Bookbinding Tutorials on DVD By Michael Chrisman.

Volume 3 A 19th Century Period Binding.

 In series of bookbinding tutorials. Michael Chrisman demonstrates the complete and historically correct rebinding of an Early 19th Century Book in Period-Style Leather.  Beginning with a book that is lacking its entire binding and which needs to be completely re-sewn and rebound. Michael transforms this once lifeless book into a beautiful tome that has the look and feel of an original binding.  See table of contents below:

Every aspect of the work is fully demonstrated and explained on camera.

The "Before & After" images below are of the actual book that was restored on camera.

NTSC Run Time - 3 HOURS / 50 MINUTES

These DVDs are compatible with European formats

I know from my own experience that a week long residential bookbinding course in our neck of the woods costs from £350 - £450, and for that you learn only a few bookbinding techniques, this library of tutorials teaches you many dozens of essential & useful techniques, all of which are available for instant replay.

These book binding tutorials  are professionally produced (Memory Central Videos, SLC, Utah) and a pleasure to view!

Table of Contents Disc I

1 Introduction and Evaluating the Book
2 Cleaning the Spine
3 Dismantling the Text Block
4 Guarding the Sections
5 Preparing End Papers
6 Preparing the Text Block for Sewing
7 Stringing a Sewing Frame
8 Sewing in the Original Round
9 Trimming the end papers
10 Fitting and Attaching the Boards
11 Trimming the Leather for Coving
12 Paring the Leather
13 Dyeing the Leather
14 Fitting the Boards to the Shoulders
15 Gluing Up and Covering with Leather
16 Corners and Turn-Ins
  
 Table of Contents Disc II
17 Shaping the Corners, Head, and Tail
18 Preparing the Spine for Tooling
19 Making a Leather Label
20 Gold Tooling
21 Blind Tooling
22 Ageing
23 Gold Tooling the Board Edge
24 Pasting Down the End Sheets
20 Finishing Touches

THIS BOOK BINDING TUTORIAL TAKES A BOOK WITH NO BINDING AND A TEXT BLOCK BROKEN INTO PIECES AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO A VERY TIDY PERIOD BINDING. AN ESSENTIAL VIDEO FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN  THE BINDING OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS.

Price £77.35 including postage worldwide! This also includes insurance.

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