Vol.IV An elegant solution to the problem of the Single Section book binding. 

I hope this little manual will be of use to anyone who has been faced with the problem of how to neatly deal with the problem of single section bindings. 

single section book binding tutorialThe problems arise because of the fact that with a single section you cannot form shoulders on the book.

 

All other methods of dealing with a single section result in drag on the hinge area and never function in the way a book with shoulders will.

 

I did not intend this manual to be for the complete novice, though the structure is simple enough it does call for some experience of handling basic hand tools, rather I hope this book structure will appeal to those who have encountered this problem before and do not know this method of dealing with it.

 

It was taught me by Mr. Anton Henley when I was studying bookbinding at  Brunel College in Bristol sometime in 1985 I think.

 

If you wish to download the manual please just click here.

 

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Hello Richard, I can not begin to thank you for your help. I just finished looking through your manual and website. That is exactly the information I was looking for.   Robert

 

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