Bookbinding Tools - for Bookbinding

A majority of the tools used by Fine Bookbinders are the same ones used in Medieval times and through the centuries. Backing hammers, bone folders, brass finishing type and decorative tools, cobblers knives, glue brushes etc. The same goes for the equipment. There are new ones developed for Conservation thank goodness. Gaylord.com is a good outlet to find any of these tools except for gold finishing.
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Katrina Victim Restoration

A cloth binding came to me out of New Orleans. It was badly damaged from the flooding. I had to dismantle the cover; soak off pages that were stuck together at the front and rear of the book. Tissue repair throughout the book. Resew the text.
Rebind it in a new cover. www.book-restoration.com

New Cloth Binding for Museum Album

This leather bound album from a Museum in Kentucky arrived in need of a new cover. The original leather binding was completely ruined from red rot and fire damage. The options were a new leather cover or a new cloth cover with inlay from the original binding. They opted for the cloth cover. For more examples of my work please go to my website at www.book-restoration.com

Moldy Heirloom Bindings Resurrected

I recently completed 3 heirloom bindings of the religious order. They had been stored in a box in a damp area for too long and were completely covered in mold in the text and the covers. I first disasembled the covers and went through the texts removing mold with a water and bleach combination. The two smaller books I had to put new cloth fine bindings on. The Bible I had to put a new full fine leather binding on. For more photos and information about my work please go to www.book-restoration.com

Family Bible Restoration/Conservation

This project required Restoring/Conserving a large leather Heirloom Family Bible. The spine was detached from the cover but otherwise in pretty good shape. I did a leather restoration/conservation reback which includes the following process. Dismantling the cover and spine. Removing the fly leaf marbled endsheet. Cleaning the spine. Adding new cloth hinges. Relining the spine with new headbands, mull, and a hollow back spine. Rebacking the spine with new leather. Putting up the hinges, relaying the fly leaf, and relaying the original spine.
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