So I have found myself a new hobby. DIY Books.
So far I have worked a little bit with thermal binding and plastic rings, but I want to craft real books now. Does anyone else bind books on /diy/? And what method do you use?
I really love the old world style of printing and book making. Classy as fuck.
There are a few good videos about it on youtube.
>>989538
I used to make them by getting the block of paper set up between two thin bits of wood, then clamping them down firmly- mark out the holes about 5mm-1/4" from the edge and then drill holes along the length with a small (generally 2mm) bit about every 1cm or so. Then take the boards off, get waxed cotton and bind the core of the pages together with a ringbolt hitch down the length.
Nice thing about the ringbolt is that its got a bit of room so you can either sew the spine to it or it'll have enough 'meat' so to speak to have glue to grip to it.
Perfect binding with a binder clip and some pvc glue. Easy but very useful if you have loose papers you want to bind for any reason.
Im into his too op. Check out Japanese 4 Hole Binding and Coptic Binding.
Made a nice Jap Bound book of old printed workout manuals from pdfs (Charles Atlas, 5BX, etc). My step dad fell in love with it and took it.
>>989538
Hammered copper pages, engraved with text and images, sewn individually with brass wire to monel pins that run along the spine. Articulated monel sheets form the back and covers.
>>989633
>machining or working monel alloys
You sadistic bastard, you've gone too far this time.
>>989538
The sticky has some good info.
>>989538
I've read a couple of books on bookbinding, but proper books are complex. Kind of like comparing good suits and t-shirts.
have an infograph
>>989633
>>989686
>doesn't rust or spoil
>if left in the right place, 0.0000001% erosion per 10,000 years
They're right...you're a monster!!!
>>989538
that looks cool to me, can I have sauce or some tutorial on that particular style?
>>990326
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/146155950382897392/?from_navigate=true
