 6-40 offset presses with a coater with all type being digitally produced in the 2000s. Hell of a run of technology.

[@richarddeleon5248]

My father was a newspaper typographer and I took printing in high school it is an art lost. Thanks brings back memories.

[@vishalkrishan8988]

I thank you to upload this video. it shows how books were made when we were children. besides this show technology of old times. thanks once again.

[@AerCloud]

I bookbind as a hobby. Hats off to any one who does it full time.

[@kendawa2918]

Thank you Mr Greene for teaching me how to do this.

[@shelly49]

WOW I had NO idea it was done like this. I thought everything was printed on a computer. This is my most FAVORITE episode of H.I.M. EVER.

[@moonsoda3889]

idk why this showed up on my recommendations, but I wasn't disappointed. good stuff.

[@gresvig2507]

Cleverly adapting a century old type casting machine to be computer controlled makes me very happy. Old equipment is amazing, and it's only drawback generally is tedious operation, which the modern tech helps reduce. Nice.

[@turningyellow...6659]

Its making process itself is just mesmerizing as much as books.

[@doomstadt2371]

This is the first one I've seen that looks like actual fun!

[@mattypants]

How is it 49 people dislike this video? This is fascinating.

[@darctian]

is it just me or are the captions just absolutely perfect

[@ravishankarprabhu2423]

What a hard work! I love my ancestors.

[@isokevinvlogs]

I remember as a kid, i sew pages of paper like this process and made booklets, exact same process. I never imagined i did it right. At that time, internet wasnt available. I'm around 8 to 10 years old that time. Im 27 now ❤❤❤

[@ernestogastelum9123]

internet was available at that time, ik because im 27 as well

[@mannuelosio1528]

I love this so much, when I was little I always dream of making books, when I saw them I used to imagine the factories and people working there, I always wanted t be there.

[@victornoagbodji]

😊 🙏 😊 thanks for sharing this excellent video!

[@CHOMAD]

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[@04u2cY]

Wow just amazing the concentration and attention to detail involved is long gone do to today's technology but the ones that are left I would love to work there.

[@brogers_]

Brilliant, I love they still doing it the old way

[@pattyhansen7563]

Man, and I thought I could bind books. That's nothing compared to this! This video is so cool.

[@Shuffler703]

The making of the machines would be another great piece.

[@lettszien1835]

Old book binding techniques are so beautiful and long lasting

[@stepcai448]

"A fine book making specialist makes just a few limited editions books per year, using *traditional* printing and binding technique..." Proceeds using a computer...

[@prototypep4]

The type setting and use of actual printing blocks is the traditional part. Doing entirely manual would increase the time and cost dramatically with a lot fewer prints.

[@stepcai448]

@@prototypep4 well yeah. But when I hear the word "traditional" usually using a computer is the last thing that comes in my mind, especially something that was done before the creation of a computer.

[@autumnumberger3883]

Also disappointed in the use of cardboard. I was looking forward to see what materials they would use to replicate more antique books.

[@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661]

@@stepcai448 we have had analog computers for thousands of years.

[@palt7036]

@@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661 that ain't an analogue computer though

[@louisc.gasper7588]

Okay so far as it goes, but please note that these are not technically "bound" books; they are what is called cased. A bound book will have the signatures sewn around transverse cords that extend beyond the spine and are splayed at their ends. These ends are then glued onto boards that form the front and back of the book. A cover is then put over the boards and spines, with the result that there is no gap between the spine and the signatures. End papers are glued to the insides of the front and back covers to cover the splayed cords. A cased book can be taken apart just by separating the signatures from the cover boards, just slitting the end papers that join the book to the boards. That's not possible with a bound book, which can be beaten up pretty badly and still stay together, as the boards are corded to the signatures.

[@BeingJapan]

Watching from Japan!

[@metalrattle7357]

I remember this type of press existed during my time in Don Bosco days in Shillong, India. It was 1990s.

[@jackbeck4]

what !!! don bosco everywhere in india.

[@jackbeck4]

@Einstein Alberto are you indian?

[@jackbeck4]

@Einstein Alberto how can you write hindi ?

[@Aquabyte]

@Einstein Alberto Thank you Alberto

[@masochistboy653]

My father owns a offset printing press. Good to know the history and get to know new techniques.

[@purplepothos5794]

This is the Arion Press for the curious and the book being bound is Sense and Sensibility.

[@astroadventures3559]

Love watching these😊

[@ladenacrenshaw3258]

Watched a program on pbs lat night on book making... what a wonderful thing you do,for my husband is a reader of book's ,so book's forever Yeah!! than you Ladena

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

I'd love to do this!

[@daxidol1447]

Wow, Rozemyne really is amazing!

[@marshallscreekfarm3833]

Good old days, I worked at a bookbinder for a year. I remember all of the steps...

[@lewisdoherty7621]

I didn't think anyone had or used any of the lead row typecasting machines anymore. I have known people to typecast with movable type for small projects. It was always a point that they would point out that by looking closely it was possible to see how the paper was dented by the fonts which doesn't happen with an offset press.

[@TheBradinator214]

I appreciate all the work that goes into this, but I don't know how "traditional" this really is.

[@Renville80]

The Bradinator how do you think printed matter was produced before inkjet and laser printers?

[@TheBradinator214]

Renville80 - I've seen real traditional book binding and it didn't involve a bunch of big machines. Real traditional book binding is all carefully crafted and handmade. This is more late 1800s to turn of the 20th century book binding incorporating industrial machines.

[@oron61]

It does the same sort of work (ink and lead type, sheets sewn together) with just a lot of mechanical assistance. A book-binder from the 1700s would have loved how fast the sewing machine was rather than lamented a lost art or something. The book-binder wanted his job finished and his coin in hand just as any laborer. Of course, if you take that logic to its extreme conclusion, it could go either way. The 7th century scribe using the laser printer or Gutenberg's naysayers lamenting woodblock printing...

[@Layput]

Traditional means, they wanted to keep the printing itself just like what early bookbinders used to do like ink-transfer rather than printing in a computer.

[@ThePhantazmya]

@@Layput The title of the video is "traditional BOOKBINDING" not "printing" and there is nothing traditional about this bookbinding process. And arguing that this printing method is the same as a Gutenberg press is like saying a lazer printer is the same as a dot matrix printer. There are so many steps that are left out of the process for the sake of speed.

[@Bharathi6126]

Everyone doing with extreme dedicative

[@HettesKvek]

For those who are interested, this was filmed at Arion Press.

[@baalusamsung8714]

Very good working -thanks for books print very helpful every and ever

[@AndrewBarsky]

Awe yes. New HIM video!

[@harshvardhandhaker8885]

3:24 There were some pics too... How did they print that??

[@SonOfFurzehatt]

There are various methods. Traditionally, designs were hand-engraved into wooden or metal blocks, and then printed in the same manner as the type. To reproduce an existing image, a photographic process is used to etch a metal plate, creating a dye that is used for printing. To print full-colour images, different colours are printed by separate plates to build up the image.

[@biamarine]

I also use to watch this show as a kid. It was the best

[@vadermasktruth]

This is fascinating!!

[@cindykato3896]

Very awesome incredible art

[@jimmiehall1725]

When I went to Printing school, one of the old instructors started in the industry back when they hand made lead type. It is a shame that printing is dying and being replaced by more tecnology

[@MrTStat]

a literal typesetter wow! never knew where the word came from

[@jusufagung]

I love too see this. We can now make books cheaper in small quantities using digital printing tech. But with books come cheaper, less and less people read books.

[@Ironlantern723]

I'm not sure if anyone noticed this but they skipped a step. After sewing all the pages together they immediately went to making the cover. Which wouldn't be a problem but when they glue the pages to the cover there is an obvious strip or something that I assume is to protect the pages from the glue when applying the cover.

[@daveturnbull7221]

There are a wealth of videos showing all the steps in detail. Look for DAS Bookbinding in particular - he is an excellent teacher.

[@eldaneuron4183]

The bookbinder is beautiful

[@misterhot9163]

This just blows my mind

[@BCH_BavadharriniSP]

Great work

[@SadBadge]

I wish these were longer

[@undeadladybug7723]

I feel like arranging the characters by hand would either be the most relaxing, or the most infuriating job ever

[@Sunglowgrowth]

Wow what a awesome job! getting payed to read 😍

[@bayrockwhk]

...and to spell...

[@vipinkiwarrenburg3477]

But howdo they make "pop up" books? Im gonna keep looking around for that. 👍

[@superkas]

Now I could appreciating a book more

[@dorkuchotanihu9589]

GOOD JOB AND JOB WELL DONE. THANKS

[@EnockMberego]

Now that is a book 👏

[@wendydamayo4797]

What book is that? I want to buy it, it's so beautiful ❤️

[@СтаниславБорисов-г3р]

A.S.Pushkin. Eugene Onegin

[@kevinstaples7462]

The one book they did a close up of was Eugene Onegin by Pushkin.

[@JadeLwoj]

Me: *sees machine that mechanically makes/sews book blocks* Me: *looks down at my attempt to manually sew up a book block* Damn

[@emptysama1197]

lmfao literally me but i have succeeded at making two blocks till now wahahah

[@LOVEMUFFIN_official]

YES! They posted it with the original narrator! (They always change it...)

[@jeffwalker7185]

In the UK we have a different narrator - Tony Hirst. So for me, it sounds strange hearing another narrator.

[@e.c.branscom5460]

simply fascinating

[@anilraghu8687]

Printing and weaving can be taught in school. It creates discipline and exposrue to real world work.

[@gorillachilla]

I'll never complain about book prices again, so much effort and hard work

[@danecarrington4326]

I did not search for this, KZbin recommend this for me

[@peachfreude]

beautiful book cover

[@ianonthego1355]

This is very cool.

[@C134B]

I'd pay to print my thesis like this, so awesome! either that or pay a secretary to type it on a underwood machine.

[@DominicNJ73]

You can do it. Most local print companies will do this for you. It can be a little pricey but well worth it. I had both my Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation professionally bound as a hard back book.

[@julianitabesos7446]

I love old books.

[@minecraftgovernment6277]

That is hard work!

[@kerus567]

Wow amazing.

[@estroudchef]

Outstanding

[@md.shararchowdhury5022]

Cool idea

[@MichaelHradek]

Those art degrees really came in handy.

[@officialjoerizal]

One word: RESPECT

[@dgsyakilah8799]

waw this is fun 👏👏👏