What’s Happening in the Shop

We’re working hard and having fun in the shop. See some of what we’ve been doing here.

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Took some time with the printers devil to print th

Took some time with the printers devil to print the first press run on a @dvcgbw exchange project. A fun afternoon in the shop. #letterpress #printersdevil #exchangeprint #valentines #pressureprint #bookarts #atlantabookarts

Today we we’re using our new delrin hera from @j

Today we we’re using our new delrin hera from @jeffpeachey (thanks Jeff). It’s so thin and makes removing tape so easy. We’ll worth having in your toolbox. #taperemoval #bookconservation #bookrepair #delrinhera

That will leave a mark. Someone used some scotch t

That will leave a mark. Someone used some scotch tape when doing a home repair, and now we’re dealing with the crusty deterioration. Please don’t use tape on your books. #tapeisevil #pressuresensitivetape #tapestain #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts

Snuck back in tonight to get this batch of books c

Snuck back in tonight to get this batch of books closer to finished. These books have their text blocks repaired and lined. Tomorrow we’ll attach the boards and new spines. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookrepair #latenightwork #bookarts #atlantabookarts

2022 News from the Bindery. Our newsletter just we

2022 News from the Bindery. Our newsletter just went out about upcoming workshops and our new staff member in the shop. See the newsletter in our bio. #bookarts #clamshellbox #news

Today is all about corners. We’ve stabilized the

Today is all about corners. We’ve stabilized the board corners that we’re bent and delaminates and are now wrapping them with toned japanese tissue to match the cloth color. One of the many steps in the treatment. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookcorner #japanesetissue #bookbinding #bookarts #atlantabookarts

Another binders ticket in a book were working on,

Another binders ticket in a book were working on, plus check out that endsheet pattern. #bookbinding #bindersticket #endsheet #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookarts #atlantabookarts

We love uncovering evidence of missing endbands wh

We love uncovering evidence of missing endbands when cleaning spines. Now we can use what’s left to rebuild new ones for the book. #bookconservation #bookrepair #endbands #cleaningspines #redstripes #bookbinding #bookarts #atlantabookarts

The new year is starting with a bang. Three family

The new year is starting with a bang. Three family bibles and a stack of other projects came in today. I think I’ve earned a weekend away from the shop, or will when these are completed. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts #biblerepair #atlantabookarts

Good job ND McDonald. The binding is still in good

Good job ND McDonald. The binding is still in good shape from 1873, just a few touch ups and it goes back to the client. #bookbindertickets #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair

I love finding recycled paper on the spines of the

I love finding recycled paper on the spines of the books we repair. These linings used the cheapest paper the binder could get, usually scrap from the shop. #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookspine #bookarts #atlantabookarts

It’s not only the holidays that are shiny and br

It’s not only the holidays that are shiny and bright. The bindery added more brass type to our collection for gold stamping of covers and boxes. #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #clamshellbox #goldstamping #bookarts #atlantabookarts

Wishing all of you happy holidays this season. We

Wishing all of you happy holidays this season. We hope you have time to spend time with family and spend some time with a good book. Thanks to all our customers and vendors we get to work with. If your book looks like this one, give us a call next year and we’ll get it back in shape for next Christmas. #bookconservation #bookrepair #christmasbook #nightbeforechristmas #bookarts #atlantabookarts

It’s not all about smelly hide glue in the shop.

It’s not all about smelly hide glue in the shop. This modern book used a synthetic adhesive to line the spine, so we’re using heat to loosen the bond and remove the spine lining. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #hotmeltglue #bookarts #hotair #atlantabookarts

It’s always satisfying when we remove old, brown

It’s always satisfying when we remove old, brown, baked hide glue from the spine of a book. This glue can get stiff and brittle and soon will be replaced with a new flexible glue. #bookconservation #bookrepair #hideglue #bookbinding #bookarts

We received an early Christmas present in the shop

We received an early Christmas present in the shop. Andrew got some more examples of artists’ books for classes here, this time from @clarissasligh. A welcome addition for students to read and enjoy. #artistsbooks #bookarts #nexuspress #earlychristmas

We were featured in the Atlanta Journal Constituti

We were featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper as a business that practices the lost art of repair. See the article at the AJC website, the link is in our bio. #bookbinding #bookrepair #bookconservation #bookarts #biblerepair #atlantabookarts

We’re excited to have one last shipment of leath

We’re excited to have one last shipment of leather from @talasonline to finish some projects going under a Christmas tree in a week. We’re glad to have great vendors to work with. #bookbinding #bookrepair #bookarts #leatherbook #vegtannedleather

Sometimes on a Monday morning, we start by making

Sometimes on a Monday morning, we start by making small pieces of leather even smaller. This leather will fill a loss on a cover we’re working on. #bookconservation #bookrepair #paringleather #bookarts #atlantabookarts

I love meeting with clients before the holidays, e

I love meeting with clients before the holidays, especially when I have a stack of completed books to return. We’re trying to make room on the shelves so we can fill them again. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts #atlantabookarts

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