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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The photo album is coming together well. The edges

The photo album is coming together well. The edges are covered with toned tissue, boards attached, and a new spine. Now to get all the original cloth back down. #bookrepair #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookarts #bookarts #photoalbumrepair

We need to make a new spine for this cookbook, but

We need to make a new spine for this cookbook, but we’re not sure what to match. Clearly this has been in the kitchen for years. #bookconservation #bookrepair #messycover #cookbook #stickybook #bookarts #cookbookrepair

I love finding nice marbled papers on a binding fr

I love finding nice marbled papers on a binding from the 18th Century. #marbledpaper #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookarts

There’s nothing like scraping the back off of a

There’s nothing like scraping the back off of a cover on a sunny Saturday. Andrew is trying to wrap up this book by finishing the new cover while saving the original to go on top. But first, if needs to be thinner. Scrape scrape scrape. #bookbinding #bookarts #bookrepair #bookconservation #scraping #liftingknife

Our next set of online workshops are ready to go.

Our next set of online workshops are ready to go. Join us from your own studio to make books ideal for printed sheets or learn a historic model. See registration information at our website, link in the bio. #bookbinding #bookarts #drumleafbinding #storagebook #folioaccordion #naghammadi

Andrew is setting up for a zoom office hour tonigh

Andrew is setting up for a zoom office hour tonight. Our online workshops combine recorded lessons and live sessions to make it easy to view and review the demonstrations and to get your questions answered. See our website for our upcoming workshops where you can learn from you’d own home or studio. #bookarts #bookartsworkshop #onlineworkshop #bookbinding

We often repair the original endbands on the books

We often repair the original endbands on the books in the shop. Sometimes they’re in rough shape, but I’m still trying to figure out what or who nibbled on this one. The card should have straight lines on both sides. Another mystery to ponder. #bookarts #bookrepair #endbands

Five volumes, four colors of endsheets. I think it

Five volumes, four colors of endsheets. I think it’s going to take longer to tone the repair tissue than I thought. #tonedjapanesepaper #tonedtissue #colormatching #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts

Today we’ll be spending time with Burns, all fiv

Today we’ll be spending time with Burns, all five volumes. These books are getting cleaned before we start putting them back together. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #methylcellulose

After all the paper repair and a double fan adhesi

After all the paper repair and a double fan adhesive binding, this bible is well on it’s way. The ribbon and end bands are drying and a new leather cover is in the works. Won’t be long now. #bookrepair #bookconservation #bookbinding #biblerepair #newendband

It’s stamping day here in the shop. Two book cov

It’s stamping day here in the shop. Two book covers and a clamshell box will be labeled soon. #goldstamping #bookbinding #bookrepair #bookconservation #clamshellbox

Sunday afternoon is a good time to figure out how

Sunday afternoon is a good time to figure out how to repair this photo album. The hinges are torn and worn. These patches should make it open well again. #photographalbum #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #itlooksworsebeforeitlooksbetter

On the last day of the workshop at @johnccampbellf

On the last day of the workshop at @johnccampbellfolkschool, Andrew is resorting to dollhouse sized parent sheets as diagrams. #bookbinding #bookarts #preservationenclosures #bookconservation

Today at the @johnccampbellfolkschool, Andrew is e

Today at the @johnccampbellfolkschool, Andrew is explaining all the cuts and folds needed to make a clamshell box tray. Next on to the gluing. #clamshellbox #bookbinding #preservationenclosures #cutandfold #bookconservation

It’s a foggy morning at the @johnccampbellfolksc

It’s a foggy morning at the @johnccampbellfolkschool, but the light is still good for making enclosures. Our tuxedo box and self closing wrapper are done, and progress was made on the wrapper with a hard case yesterday. More folding and gluing ahead. #preservationenclosures #bookarts #bookbinding #bookconservation #tuxedobox #selfclosingwrapper

It’s box making madness at @johnccampbellfolksch

It’s box making madness at @johnccampbellfolkschool this morning. Andrew is teaching boxes and enclosures for books this week. Day 1 is off to a good start with the tuxedo box. #preservationenclosures #bookconservation #bookrepair #clamshellbox #tuxedobox #phasebox

When passing through Cincinnati recently, Andrew s

When passing through Cincinnati recently, Andrew stopped to see the great lab at @thepreservationlab. It was great to see the shop and the projects they are working on. Thanks to the staff for showing him around. #bookconservation #bookrepair #conservationlab #fieldtrip

Andrew loves visiting a good book arts center. Whe

Andrew loves visiting a good book arts center. When we was recently in Buffalo, NY, he stopped by @wnybookartscenter to say hello and to check it out. So many great presses and type, and a sweet silkscreen setup as well. Check them out if your passing through, or spend some time taking a workshop. He’ll be back to say hi again. #bookartscenter #bookarts #letterpress #wnybookartscenter #silkscreenprinting #silkscreen #buffalony

These two trays are waiting for a case to complete

These two trays are waiting for a case to complete this double wall clamshell box. It’s great when a client is willing to go the extra step to have an enclosure to protect a repaired book. #bookconservation #bookrepair #clamshellbox #preservationenclosure #bookarts #bookbinding

It’s getting late in the shop, so I’ll save pa

It’s getting late in the shop, so I’ll save paring this leather until the morning when the light is better. We thin the edges of the leather to make it easier to turn over the edges of the cover boards. #leatherbinding #bookbinding #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair #spokeshave #paringknife

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