You know you are watching a true artisan and master of their craft when there are no wasted movements. Everything is so smooth, calculated and precise. It's one of those things that when you see it in action, you know from the very first step that the end result is going to be a masterpiece.
@@chrisgriffith9252 chosen for content and an brevity and not to hide flaws. Everything is edited for quality purposes of course it’s not an insult to say it’s been edited.
For those who are unaware (like I was until part 3), turn on the captions for wonderful narration amd comments on the process! Also TONS of cool info in the description.
As a professional Artist and Binder, I ALWAYS have your vids playing on my studio monitors. I enjoy watching other professionals craft, create, design and work their magic... you sir are one or these artists. I got into binding long ago, because as a professional artist... I couldn't find a decent watercolor sketchbook with artist grade professional 100% cotton watercolor papers. I wanted a watercolor sketchbook with Arches, Saunders Waterford or Fabriano Artistico also Fabriano's handmade papers. Sure there are a few watercolor sketchbooks with cotton paper like Etchr, but their spines break, crack or split. They are made by machines and not reinforced for heavy water use. They throw an extremely thin layer of glue over cheap machine stitched sections and call it a day. Plus their paper is house brand and you can't find any info on it except " 100%, cotton paper " there are others that make the sketchbooks I wanted... but I wanted to make a piece of art in its self, I wanted the watercolor sketchbook to be a piece of art, for art lol. I make my books with grade 1, highest quality Goatskin leathers from Italy and France. I do leather tooling and alot of geometric Designs and patterns, gold tooling and gilding, I marbled my own papers as well. I learn, studied, researched and took classes on Finishing. I turned my art studio into a bindery as well, the passion only gets greater everyday. I usually like when there is talking in the videos more, iam NOT a fan of any asmr stuff.. its soooo played out on UA-cam. I can sit through your vids without talking because I do appreciate your style and eye As a Binder. Anyways, sorry for the rant lol, I can't help geeking out over art, supplies, binding and leather working. Have a wonderful day sir and thank you for your videos, cheers mate!
I'm glad my videos have inspired so much passion! My start in bookbinding was also largely motivated by the desire for something better than what was on the store shelves, and now of course I'm hooked! Thanks for watching.
Lol reading this is pretty much where I am right now- the part where you look all over for what you need and you can't find exactly what you want. I collect fountain pens, and love to journal. Started learning watercolor painting. Past hobbies include metal jewelry, beading, mosaics, sewing, was considering carpentry. Was looking for a hard-bound journal that had a medieval binding, with watercolor-friendly paper inside. NOWHERE to be found, like you mentioned. Either the papers would be great but the binding was terrible, OR, the binding was superb but the paper was a question mark in quality. I mean if it can't even handle india ink, what's the point? Wanted to make a sort of sketchbook/writing pirate journal/grimoire. Wanted to put in sketchings of sea monsters, witches' spells, treasure maps (designed with the rice method of throwing down grains of rice on the paper and tracing the perimeter), and Blackletter calligraphy. Wanted the outside to look ancient, with verdigris metal accents. (To make it look like it had been in a pirate ship out at sea for a long time). Maybe have some miniature nail chads with a fine brass chain in a netting motif to make it sort of look like a fishing net. Make that verdigris also. Giving it a nice brass latch that looks like it came from a box trunk. Now I'm watching these videos, and a flame has been ignited. I'm REALLY trying to bank this little fire -- I do have jewelry-making and mosaic tools, I'm afraid the cost would be prohibitive for the additional required for binding. Leathers, papers, presses, embossing instruments. But maybe if I start small, and slowly collect, I will be able to finally make my project come to life. Wish me luck.
Love your vid's...When I watch them, I have to watch them at least 5 times. I watch, I read, I watch again, then I explain to myself what I'm watching and finally I watch and know what I'm watching...🖖👍🐝💪
No idea how this landed in my UA-cam recommendations, but I'm glad it did. It's so relaxing, minimal music and no narration, just a video of a master artist slowly and methodically making a book. Are you self taught, or did you take classes in this remarkable skill? Who makes all the materials and equipment? Even those little brass things that secure the binding cords look specially made for that purpose. I can understand why books were so precious back then. Paper wasn't mass produced in factories, it had to be handmade by master craftsmen, and each book meticulously constructed and then lettered by skilled calligraphers. I've seen pictures of Medieval illuminated books, and they are works of art.
I'm so glad you found the channel! I am in fact self-taught, and I make many of my own tools, including the little brass things (which are called sewing keys). Thanks so much for watching!
Thankyou, Thankyou THANKYOU for not drowning this beautiful, soothing video with hideous UA-cam music.The ambient sounds of the manuscript being made just adds to my appreciation of your skill.
My father rebound bibles as a hobby for over 60 years, using the same technic in these videos before he passed away. He had a shop set up just for rebinding old bibles and had two gold stamping machines to hot stamp the new covers using gold foil.
Absolutely fascinating! I'm doing my MA in Medieval Literatures and Languages right now, so I spend a ridiculous amount of time focusing on what was written in manuscripts, but never really considered how those books were made. It was lovely to see the wonderful craftsmenship
Bought an english 10 x 12 cast iron book press recently..no makers mark sadly but I bought it for embossing vegtan leather .. Now I made a journal many years ago for a loved one as a gift, hand sititched signitures, tooled leather cover etc and it came out pretty nicely, but I only ever made one ...came across your video's after my book press purchase and its honestly got me wanting to make some books again, I found it a very peaceful almost medative passtime Fantastic videos thankyou !
This brought me back to my childhood, I had an old friend of the family who would watch over me and my sister while my mom was at work who is a bookbinder out at Scarborough Faire in Texas. I remember spending many summer days in hit workshop while he was blind books in this method, though his workshop was a bit more disorganized.
You can see why old books were so expensive, and why they were robust enough to last for so long. Beautiful work. Would have loved some textual comments briefly explaining a few of the steps.
As a trained bookbinder and a product manager in a modern printing house, I'm happy I can see something so nice moves. Not like the "sleeves on my hand, but I have handmade nothebook business" girls. Those videos, like a turning knife in my eyes. But this, and the others, like made in heaven. A bookbinders heaven.
This looks so comforting. If I wasn’t already committed to starting woodworking as a hobby I would have done this. Just focusing, taking my time…pure bliss and stress relieving.
@@darcyperkins7041 Money and space or lack there of. That is my biggest set back. I did just get a nice Stanley No.4 plane that I'm fixing up at the moment though.
Those 35 minutes went by so fast, I'm so fascinated by book binding. I made two sketchbooks for my own use with Coptic stitch but now crave to learn more about all kinds of bindings, especially ones with fancier designs for spines and covers :)
This is great video, reminds me when in my country, at age 13 we have a workshop at school. I learned the skill, after school never use it. It's good to know somewhere in the world still exists. I will keep looking for your videos. Thanks!
As beautiful as this book will be I cannot help thinking that a handmade book like this with all the time, skill, and materials that go into it must cost a small fortune.
What an amazing skill to have. Thank you for sharing this craft with us. Sincerely These are subjects/skills/crafts that children should be required to learn in school these days, in my humble opinion.
This is a really an interesting process. Thank you for sharing. It also brings back a rather pleasant memory. During the mid-1980s I was fortunate enough to have held an original Gutenberg Bible in my hot little hands quite by accident. I walked into a reading room in the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, and saw a very interesting-looking, and rather dated book sitting atop a card catalog cabinet. (Yes, those things did exist back then.) As I thumbed through the book and realized what it was, I couldn't believe that the library would carelessly leave such a valuable book laying around and thought that it had to be a reprinted copy. When I approached the libraran and asked her if the book was an original, she turned white as a sheep and ran to the reading room to retrieve the book. Yes, it was the real thing. The Huntington copy is one of three vellum copies in the United States, another at the Library of Congress. Only about 48 of the original 180 exist today and are valued at about $35 million. Lucky me.
I watched all five issues about the medieval binding of the book. I am a bookbinder of the late 20th century. For me, this film was a discovery! It's not just a book, it's a complex structure. An abundance of nuances. I was struck by the creation of the End ribbon by embroidery. It was from this film that I understood its purpose. Thank you for the beautiful and instructive film . I liked the episodes with the view from the window and the cat and the music.
I have been collecting old books for 30 yrs now not for the age of them only but because they are masterly crafted and have amazing stories. I always know I have good quality when the coloured paper appears and they’re bound in leather.
A handful of observations, in no particular order.... The quality of the production is just first rate! You have an excellent videographer who knows how to get the right angle for a shot, light it well, and catch all of the essential actions and movements. Kudos to him or her! The clarity with which each step/process is presented is extremely well thought-out: at no point did I have to stop and rewatch a step because I found myself thinking, "Wait a minute, how did he bloody DO that?" You don't waste a lot of the viewer's time showing every single step for every single signature -- once you've given us a couple examples of how a specific step or procedure is done, you take it as given that we get the idea and don't need to see the same process repeated a half-dozen times each for fifteen signatures. That sort of mind-numbing repetitive detail has put me off many a "how to" video.... I find myself gobsmacked at contemplating how much time and trial-and-error effort originally went into medieval bookbinders developing the methods and materials (in whatever their original form may have been) which you present. A generational process, to say the least. Thank you for making and sharing this video with us!
Thank you so much for your comments! Since I'm a one-man crew here I guess I can just hoard all of your marvelous feedback to myself!😄 I'm very glad that the time and effort I put into the filmmaking process can share in the limelight with the bookbinding. It can be a challenge to keep up the pace of such a slow and methodical craft, so it's nice to hear that the end product delivers in that regard. Thanks for watching!
Yooooooo!! Today I learned that bookbinders do the same thing I do to make a bunch of folded paper sit more nicely in the envelope! I use a ruler to sharpen the crease of the pages. Of course, that can make the creases kinda raggedy since the wooden ruler is not meant for that purpose! Now that I know there's a specific tool, though, and I can pick one up at the craft store, I can make crisp folds more easily. THANK YOU!!!
I have watched each of these videos twice and absolutely love them. The expertise of your work is a pleasure to see. I would love to see more of the same.
Un Libro, No sólo tiene palabras... También, mucho tiempo en su "elaboración" .... Tiempo, paciencia, técnica, tradición, materia prima, manos y precisión... Historia !.... ❤️
Thank you for sharing your passion just like ElveeKaye ive no idea how this landed in my recommendations, but also I'm glad it did now to watch part 2. thanks again for sharing
Your binding is so beautiful that it puts tears of joy in my eyes. I have been journaling since I was ten and have been binding my own journals only for a few years now. It is very amateur, and I hope to get better with practice. It is very inspiring that you are self-taught as well. Thank you for these videos because it really shows me where I can improve in my own binding 😁
How did i just watch the full video? Time flies, but this really makes you think about how they even came up with a piece of Technology back in the ancient times, this must have been like the internet and the iPhone combined, such a huge step but now its just taken for grantet. Thank you for giving us a look in to the many things that goes in to making a book
Oh, happy day discovering you! It's delightful to watch you work on the book binding. I do particularly enjoy your voice-over commentary in your most recent video. It adds so much more to my understanding of the process.
What a fascinating process, really enjoyed the video. Also thank you for not including unnecessary music, was relaxing listening to the sounds of the tools and the paper.
@@FourKeysBookArts what will you do with the book, will you use it yourself, keep it protected on a shelf or will you sell it? I would be to nervous to use it, given how elaborate it is.
This is such a peaceful video, thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us! I can't wait to watch the rest of this series. So happy to have found you!
This is really enjoyable. And while the thought of handmaking a book still seems daunting to me, I really want to try. Will have to binge your videos to find a beginner style 😊
I'm a calligrapher and illuminator and I have often entertained the idea of making a medieval book. Narration would greatly assist in learning what you're doing, how, and why.
I found you not long ago and I feel you make other artists look bad. Love how your so meticulous, patient and kind and that makes me excited for the end result. Watching everything is neat too I never knew how books where made until I found this channel. I looked at one of my books to see if it was done by thread or glued on I think I saw thread
In my mind I thought this was an easy process. I see the amazing craftsmanship and your expertise. Quite the art, my good man. onward to watch part 2. Thank you.
Thank-you so much for taking the time to make this excellent video. I've always been intrigued by bookbinding and this just makes me want to give it a try! It's people like you who inspire the rest of us☺
Joyous. I've never seen thongs used before so worth watching just for that. Also to see the wooden clamps and tools used when it would have been easy to substitute more modern alternatives. I received a flyer from the Vintage Paper company recently offering hand made sketchbooks at £3000 a piece (the antique paper was valued at £2000) and my daughter wondered how such a high price could be justified - I might send her a link to this video to show her! On to Part 2.
Now this… this is what I like: amazing craftsmanship, no long winded, unnecessary talking, there is music but it fits the theme and isn’t cheesy or completely out of place. Not sure how this was recommended, probably because I do enjoy craft type videos, but regardless it was wonderful and I’m on to part 2. You’ve earn a sub!
Great, Thank you... I'm surprised how simple it seems... I'm a beginner in bookbinding and I still have a lot to learn I see... I'm waiting for the next part...😁🙏🏼
I love how he shows the process of making the book instead of it being a time-lapse. not ashamed of watching the whole thing
The journey is as important as the destination. Perhaps moreso.
You know you are watching a true artisan and master of their craft when there are no wasted movements. Everything is so smooth, calculated and precise. It's one of those things that when you see it in action, you know from the very first step that the end result is going to be a masterpiece.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
The uploaded video is always edited, so everything is carefully chosen.
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Yet the video shows his errors
@@chrisgriffith9252 chosen for content and an brevity and not to hide flaws. Everything is edited for quality purposes of course it’s not an insult to say it’s been edited.
For those who are unaware (like I was until part 3), turn on the captions for wonderful narration amd comments on the process! Also TONS of cool info in the description.
Thx man didn't knew hew had caps
THANK YOU!!
I didn't need an excuse to re-watch this, but now that I have one, I'll go make a big bowl of popcorn & do exactly that! Thank you, Friend!
I owe you a beer.
Rolled it back 12 minutes for myself
As a professional Artist and Binder, I ALWAYS have your vids playing on my studio monitors. I enjoy watching other professionals craft, create, design and work their magic... you sir are one or these artists. I got into binding long ago, because as a professional artist... I couldn't find a decent watercolor sketchbook with artist grade professional 100% cotton watercolor papers. I wanted a watercolor sketchbook with Arches, Saunders Waterford or Fabriano Artistico also Fabriano's handmade papers. Sure there are a few watercolor sketchbooks with cotton paper like Etchr, but their spines break, crack or split. They are made by machines and not reinforced for heavy water use. They throw an extremely thin layer of glue over cheap machine stitched sections and call it a day. Plus their paper is house brand and you can't find any info on it except " 100%, cotton paper " there are others that make the sketchbooks I wanted... but I wanted to make a piece of art in its self, I wanted the watercolor sketchbook to be a piece of art, for art lol. I make my books with grade 1, highest quality Goatskin leathers from Italy and France. I do leather tooling and alot of geometric Designs and patterns, gold tooling and gilding, I marbled my own papers as well. I learn, studied, researched and took classes on Finishing. I turned my art studio into a bindery as well, the passion only gets greater everyday. I usually like when there is talking in the videos more, iam NOT a fan of any asmr stuff.. its soooo played out on UA-cam. I can sit through your vids without talking because I do appreciate your style and eye As a Binder. Anyways, sorry for the rant lol, I can't help geeking out over art, supplies, binding and leather working. Have a wonderful day sir and thank you for your videos, cheers mate!
I'm glad my videos have inspired so much passion! My start in bookbinding was also largely motivated by the desire for something better than what was on the store shelves, and now of course I'm hooked! Thanks for watching.
Lol reading this is pretty much where I am right now- the part where you look all over for what you need and you can't find exactly what you want. I collect fountain pens, and love to journal. Started learning watercolor painting. Past hobbies include metal jewelry, beading, mosaics, sewing, was considering carpentry. Was looking for a hard-bound journal that had a medieval binding, with watercolor-friendly paper inside. NOWHERE to be found, like you mentioned. Either the papers would be great but the binding was terrible, OR, the binding was superb but the paper was a question mark in quality. I mean if it can't even handle india ink, what's the point? Wanted to make a sort of sketchbook/writing pirate journal/grimoire. Wanted to put in sketchings of sea monsters, witches' spells, treasure maps (designed with the rice method of throwing down grains of rice on the paper and tracing the perimeter), and Blackletter calligraphy. Wanted the outside to look ancient, with verdigris metal accents. (To make it look like it had been in a pirate ship out at sea for a long time). Maybe have some miniature nail chads with a fine brass chain in a netting motif to make it sort of look like a fishing net. Make that verdigris also. Giving it a nice brass latch that looks like it came from a box trunk. Now I'm watching these videos, and a flame has been ignited. I'm REALLY trying to bank this little fire -- I do have jewelry-making and mosaic tools, I'm afraid the cost would be prohibitive for the additional required for binding. Leathers, papers, presses, embossing instruments. But maybe if I start small, and slowly collect, I will be able to finally make my project come to life. Wish me luck.
Love your vid's...When I watch them, I have to watch them at least 5 times. I watch, I read, I watch again, then I explain to myself what I'm watching and finally I watch and know what I'm watching...🖖👍🐝💪
That is some serious commitment to understanding! Thanks for watching (and re-watching)!
No idea how this landed in my UA-cam recommendations, but I'm glad it did. It's so relaxing, minimal music and no narration, just a video of a master artist slowly and methodically making a book. Are you self taught, or did you take classes in this remarkable skill? Who makes all the materials and equipment? Even those little brass things that secure the binding cords look specially made for that purpose.
I can understand why books were so precious back then. Paper wasn't mass produced in factories, it had to be handmade by master craftsmen, and each book meticulously constructed and then lettered by skilled calligraphers. I've seen pictures of Medieval illuminated books, and they are works of art.
I'm so glad you found the channel! I am in fact self-taught, and I make many of my own tools, including the little brass things (which are called sewing keys). Thanks so much for watching!
Earliest books were written on “vellum”, prepared , dehaired animal skins, usually lamb skin.
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Thankyou, Thankyou THANKYOU for not drowning this beautiful, soothing video with hideous UA-cam music.The ambient sounds of the manuscript being made just adds to my appreciation of your skill.
My father rebound bibles as a hobby for over 60 years, using the same technic in these videos before he passed away. He had a shop set up just for rebinding old bibles and had two gold stamping machines to hot stamp the new covers using gold foil.
Even the background music is period correct. Well done!
i watch this only for the sounds, its so relaxing...
Man, and I thought I was patient... So labor intensive. Kudos.
Absolutely fascinating! I'm doing my MA in Medieval Literatures and Languages right now, so I spend a ridiculous amount of time focusing on what was written in manuscripts, but never really considered how those books were made. It was lovely to see the wonderful craftsmenship
Both are fascinating, glad you liked the video!
I don't want to sound like a prick, but I'm asking out of genuine curiosity, what can you do with such a degree?
Restoring and enjoying ancient literature seems to be Gob Sauce's answer.
@@thomasewing2656 is that an actual answer? If it is, then that's awesome.
medieval manuscripts were written on parchment or vellum though...
Bought an english 10 x 12 cast iron book press recently..no makers mark sadly but I bought it for embossing vegtan leather .. Now I made a journal many years ago for a loved one as a gift, hand sititched signitures, tooled leather cover etc and it came out pretty nicely, but I only ever made one ...came across your video's after my book press purchase and its honestly got me wanting to make some books again, I found it a very peaceful almost medative passtime Fantastic videos thankyou !
This is the third time I've watched this playlist. I love it.
I'm so inspired to create books of my own.
I love watching skilled people do things that I cannot do.
No annoying music, no pointless rambling. Just a master of his craft, at work.
OOOOhhhh. That big knife just slices paper so beautifully, I love the sound of it.
Yes! I could cut and fold paper all day.
This brought me back to my childhood, I had an old friend of the family who would watch over me and my sister while my mom was at work who is a bookbinder out at Scarborough Faire in Texas. I remember spending many summer days in hit workshop while he was blind books in this method, though his workshop was a bit more disorganized.
Thanks for sharing such a nice memory! And I keep the bench tidy in front of the camera, but what's behind it is another story!
Remember a old book from the late 1800's that had the same colorful cover on it.
Thanks for sharing friend.
I loved this! It’s time-consuming and meticulous, which means it’s the sort of thing I would enjoy doing myself.
Thank you for showing the “mistake” with the endpapers. It makes the video more authentic.
You can see why old books were so expensive, and why they were robust enough to last for so long. Beautiful work. Would have loved some textual comments briefly explaining a few of the steps.
There is a full commentary if you turn on closed captions. (Sorry for not putting up an on-screen note, lesson learned!) Thanks for watching!
@@FourKeysBookArts Thanks for the reply. Re-watched with captions on. Explanations spot on👍
Fascinating to see and I know most are watching the books but as someone that loves woodworking those are beautifully made vises and tools
The work..the material, the sound, the light....perfect!!!!
Perfect. No voice just natural sound 👍very relaxing
As a trained bookbinder and a product manager in a modern printing house, I'm happy I can see something so nice moves. Not like the "sleeves on my hand, but I have handmade nothebook business" girls. Those videos, like a turning knife in my eyes. But this, and the others, like made in heaven. A bookbinders heaven.
This looks so comforting. If I wasn’t already committed to starting woodworking as a hobby I would have done this. Just focusing, taking my time…pure bliss and stress relieving.
As a dabbler in just about every art and handicraft, I second this idea.
@@darcyperkins7041 Money and space or lack there of. That is my biggest set back. I did just get a nice Stanley No.4 plane that I'm fixing up at the moment though.
Like others, showed up in reqs.
Nice to watch something being done I've heard about many times, but never actually seen done!
Bless your hands. What a privilege to see this process. Thank you for sharing.
This has inspired me to create my own homemade paper, make a small tome and paint my wedding vows and wishes for the future in it.
Those 35 minutes went by so fast, I'm so fascinated by book binding. I made two sketchbooks for my own use with Coptic stitch but now crave to learn more about all kinds of bindings, especially ones with fancier designs for spines and covers :)
Glad you enjoyed it! There are so many types of bindings to explore, so have fun!
This is wonderful. I’m new to bookbinding and I aspire to keep traditional methods like this in use too! Love that binding method.
I'm so glad to have given some inspiration. Happy binding!
This is great video, reminds me when in my country, at age 13 we have a workshop at school. I learned the skill, after school never use it. It's good to know somewhere in the world still exists. I will keep looking for your videos. Thanks!
I do fair job of repair to my old books; spines especially. A most profound profession!
As beautiful as this book will be I cannot help thinking that a handmade book like this with all the time, skill, and materials that go into it must cost a small fortune.
Which was entirely the case for books in the middle ages.
@@FourKeysBookArts How true.
Truly a grand master at work !!!
Yes.👍.
Your work is beautiful, and your videography no less masterful. The hands and eyes of a true artisan. In every way. Thank you!
Thank you so much 😀
Brilliant 👏 I'd loved to have heard you talking us through each step . Thank you for sharing an almost lost skill.
Wow! Just, wow! Such a beautiful thing. The book AND the artistry... I am truly humbled.
What an amazing skill to have. Thank you for sharing this craft with us. Sincerely These are subjects/skills/crafts that children should be required to learn in school these days, in my humble opinion.
This is a really an interesting process. Thank you for sharing. It also brings back a rather pleasant memory. During the mid-1980s I was fortunate enough to have held an original Gutenberg Bible in my hot little hands quite by accident. I walked into a reading room in the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, and saw a very interesting-looking, and rather dated book sitting atop a card catalog cabinet. (Yes, those things did exist back then.) As I thumbed through the book and realized what it was, I couldn't believe that the library would carelessly leave such a valuable book laying around and thought that it had to be a reprinted copy. When I approached the libraran and asked her if the book was an original, she turned white as a sheep and ran to the reading room to retrieve the book. Yes, it was the real thing. The Huntington copy is one of three vellum copies in the United States, another at the Library of Congress. Only about 48 of the original 180 exist today and are valued at about $35 million. Lucky me.
I can't wait for the next one. I really, really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Many Blessings!
Thank you! You too!
So wonderfully peacful! Thank you for that glimpse into an ancient profession!
I watched all five issues about the medieval binding of the book. I am a bookbinder of the late 20th century. For me, this film was a discovery! It's not just a book, it's a complex structure. An abundance of nuances. I was struck by the creation of the End ribbon by embroidery. It was from this film that I understood its purpose. Thank you for the beautiful and instructive film . I liked the episodes with the view from the window and the cat and the music.
Incredible skill and patience, a joy to watch.
I have been collecting old books for 30 yrs now not for the age of them only but because they are masterly crafted and have amazing stories. I always know I have good quality when the coloured paper appears and they’re bound in leather.
Truly a thing of exquisite beauty!❤️ Every tool, beautiful. Every movement, essential. The materials, quality. An artist’s and craftsman’s ballet. ❤️
Wow, thank you!
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I adore your craftsmanship, patience and creativity. Wonderful work!
Spectacular work and tutorial! Love it! Thks so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for a wonderful series of videos in your gorgeous bindery. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks, Robin
Everyting in the video, from binding the book down to the lighting and the camera angles, was so beautiful to watch. Thank you for sharing your work!
A handful of observations, in no particular order....
The quality of the production is just first rate! You have an excellent videographer who knows how to get the right angle for a shot, light it well, and catch all of the essential actions and movements. Kudos to him or her!
The clarity with which each step/process is presented is extremely well thought-out: at no point did I have to stop and rewatch a step because I found myself thinking, "Wait a minute, how did he bloody DO that?"
You don't waste a lot of the viewer's time showing every single step for every single signature -- once you've given us a couple examples of how a specific step or procedure is done, you take it as given that we get the idea and don't need to see the same process repeated a half-dozen times each for fifteen signatures. That sort of mind-numbing repetitive detail has put me off many a "how to" video....
I find myself gobsmacked at contemplating how much time and trial-and-error effort originally went into medieval bookbinders developing the methods and materials (in whatever their original form may have been) which you present. A generational process, to say the least.
Thank you for making and sharing this video with us!
Thank you so much for your comments! Since I'm a one-man crew here I guess I can just hoard all of your marvelous feedback to myself!😄 I'm very glad that the time and effort I put into the filmmaking process can share in the limelight with the bookbinding. It can be a challenge to keep up the pace of such a slow and methodical craft, so it's nice to hear that the end product delivers in that regard. Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the camera work in this
thanks!
Fascinating to watch this process. Looking forward to the next steps 😊
I've watched the whole series and I'm deeply impressed. The beauty of your work is astounding.
Yooooooo!! Today I learned that bookbinders do the same thing I do to make a bunch of folded paper sit more nicely in the envelope! I use a ruler to sharpen the crease of the pages. Of course, that can make the creases kinda raggedy since the wooden ruler is not meant for that purpose! Now that I know there's a specific tool, though, and I can pick one up at the craft store, I can make crisp folds more easily. THANK YOU!!!
I have watched each of these videos twice and absolutely love them. The expertise of your work is a pleasure to see. I would love to see more of the same.
honored to watch such a marvelous work
What a complete privilege it is to watch you work. This was so interesting and entertaining. Thank you for posting 😁
So glad you liked it!
This would be a great hobby for me to keep my brain active and fingers nimble. Beautiful work!
Un Libro, No sólo tiene palabras... También, mucho tiempo en su "elaboración" ....
Tiempo, paciencia, técnica, tradición, materia prima, manos y precisión... Historia !.... ❤️
Wow, excelent job. I will continue with part N°2. Congrats!
Such a privilege to watch such beautiful craftsmanship, thank you for sharing and god bless you 🙏
Thank you for sharing your passion just like ElveeKaye ive no idea how this landed in my recommendations, but also I'm glad it did now to watch part 2. thanks again for sharing
¡Un auténtico placer contemplar su trabajo! Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
You're very welcome!
What an amazing video to watch. I love bookbinding, and this was a real treat.
Your binding is so beautiful that it puts tears of joy in my eyes. I have been journaling since I was ten and have been binding my own journals only for a few years now. It is very amateur, and I hope to get better with practice. It is very inspiring that you are self-taught as well. Thank you for these videos because it really shows me where I can improve in my own binding 😁
How did i just watch the full video? Time flies, but this really makes you think about how they even came up with a piece of Technology back in the ancient times, this must have been like the internet and the iPhone combined, such a huge step but now its just taken for grantet. Thank you for giving us a look in to the many things that goes in to making a book
I'm a retired master pressman who used to work in a book plant; I find hand folding of signatures fascinating
This looks beautiful! The text block itself is a WORK OF ART! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you like it!
Oh, happy day discovering you! It's delightful to watch you work on the book binding. I do particularly enjoy your voice-over commentary in your most recent video. It adds so much more to my understanding of the process.
Thank you for watching and for the feedback!
Sorry I missed the live feed. Extraordinary gift. ❤️
Next time! Thanks for watching.😊
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it's great to have people who keep such an impressive work alive, and still show us such a wealth of details. won another subscriber here in Brazil
Na Faculdade de Filosofia do Largo de São Francisco (R.J.) tem. Centro da cidade do Rio de Janeiro.
This was wonderful to watch. You sir are a master of book making. Thank you for sharing
What a fascinating process, really enjoyed the video. Also thank you for not including unnecessary music, was relaxing listening to the sounds of the tools and the paper.
Thanks for the feedback!
@@FourKeysBookArts what will you do with the book, will you use it yourself, keep it protected on a shelf or will you sell it? I would be to nervous to use it, given how elaborate it is.
@@stuartmacaulay962 I'll be keeping it, probably more as a showpiece than as an actual journal.
This is such a peaceful video, thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us! I can't wait to watch the rest of this series. So happy to have found you!
One word to describe this video. Lovely!
Thank you for this beautiful video and the beautiful work. I rewatch the series from time to time. It brings me great peace and joy.
This is really enjoyable. And while the thought of handmaking a book still seems daunting to me, I really want to try. Will have to binge your videos to find a beginner style 😊
Thanks for watching! Have fun!😄
What a pleasure to have found you just by chance, I love your work so very much
So beautiful and authentic!! Thank you for videoing it for us.
I'm a calligrapher and illuminator and I have often entertained the idea of making a medieval book. Narration would greatly assist in learning what you're doing, how, and why.
You can turn on captions for my full commentary 😁
I could totally do that for a living and never get bored
Stunned! Really FANTASTIC. Thank you for sharing your craft and talent!
So wonderful that skills like this are preserved.
I found you not long ago and I feel you make other artists look bad. Love how your so meticulous, patient and kind and that makes me excited for the end result. Watching everything is neat too I never knew how books where made until I found this channel. I looked at one of my books to see if it was done by thread or glued on I think I saw thread
In my mind I thought this was an easy process. I see the amazing craftsmanship and your expertise. Quite the art, my good man. onward to watch part 2. Thank you.
Thank-you so much for taking the time to make this excellent video. I've always been intrigued by bookbinding and this just makes me want to give it a try! It's people like you who inspire the rest of us☺
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Superb video! Loved seeing Willow and the few shots out the window. Nicely done. Subscribed.
Joyous. I've never seen thongs used before so worth watching just for that. Also to see the wooden clamps and tools used when it would have been easy to substitute more modern alternatives.
I received a flyer from the Vintage Paper company recently offering hand made sketchbooks at £3000 a piece (the antique paper was valued at £2000) and my daughter wondered how such a high price could be justified - I might send her a link to this video to show her!
On to Part 2.
Thank you sir for sharing your craftmanship. I is a long time ago that something fasinate me so much. Thank you
You are very welcome
My aunt was a librarian in Kansas. So this holds a particular fascination for me.
This honestly has to be the best, most relaxing process ive ever come across
beatifull worh from peru absoluty magnific....
I like your work. And your Palomino Blackwing is pretty cool too 😉🤓
Thanks! They are great pencils, and they smell sooo nice when you sharpen them!
Wonderful! A beautiful craft (and studio by the looks of it) :D
Very enjoyable, thank you!
Thank you! Cheers!
Now this… this is what I like: amazing craftsmanship, no long winded, unnecessary talking, there is music but it fits the theme and isn’t cheesy or completely out of place. Not sure how this was recommended, probably because I do enjoy craft type videos, but regardless it was wonderful and I’m on to part 2. You’ve earn a sub!
Great, Thank you... I'm surprised how simple it seems... I'm a beginner in bookbinding and I still have a lot to learn I see... I'm waiting for the next part...😁🙏🏼
Welcome to the craft! The next video should be ready in January. Thanks for watching!
It IS simple. One should not confuse “simple” with “easy” however, and always bear in mind, the simpler the process, the less room there is for error
Oh kitty!! That was a nice surprise 🥰🥰🥰