Bookbinding Now Interview
An interview I did in early November with Susan Mills for Bookbinding Now is now available to listen to online. Would you like to hear it?
Just under the wire
I am on the bus to Heathrow. (I am posting this from my phone. I know people do this all the time, but I feel like a star trek doctor … Continue reading
Boxmaking Boot Camp
This week marked the end of the boxmaking class I’ve been running at Ink Spot Press. Over three Tuesday evenings, each of my dedicated box making companions knocked out three … Continue reading
The London Centre for Book Arts
Welcome to the London Centre for Book Arts! Yes, there is a car parked inside of it. Yes, the current sign is a piece of A3 paper. But every day … Continue reading
LET THE BINDING BEGIN
I knocked out the last press runs on this book last week. Without ceremony, my days have transitioned from printing the book to binding the book. I am keeping all … Continue reading
Tool Porn: where did they come from and how much did they cost?
#1 Talas Bookbinders Awl $4.49. #2 Cherry Burl Pin Vice, handmade by Bob Walp at Chester Creek Press $45-65. I traded a book for it. #3 Starrett Pin Vice, $20. … Continue reading
Life without a board shear
The Board Shear. The most beautiful cutter ever built, the most useful piece of bookbinding equipment known to man, the greatest thing in the wide world. A bookbinder without a … Continue reading
Bookbinding Summer School: Nailed it.
Our last day in Bookbinding Summer School started off with a blur. Cut this, fold that, push that lady out of the way to get to the glue. We had … Continue reading
Bookbinding Summer School: No rest for the wicked.
My Bookbinding Summer School course continues here at Ink Spot. On Thursday, (also known as “Day Three,”) we threw ourselves into completing our drumleaf bindings. We gritted our teeth, furrowed … Continue reading
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