DIY bookbinding bind your own book by hand. - Cover title. - "Putting your words together with signatures, glue, and stiches"--Cover. - "Project Book"--Cover. - "Maker Press"--Cover

Sawyer Brian. DIY Bookbinding - Bind Your Own Book by Hand 2011 [pdf 34sc 30c. 28.65mb]Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When you’re finished, this ebook will truly be «hands-on.»OReilly Senior Editor Brian Sawyer takes you through the process with step-by-step instructions and scores of instructive photographs. All you need to bring to the table are a few simple materials—including magazines youd like to preserve. Discover how simple, unmessy, fun, and satisfying binding books by hand can be.Print the pages of this ebook or remove the existing cover from a magazineCreate signatures and prepare them for stitchingGlue the spineBuild and attach the cover boardsCover the exterior and interior of the cover boards Annotation Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When youre finished, this ebook will truly be "hands-on."O'Reilly Senior Editor Brian Sawyer takes you through the process with step-by-step instructions and scores of instructive photographs. All you need to bring to the table are a few simple materialsincluding magazines you'd like to preserve. Discover how simple, unmessy, fun, and satisfying binding books by hand can be. Print the pages of this ebook or remove the existing cover from a magazineCreate signatures and prepare them for stitchingGlue the spineBuild and attach the cover boardsCover the exterior and interior of the cover boards Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When you’re finished, this ebook will truly be «hands-on.» OReilly Senior Editor Brian Sawyer takes you through the process with step-by-step instructions and scores of instructive photographs. All you need to bring to the table are a few simple materials—including magazines youd like to preserve. Discover how simple, unmessy, fun, and satisfying binding books by hand can be. Print the pages of this ebook or remove the existing cover from a magazine Create signatures and prepare them for stitching Glue the spine Build and attach the cover boards Cover the exterior and interior of the cover boards Table of Contents......Page 3 Introduction......Page 5 Print Pages or Strip the Existing Cover......Page 6 Create Signatures......Page 7 Prepare Signatures for Stitching......Page 11 Stitch the Signatures......Page 13 Glue the Spine......Page 16 Build Cover Boards......Page 18 Attach the Cover Boards......Page 20 Cover the Cover......Page 23 Finish Up......Page 31 About the Author......Page 33 Appendix: What You Need......Page 34 Brian Sawyer. Cover Title. Putting Your Words Together With Signatures, Glue, And Stiches--cover. Project Book--cover. Maker Press--cover.