Corner Bindery

A simple book press.

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:15:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, with the assistance of my friend Ralph, I built a simple book press using the instructions at TJ's (TJ Book Arts) web site. Here, I'm using a brick as a weight because I...

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Born on the 4th of July...

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0000

In bookbinding, as so much else, sometimes serendipity strikes... Here a book in progress and a book I bought unexpectedly collided. Like many, when I heard that Oak Knoll was having a sale on...

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Mini Live Journal for Bookbinders

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Over the past few days I've been watching an interesting new site come to life - Artists Books 3.0 is a new forum for "artists, curators, librarians, students, and researchers interested in artist...

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Bookbinders tools.

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:03:00 +0000

Though you can substitute common household items for many bookbinding tools, there's nothing like the real thing once you start to get a little more serious. If you are looking to equip a workshop...

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One small book for a man...

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:05:00 +0000

Just a small project, but finally finished after generating a ton of scraps and recycling while practicing. This is a folded accordion book from Gabrielle Fox's "Essential Guide to Making Handmade...

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Workshop finally a workplace...

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:40:00 +0000

With a book actually in progress (pictures soon!), the workshop is finally up and running. My apologies for my prolonged absence, but real life has been crazy.

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Absent - but not gone.

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:15:00 +0000

Wow! How fast four months goes by... My apologies for the absence, but things have been just a little bit crazy around here, but they are settling down now. Pictures of the completed bindery...

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Into the homestretch

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:02:00 +0000

I've been absent a couple of weeks, but not sitting on my hands. We are finally coming into the homestretch with getting the bindery set up. Part the first Finally, the old storage room/bedroom is...

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Bookbinding forums.

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:05:00 +0000

It's very amusing to see various places on the web come up with new and cute names for forums... As though the words forum itself didn't have a long and meaningful history. Everything has to be new...

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Shipping Books

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:20:00 +0000

As I said earlier, I've been ordering books from Amazon and buying them on eBay. Quite a few of these have arrived over the last week and some... And I'm quite annoyed. [Rant] Wrapping the book in...

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Garage complete

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:22:00 +0000

After two hard days of carpentry, the garage is complete! Another step on the path to setting up the bindery behind me. On the other hand, the storage containers won't arrive until Thurs, rather...

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Quivering with anticipation

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:52:00 +0000

Good news on the bookbinding front - I met with Matt, the friend who will be helping me build the shelves in the garage, and confirmed this upcoming weekend for installing them. Take two weeks from...

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Shopping in Seattle.

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:45:00 +0000

Off to Seattle today. Both physically and virtually! The physical visit was fun, as it was a beautiful day to drive around the Sound. Brenda (my wife) and I visited Daniel Smith to finish stocking...

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Binding today

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0000

It's been a busy week wandering the web and learning where bookbinding stands today. I'm amazed at how much has changed with the rise of (home) craft binding and book art. My mind is bubbling with...

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Back to Binding

noreply@blogger.com (DerekL) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0000

A contractor I've hired to redo my garage finally got started today - big news! When the storage room in the garage is done, the room in our house currently used for storage becomes our arts &...

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