UA-cam suggested this while I was looking for something else... and I think this is the perfect answer for a newsprint publication from a museum exhibition I visited some years ago. It's currently sitting at the edge of my bookcase, flopping over, and, well, it's got some good historical info in it and deserves a better treatment, but isn't really strong enough for much of anything - I think the "conservation" approach of this method should work really well for that low quality material, entirely unrelated to actual archival concerns. 😅
This promises to be a interesting series of videos! 😃 Thanks to your videos and their lessons in history and binding structures I have started to pay closer attention to the construction of the bindings of my books. I looked at an old library book today, bound in the 1980s or so, trying to figure it out (non-destructively). They didn’t do your pretty corners, but they did do the fore-edge last. 😊
19:45 I just realised that this style of binding might be good for making a small book if I can’t find any printer paper with the grain on the short. Since the text block is never glued it should not matter which way the grain goes? Maybe I can make an x-mas book for my mom. 😊
In this case, yep. But it's not just about adhesive. For a multi-section book there is also the drape of the paper to consider. I'll do a video about this soon.
I really like this binding style and it looks like fun to make. I think it would be great for a small sketchbook or for collecting poems written by friends or family.
that's a great idea. I was thinking one of these pamphlet series might be good for binding together birthday cards or Christmas cards one has received over the years. Would make a nice keepsake.
This one is really interesting. The talk of conservation definitely fascinated me. As someone who won't be involved with conservation though, i felt this made such a plain looking pamphlet look so pretty. Aesthetically really love it!
Once I move I may do this to some old comic books I've got that have zero value other than the sentimental one I give to them, and I reckon the staples there will damage them over time (and they're several decades old already)
If I had to guess, they tend to be stapled haphazardly and stiching through them may not add a well distributed force. If the staples are too old, the paper may be rusted and/or damaged there too.
They are almost never in the right spot. But if they are, yes go for it. An exception might be if the paper is burnt by rust and it is fragile in that area. In the label binding video I got luck and I used old staple holes. I still had to add a few.
Briljant video as always! Could you use bookcloth/fabric instead of the paper covering? I used it in the past and find that the covering starts to fray on the overlap area. (my bookcloth was handmade following your tutorial from the past)
In this video I just use PVA/EVA. I have a video about bookbinding adhesives which will explain what I mean by mix. I make mix from PVA/EVA and methyl cellulose. But starch based paste is traditional.
Hi, I've been watching your videos for a while now and they have helped me quite a bit in making my own sketchbooks and and albums. I wonder if you can help, I'm trying to make my own Philately (stamp collecting) albums for my stamps on covers, I'm having an issue where once I put the postcards or envelopes into the books I'm making they bulk out between the pages bulging the albums. Is there a way that you could recommend to sort of bulk out in between pages to prevent this? I have tried doing A3 pages folded in half to make an A4 album and sewing them into a binding as single sheet signature to try and allow extra 'padding' but this wasn't as effective as I thought it would be. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Are all books worth professional conservation? Are there some, like a late geography book (which belonged to a distant relative) or a 1950s atlas (belonging to grandparents and the one I used through my education, which is now missing the spine), that have no monetary value and so not worth the expense? Figure when I kick the bucket they will be tossed. Thanks, Adriel
Complex question. I have a few books from family that have no value on the market but are priceless to me. Best solution is to protect them with a simple enclosure like a phase box/wrapper. Low cost but preserves the book even if it falling apart.
How will a box allow them to meet the specification of being able to be enjoyed without causing further harm? Or will no damage will incur by careful handling and the box is to allow better storage? The atlas to me feels insecure without a spine (it is spineless, haha), thus the concern, which, if understanding, is unfounded. Cheers, Adriel PS Currently laying flat on a shelf in the cupboard.
so basically, just because something is called "conservation binding" doesn't mean that it will actually be good for the text block itself, good for conservation, good for longevity of the item, etc
Not sure if this is a question or statement. The problem is the conservation binding is not defined even within the conservation profession. In the recent book called Conservation of Books it is hardly mentioned and not described. I think there is general agreement on what it is but the name is misleading, especially for people not in the field. I can't give a simple description in a UA-cam comment - too nuanced. At some point I hope to have a sufficiently detailed description that I can make a video on it.
My favorite part of the week is new Bookbinding videos 💚
Just here for the goldberg variations. The binding is cool too
Just what my Sunday needed. Thank you.
Informative and worthwhile thanks for your enthusiasm for the craft!
UA-cam suggested this while I was looking for something else... and I think this is the perfect answer for a newsprint publication from a museum exhibition I visited some years ago. It's currently sitting at the edge of my bookcase, flopping over, and, well, it's got some good historical info in it and deserves a better treatment, but isn't really strong enough for much of anything - I think the "conservation" approach of this method should work really well for that low quality material, entirely unrelated to actual archival concerns. 😅
Check out the single section Bradel binding. Might be an even better solution.
@@DASBookbinding Thanks. I was thinking I should see what else you've covered. 🙂
love your videos! So inspiring to beginnners like myself.
Very useful binding - stay safe
This promises to be a interesting series of videos! 😃
Thanks to your videos and their lessons in history and binding structures I have started to pay closer attention to the construction of the bindings of my books. I looked at an old library book today, bound in the 1980s or so, trying to figure it out (non-destructively). They didn’t do your pretty corners, but they did do the fore-edge last. 😊
19:45 I just realised that this style of binding might be good for making a small book if I can’t find any printer paper with the grain on the short. Since the text block is never glued it should not matter which way the grain goes? Maybe I can make an x-mas book for my mom. 😊
In this case, yep. But it's not just about adhesive. For a multi-section book there is also the drape of the paper to consider. I'll do a video about this soon.
I really like this binding style and it looks like fun to make. I think it would be great for a small sketchbook or for collecting poems written by friends or family.
that's a great idea. I was thinking one of these pamphlet series might be good for binding together birthday cards or Christmas cards one has received over the years. Would make a nice keepsake.
This one is really interesting. The talk of conservation definitely fascinated me. As someone who won't be involved with conservation though, i felt this made such a plain looking pamphlet look so pretty. Aesthetically really love it!
My interest is binding new things, and there is no reason not to use these structures for this, even though the original idea was different.
In DAS we trust!
Once I move I may do this to some old comic books I've got that have zero value other than the sentimental one I give to them, and I reckon the staples there will damage them over time (and they're several decades old already)
I've done SOFT single- and double-pamphlet bindings before, but I didn't even know about hardbacked ones! Thanks for this video.
Yep, lots and lots of variations on it.
Having just skimmed the article, this looks like a good method for binding sheet music.
I'm gonna have to try this
The single section Bradel method is great for music too.
Muchas gracias. Precioso trabajo, ¡como siempre! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌼🤗
Interesting video. Is there a special reason to punch new sewing holes, instead of using the holes left by the staples?
If I had to guess, they tend to be stapled haphazardly and stiching through them may not add a well distributed force. If the staples are too old, the paper may be rusted and/or damaged there too.
They are almost never in the right spot. But if they are, yes go for it. An exception might be if the paper is burnt by rust and it is fragile in that area. In the label binding video I got luck and I used old staple holes. I still had to add a few.
Excellent
Briljant video as always! Could you use bookcloth/fabric instead of the paper covering? I used it in the past and find that the covering starts to fray on the overlap area. (my bookcloth was handmade following your tutorial from the past)
Yes. Or just cover in a single piece of cloth. Commercial bookcloth won't fray. Maybe dinner weave for homemade?
Please more about what kind of glue you're using :) Thnx for all the good work.
Check the older videos. It's a paste he prepares and there's the recipe and how-to
In this video I just use PVA/EVA. I have a video about bookbinding adhesives which will explain what I mean by mix. I make mix from PVA/EVA and methyl cellulose. But starch based paste is traditional.
Hi, I've been watching your videos for a while now and they have helped me quite a bit in making my own sketchbooks and and albums.
I wonder if you can help, I'm trying to make my own Philately (stamp collecting) albums for my stamps on covers, I'm having an issue where once I put the postcards or envelopes into the books I'm making they bulk out between the pages bulging the albums. Is there a way that you could recommend to sort of bulk out in between pages to prevent this?
I have tried doing A3 pages folded in half to make an A4 album and sewing them into a binding as single sheet signature to try and allow extra 'padding' but this wasn't as effective as I thought it would be.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
This is the world of album binding. A specialised subject in itself. I'll get there one day. Not my favourite area but I have done enough of it.
Are all books worth professional conservation? Are there some, like a late geography book (which belonged to a distant relative) or a 1950s atlas (belonging to grandparents and the one I used through my education, which is now missing the spine), that have no monetary value and so not worth the expense? Figure when I kick the bucket they will be tossed.
Thanks,
Adriel
Complex question. I have a few books from family that have no value on the market but are priceless to me. Best solution is to protect them with a simple enclosure like a phase box/wrapper. Low cost but preserves the book even if it falling apart.
How will a box allow them to meet the specification of being able to be enjoyed without causing further harm?
Or will no damage will incur by careful handling and the box is to allow better storage? The atlas to me feels insecure without a spine (it is spineless, haha), thus the concern, which, if understanding, is unfounded.
Cheers,
Adriel
PS Currently laying flat on a shelf in the cupboard.
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so basically, just because something is called "conservation binding" doesn't mean that it will actually be good for the text block itself, good for conservation, good for longevity of the item, etc
every individual case should take other factors into account that might better protect the piece, or better fit in with the style?
Not sure if this is a question or statement. The problem is the conservation binding is not defined even within the conservation profession. In the recent book called Conservation of Books it is hardly mentioned and not described. I think there is general agreement on what it is but the name is misleading, especially for people not in the field. I can't give a simple description in a UA-cam comment - too nuanced. At some point I hope to have a sufficiently detailed description that I can make a video on it.