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Being a Bookbinder with Allergy to Books

January 31, 2018

These past days I’ve been digging into piles of my old and new stuff. Heaps of bookbinding paper and documents, power tools, pieces of wood and lots of other things. Just in two weeks, we are moving to Amsterdam, and all our possessions had to be sorted, separated and evaluated. Many of them went to garbage, some we are taking with us. Dealing with many things that were stored for a long time without moving made me experience the worst sort of allergy I had in a long time. Continue reading →

iBookBinding: a Year in Review

December 29, 2017

This is the third calendar year I’m in charge of iBookBinding. Like every previous year, it has its differences. This year was more about my personal experience being bookbinding, maker of bookbinding tools and teacher of bookbinding. List of the most popular posts of this years only confirms that. Both iBookBinding and I have changed and grown. The new year is coming, and I’m sure it would be exciting, educational and fun! =) Continue reading →

2017.12.22 - Big Changes are Coming for iBookBinding

Big Changes are Coming for iBookBinding. We are Moving to Amsterdam!

December 22, 2017

Many of you know that iBookBinding is mainly a one-person venture. So, some changes are coming in my life that would affect iBookBinding quite a lot. My wife works for a large multi-national company, and she is being relocated to Amsterdam this February. I’m closing my workshop in Moscow and plan to start working full time on iBookBinding and its Etsy store right after we move to our new home. Continue reading →

Get iBookBinding PDF Book Collection for Free!

December 8, 2017

Good news, everyone! Now you can get our Complete PDF Bookbinding Collection (all 105 books) for free! Continue reading →

Wonderful Triangles from Argentina

December 1, 2017

I’ve just received a package with corner cutting jigs from Argentina. Triángulo de la Felicidad (triangles of happiness, I suppose) is made of plastic. It has one of the classic designs when a truncated corner has a reinforcing crossbeam. Continue reading →

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Discounts at iBookBinding? Sure!

November 24, 2017

We have a huge sale at our Etsy store from this Friday to next Tuesday (to allow customers from all time zones to buy something). All our 3d-printed jigs and tools are cheaper by 30% now, and prices on everything else dropped by 15%. Continue reading →

2017.11.22 - Brick Weight in a 3D-Printed Enclosure

Brick Weight in a 3D-Printed Enclosure – New at Our Etsy Store

November 22, 2017

Over past years I’ve been using lots of different things as weights while making books. You name it: books, larger books, dumbbells, weight plates, handmade soft weights, proper weights, anything else that was near my workbench. I have also used bricks. However, since the first use, I wanted to make some encasements. Continue reading →

Have You Ever Seen Slate Exercise-Books Like This One?

November 17, 2017

Recently my Facebook feed brought to me something I didn’t know about Soviet school writing materials. It appears there were slate exercise-books used in 1930s and 1940s (maybe earlier). Continue reading →

My First Bookbinding Press

November 3, 2017

Oftentimes there are discussions on affordability of bookbinding equipment on Facebook and forums. I’ve been preparing my studio for a new season (yeah, I haven’t had any classes since this summer in my workshop), and found the first press that I’ve made for myself more than ten years ago. Or should I call it a vise? Continue reading →

Winter is Coming! Last Chance to Get Your PVA Glue

October 23, 2017

As temperatures fall below the freezing point in some regions, it may become risky to order white glue. Or even to buy it at a local store. Like many other water emulsion glues, PVA may lose its gluing properties after freezing/thawing. Especially, if that process is repeated several times (e.g. while glue is in transit). Continue reading →

2017.10.04 - 3d-printed Corner Cutting Jigs for Bookbinding

Corner Cutting Jigs and Where to Find Them

October 4, 2017

While many things have changed since 2017, iBookBinding continues to produce and sell 3d-printed corner cutting jigs in multiple colors and sizes. And as a more recent development, we now offer the same jig made with metal (steel, brass, etc.) Continue reading →

A Dublin Bookbinder: RTÉ Documentary

September 29, 2017

This video was released in 1981, but it is definitely worth watching. Bookbinding craft is not so prone to changes and all the main processes are shown here in detail. Continue reading →

Making Books with the London Centre for Book Arts

September 27, 2017

I have just returned from my vacation and a package was waiting for me at the post office. This summer the London Centre for Book Arts issued a call to support their development and current operations. One of the rewards in their Kickstarter campaign was a new book they’ve just made. That book is exactly what I found inside the package! Continue reading →

Restoration: Grandmother’s Prayer Book

September 26, 2017

Today we publish a translation of a post by a Romanian bookbinder Mihai Vârtejaru about his recent book restoration project complemented by a review of the finished work by the owner of the book. Also posted in Romanian originally. Continue reading →

2017.09.08 - Dexter-Style Conversion of an Apartment into Workshop

Dexter-Style Conversion of an Apartment into a Workshop

September 8, 2017

My woodworking workshop/bookbinding studio is located in my mother’s apartment. She lives in Romania for the better part of a year, and I put the place to a good use for the remaining 10-11 months =) Continue reading →

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