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Veterok's photos
Lester Capon teaching
Limp vellum binding
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and the making of it in vague pictures.
See the detailed blog post here:
veterokforbooks.tumblr.com/post/157838251593/making-a-limp-vellum-binding-or-a-modern-soft
Cutting the cover material
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Sewing the book block
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In the press
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Marking for tapes
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Lester making the cover
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Corner detail
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Don't die
Attaching the mock "hollow"
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Here's a lazy way to do it while the book is in the press with both of the cover boards already on. The cardstock hollow (it's not even hollow, it's just a rounded piece of 0.6-1mm cardstock) is kept in place with masking tape until it dries.
See my bookbinding blog here:
veterokforbooks.tumblr.com
Small
Handsewn headband
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Single core French headband sewn with dyed linen-cotton bookbinder's thread. This book is a cloth bound guestbook (or perhaps a sketchbook) with recycled paper.
See my bookbinding blog here:
veterokforbooks.tumblr.com
Epitaph
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A classic leatherbound journal with soft black antique grain leather. There are two small, faded crosses drawn on the antique cabinet portrait with a fountain pen.
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veterok.etsy.com
Epitaph - edge
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The book has antique coloured recycled paper for pages, with ploughed and burnt edges.
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veterok.etsy.com
Epitaph - edge when closed
No-nonsense leather binding
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This is a classic full goatskin binding with minimal tooling.The headbands were sewn with natural white bookbinders linen thread. This book has 190 pages of recycled paper in two tones.
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