Book rescue.

[Fredline]

You shall now be known as B.B.



Book Binder.

[RBTraditional]

Dr Cane strikes again… I really didn’t know you were into bondage mate…. takes all sorts I suppose? Each to their own…..

[Tengisgol]

I had a go on a hardback and it wasn’t that difficult if you have the time and patience.

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[Crucian]

That’s a great result Wal, I’ll have to do my copy before I lose half of the pages.

[Wallys-Cast]

Dr Cane strikes again… I really didn’t know you were into bondage mate…. takes all sorts I suppose? Each to their own…..

Sorry for late reply Rob, I was a bit tied up last night.

[Wallys-Cast]

I had a go on a hardback and it wasn’t that difficult if you have the time and patience.

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Yours is in another league Phil, very professional.

Wal.

[SussexMan]

Excellent remedy, WallysCast! Too much of modern book manufacture, unfortunately, cuts too many corners (literally). One question to ask; when completing that excellent stitching, is it advisable to incorporate some slight slack/leeway in the stitching, just so that the book can opened fully and flat? Some modern books refuse to stay 'open', necessitating a sea ledger-weight, or similar, just to hold the book flat. Then, of course, one is in danger of forcing the spine open, usually accompanied by a loud 'crack', after which the pages, one by one, proceed to fall out altogether. Old books never encountered the problem...

[Olly]

I had a book - 1884ish Freshwater Fish of the British Isles by Rev Houghton - restored a couple of years ago. Because the pages were falling out!

Unfortunately the stitching holding the pages together had deteriorated beyond repair - - so it was taken apart and re-sown. It was also recovered - the original cover not having the gold embellishment of some.

Expensive? - - - yes! Worth it? - - yes! With 40 hand coloured plates of our freshwater fish - - and of species possibly hybrids!

[Wallys-Cast]

Excellent remedy, WallysCast! Too much of modern book manufacture, unfortunately, cuts too many corners (literally). One question to ask; when completing that excellent stitching, is it advisable to incorporate some slight slack/leeway in the stitching, just so that the book can opened fully and flat? Some modern books refuse to stay 'open', necessitating a sea ledger-weight, or similar, just to hold the book flat. Then, of course, one is in danger of forcing the spine open, usually accompanied by a loud 'crack', after which the pages, one by one, proceed to fall out altogether. Old books never encountered the problem...

I made the stitching really tight so yes the book refuses to stay open but it was always like that but now it wont break if forced. I suppose in time it will slacken off and possibly stay open. I think Johns idea of spiral binding would be a better and more practical solution.

Wal.

[Santiago]

Great idea!