Board Attachment; Flexible Binding in Full Leather Part 5 // Adventures in Bookbinding
This video is part 5 in a series demonstrating how to make a flexible binding with a tight-back in full #leather, which was common in England in the 17th and 18th centuries. This video will cover attaching the boards prior to preparing the leather for covering.
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00:00 Flexible Binding in Full Leather
00:33 Making joint spacer
01:46 Pasting slips
02:49 Lacing slips
03:35 Hammering lacing holes closed
07:33 Back-cornering boards
08:43 Setting boards
10:27 Trimming the fore-edge of the boards
11:13 Sanding the edges of the boards
13:43 Making the template for the cover leather
15:39 Shameless Patreon plug
The leather I'm using is fair natural veg tanned goat from Steve Siegel
https://siegelleather.com/product/fai...
3M Stikit Sanding Block 2 1/2"
You need the roll of sandpaper to go with the sanding block (I'm using 320 grit in the video but the 220 grit is perfect for this)
95" roll of 220 grit
The paper I use is Mohawk Superfine white eggshell 118gms 70T (which mean 70lbs text weight)
https://www.mohawkconnects.com/produc...
Available in US letter short grain from
https://hollanders.com/products/mohaw...
Or in Australia from me (see DAS Bookbinding store)
The cord used in the video is 10 ply from Hewits
https://www.hewitonline.com/Binding_H...
A good book for more information about binding from this period is A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique by Bernard Middleton
This structure is well described by Arthur Johnson in The Thames and Hudson Manual of Book Binding
Another good reference for this structure is Bookbinding A Manual for those Interested in the Craft of Bookbinding by William F. Matthews, 1929
The tools and materials I use can be purchased from specialist suppliers and manufacturers in my suppliers list. If you are in Australia I have a limited range of items I supply by mail or by pickup from the bindery in Brisbane.
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The music used in this video is performed by Jon Sayles. Jon has some great classical guitar music on his website, which he shares freely.