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Bookbinding Info & Building Plans
Bookbinding: the craft of making your own books. This is such a fun and interesting subject to get into. You can approach bookbinding from a really basic perspective, sewing some notebooks together using only a razorblade, an awl and some thread. Or you can go further, and invest in some tools and even build your own equipment.
If you’re interested in building your own tools we have a couple of different plans available that you can make yourself in your workshop.
Bookbinding Building Plans
In our bookbinding plan bundle, you get access to all of the book-making plans:
Book press
Sewing frame
Book vise
Cutting Plough
All of the plans include cut lists, step by step instructions and helpful tips and information.
If you’re planning on building all the tools for your own personal bindery, then this is the plan for you!
Perhaps the most frequently used tool when it comes to bookbinding? It features half-blind dovetails for strength and a heavy-duty press screw with single-lead Acme threads for the screwing/pressing mechanism.
Included in the plan:
cut lists
detailed step by step instructions
diagrams and images to clarify
Build a traditional sewing frame for bookbinding with the help of this plan. The sewing frame consists of a base with upright wooden screws and a horizontal bar, allowing the user to align and secure the book sections during the sewing process.
Included in the plan:
cut lists
detailed step by step instructions
.svg files if you want to cut out pieces using a CNC
This plan contains information on how to make TWO projects: 1) book vise + 2) cutting plough. The book vise is used throughout the bookbinding process to hold the booklet when performing various tasks. If you turn the vise around, then you can fit the cutting plough in a groove and use it to trim the sides of the book super clean.
Included in the plan:
cut lists
detailed step by step instructions
diagrams and images to clarify
Bookbinding Tools & Materials (affiliate)
Here are some of our favorite materials and tools related to bookbinding that we recommend.
To gain more information about the tools and the process, here are some videos relating to the subject.