I think many do not speak for fear of making a mistake. There are so many caveats it is hard to say "do this." I decided it was more useful to try. More information is better!
Im on the first minute of your vid, my book it’s in exactly same physical shape, old family cook book written in very old language. Since little I had my eye on that book in grandma’s kitchen. It’s best memory of her .I’m chef myself and being skill wyth my hands I’m taking project on. Never did it before, will rechearch whole process. To some degree I prefer do it myself. Don’t want new book ,something with age scars will be great, just cover and loose pages all intact. Vintage book with good scent of the past
Save Your Books ive watched yesterday whole book restoration my problem is I’ve got my cover in three pieces front back and spine I need to find how connect them three together and bonded them to the book. Do you have course on that??
@@lifefootsteps7506 I do have a course on re-backing. It is specifically for a leather Bible but many of the steps apply to your situation. Check out: saveyourbooks.com/course/7-301-advanced-bible-repair-and-re-back/?doing_wp_cron=1594310738.7038950920104980468750
Ive just watched the first part of a video by a woman chopping up old books to make a Junk Journal(junk is right!),so watching this to restore my faith in humankind.
Normally I don't care too much if video footage is flipped, but there is something surprisingly unnerving about seeing you work on this in mirror image... Still, I do love your videos. Keep up the good work! :)
for missing pages for some books its quite simple to get those since you can download these books online what I do is I try to find matching paper going through the bookstore reject pile works you can find your sheets by reusing the first and last blank pages so stack up on those then you will have an appropriate aged paper to print on and simply print the missing pages on this paper and sow them back into your book.
Sometimes that is a great solution! This exact book was not available online so I had to cobble the wording together from a couple of different editions.
I have a 5th edition copy of The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang - I'm not entirely sure how old it is but the copywrite says 1909. There's an old school library sticker on the inside of the front cover and it seems to have been a prize for something, perhaps a raffle. The date indicates the school either received or gave the book away in 1911. It has blue board covers with gold gilting to decorate the covers and page edges. Over time the gilting has tarnished a little. Overall the quality of the book is brilliant, no missing pages, the binding is still strong and there seems to be no detachments except for the first and last pages from the board covers - there also seems to be a bit of a wobbly spine situation but nothing that careful handling won't exacerbate. I guess what I'm trying to ask is how could I get that old library sticker out of the book without damaging it - it's very well stuck in there. Also, do you know any good methods of cleaning gold gilting? I don't want yo damage the pages.
Hey there, It is possible that the book is more valuable with the sticker since it indicates a part of the book's history. The term is provenance. However, if you really want the sticker gone, it is likely attached with a water-based adhesive. I have a course on that saveyourbooks.com/course/8-201-library-pocket-water-based-glue/ But you could skip the course and just experiment with moisture, patience, and careful scraping.
value of a book is second the importance of this profession is practice I buy worthless antique broken books all the time to stay tuned to the details also you can experiment with shortcuts or using other materials or methods tools and chemicals and glues without destroying a historical piece in the process.
These are really interesting videos, despite the reversed image, but my problem is that I can not find PART 3 that presumably completes the work with the book re-assembled.
What do I do if the spine is missing like yours, but the covers are still held on tightly by bands embedded and stitched into the sewn text block and stuck under watermarked endpapers inside the covers?
Trickier for sure. It requires surgery! You may need a book repair knife to lift paper to tuck in new spine. saveyourbooks.com/product/book-repair-knife/
I saved a bunch of old books from my gma's stash plus my great grandfathers dictionary from the late 1800s. As much as I would love to do this myself, I am inclined to pay someone to do it correctly. Do you happen to know of anyone near Louisville, Kentucky who could help me?
It's rather unnerving watching how nervous she was, and when she was using that knife and she said oops my heart went into my throat. She's not exactly gentle but I gather she's not used to doing the videos and so she is nervous. I'm just used to watching baumgartner and he's so calm and collected and precise and I shouldn't expect that from everyone, I love books I have many many old ones that I have no clue what to do with to help them stay in good condition perhaps you could do a video someday of what people can do to preserve a book so it doesn't get worse
Hi Devra, Please check out my website. saveyourbooks.com/ . Doing live restoration and trying to show what I am doing at odd angles is certainly a challenge. My goal is to empower those with limited tools, supplies, and experience to make attempts to save their books with a foundation of knowledge of what is possible and what is at stake. I hope my website has the courses you need. If not, be sure to contact me on the Student Forum. Cheers!
Yes, it is reversed by accident. Somehow I didn't notice and it was live! I am looking into seeing if I can flip it back and re-post. THE KNIFE is a book repair knife that I created. I sell a version of it right or left handed on my website. www.saveyourbooks.com. Cheers!
Hi Luis, I am doing fewer restorations these days. If you go through my website you can email me directly. I would like to know more about the book. Also, I may be able to direct you to the best person for the job.
Someone who is not afraid of speaking in this industry, wonderful
I think many do not speak for fear of making a mistake. There are so many caveats it is hard to say "do this." I decided it was more useful to try. More information is better!
I like watching such kind of video really. Thx for posting.
it is truly beautiful how you are saving the old book. it fills my heart with joy that you'd do that. :)
I believe in saving old books too. so glad to observe your videos .. so I can fix them. thanks a mil
You are welcome!
I'm interested in trying to restore an old book from 1895 that my father found in the local church, don't worry he didn`t steal it. He`s the priest
Im on the first minute of your vid, my book it’s in exactly same physical shape, old family cook book written in very old language. Since little I had my eye on that book in grandma’s kitchen. It’s best memory of her .I’m chef myself and being skill wyth my hands I’m taking project on. Never did it before, will rechearch whole process. To some degree I prefer do it myself. Don’t want new book ,something with age scars will be great, just cover and loose pages all intact. Vintage book with good scent of the past
I do have the spine
I hope these videos help. For more information come over to www.saveyourbooks.com. Cheers!
Save Your Books ive watched yesterday whole book restoration my problem is I’ve got my cover in three pieces front back and spine I need to find how connect them three together and bonded them to the book. Do you have course on that??
@@lifefootsteps7506 I do have a course on re-backing. It is specifically for a leather Bible but many of the steps apply to your situation. Check out: saveyourbooks.com/course/7-301-advanced-bible-repair-and-re-back/?doing_wp_cron=1594310738.7038950920104980468750
you should consider putting series videos like this in a playlist for easier viewing
Thanks for the suggestion. Done!
Your video is so calming, informative and intriguing. I love it
Ive just watched the first part of a video by a woman chopping up old books to make a Junk Journal(junk is right!),so watching this to restore my faith in humankind.
Just saw this on "INSIDER" they posted about
They did a great job making this long drawn out restoration look quick and easy!
This is so beautiful!! And omg tape destroys books!!!
Normally I don't care too much if video footage is flipped, but there is something surprisingly unnerving about seeing you work on this in mirror image...
Still, I do love your videos. Keep up the good work! :)
I have no idea how that happened. So strange! I just got a wifi booster so I can make the next installment.
dont worry; that's just our OCD talking. a wonderful skill to have in this field of restoration
I have a book from 1827. Its in great shape aside from the front cover being torn off.
Thank you for inspiring me to restore books. Hopefully, I can do it.
You can come to the Student Forum on www.saveyourbooks.com for more help.
for missing pages for some books its quite simple to get those since you can download these books online
what I do is I try to find matching paper going through the bookstore reject pile works you can find your sheets by reusing the first and last blank pages so stack up on those then you will have an appropriate aged paper to print on and simply print the missing pages on this paper and sow them back into your book.
Sometimes that is a great solution! This exact book was not available online so I had to cobble the wording together from a couple of different editions.
If you got a new copy of the book, could you remake the missing pages then put it back together? But yeah it look worth saving, great job.
I have a 5th edition copy of The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang - I'm not entirely sure how old it is but the copywrite says 1909.
There's an old school library sticker on the inside of the front cover and it seems to have been a prize for something, perhaps a raffle. The date indicates the school either received or gave the book away in 1911.
It has blue board covers with gold gilting to decorate the covers and page edges. Over time the gilting has tarnished a little.
Overall the quality of the book is brilliant, no missing pages, the binding is still strong and there seems to be no detachments except for the first and last pages from the board covers - there also seems to be a bit of a wobbly spine situation but nothing that careful handling won't exacerbate.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is how could I get that old library sticker out of the book without damaging it - it's very well stuck in there.
Also, do you know any good methods of cleaning gold gilting? I don't want yo damage the pages.
Hey there,
It is possible that the book is more valuable with the sticker since it indicates a part of the book's history. The term is provenance. However, if you really want the sticker gone, it is likely attached with a water-based adhesive. I have a course on that saveyourbooks.com/course/8-201-library-pocket-water-based-glue/
But you could skip the course and just experiment with moisture, patience, and careful scraping.
value of a book is second the importance of this profession is practice I buy worthless antique broken books all the time to stay tuned to the details also you can experiment with shortcuts or using other materials or methods tools and chemicals and glues without destroying a historical piece in the process.
Exactly! Practice on a book with "no" value.
would be nice if in each segment video you could list all the tools and materials you used for us newbies to the craft
I have a list of tools for newbies on my website! saveyourbooks.com/course/1-202-6-book-repair-tools-and-materials-lists/
These are really interesting videos, despite the reversed image, but my problem is that I can not find PART 3 that presumably completes the work with the book re-assembled.
I promise I will have part three up before the end of January!
Hi. What is the vendor name for the anti static brush? Love your videos for my book repair journey.
They are awesome! You can get them from Talas. www.talasonline.com/Anti-Static-Brushes
What do I do if the spine is missing like yours, but the covers are still held on tightly by bands embedded and stitched into the sewn text block and stuck under watermarked endpapers inside the covers?
Trickier for sure. It requires surgery! You may need a book repair knife to lift paper to tuck in new spine. saveyourbooks.com/product/book-repair-knife/
what is the best glue to use for ancient books?
Where can I find a similar blade to the one use used to scrape the book?
It took me a second to realize the camera reversed the image. The back looked like the front and Vice-Versa. LOL!
What is that knife like tool you are using?
saveyourbooks.com/product/book-repair-knife/
This is the knife. :)
I saved a bunch of old books from my gma's stash plus my great grandfathers dictionary from the late 1800s. As much as I would love to do this myself, I am inclined to pay someone to do it correctly. Do you happen to know of anyone near Louisville, Kentucky who could help me?
I don't know anyone offhand. Try guildofbookworkers.org/. Good luck!
@@SaveYourBooks thank you!
It's rather unnerving watching how nervous she was, and when she was using that knife and she said oops my heart went into my throat. She's not exactly gentle but I gather she's not used to doing the videos and so she is nervous. I'm just used to watching baumgartner and he's so calm and collected and precise and I shouldn't expect that from everyone, I love books I have many many old ones that I have no clue what to do with to help them stay in good condition perhaps you could do a video someday of what people can do to preserve a book so it doesn't get worse
Hi Devra, Please check out my website. saveyourbooks.com/ . Doing live restoration and trying to show what I am doing at odd angles is certainly a challenge. My goal is to empower those with limited tools, supplies, and experience to make attempts to save their books with a foundation of knowledge of what is possible and what is at stake. I hope my website has the courses you need. If not, be sure to contact me on the Student Forum. Cheers!
Why does the beginning of the book start at the end?
Sanddab Z, Video is flipped so it looks like it's starting from the end. Also, sometimes Arabic and some other books usually starts from their end.
@@Semispecula Thank you
@@sanddabz5635 You are very welcome
the camera is reversed...right??? also, what kind of knife are you using at 3:42 min. mark???
Yes, it is reversed by accident. Somehow I didn't notice and it was live! I am looking into seeing if I can flip it back and re-post. THE KNIFE is a book repair knife that I created. I sell a version of it right or left handed on my website. www.saveyourbooks.com. Cheers!
Is the insider channel uploading your video with ur consent?
Yes, thank you for your concern. Theirs is a much shortened version.
Why is all the printing backwards?
I didn't know which way to point the camera! Mistakes were made. I know better now. lol technology!
You should set your camera to "mirror image" because everything is backwards in the video
I figured it out for other videos. Live and learn.
@@SaveYourBooks I hear you, learning curve. Thank you for your videos. Do you have one on book binding as in making our own books?
@@xotzinome Not yet but I am getting many requests!
Are you open to restore one of my books?
Hi Luis,
I am doing fewer restorations these days. If you go through my website you can email me directly. I would like to know more about the book. Also, I may be able to direct you to the best person for the job.
Thanks maam..