/lit/ - Literature

> he doesn't bind his own notebooks
never gonna make it.

>>13905877
Go on...

I know there is at least one company in england that still makes vellum pages with leather of various types. Does anyone actually sell these in a finished notebook? Or are you stuck buying sheets and making a folio like some Victorian autist?

>>13905964
I like the idea of having a shelf full of your rough drafts penned with a good fountain or a dippy boi on sheets you bound yourself.

>>13905921
fairly easy if you look into it, took me a couple youtube tutorials and crooked attempts. also, documentaries on traditional bookbinding are the best background for working

>>13905986
this man gets it. a poorfag's version of this is soaking the paper in tea to give it an aged look and pleasant unevenness

>>13905986
But if I were going to take up book binding as a hobby, I'd probably pick up leather working as a hobby secondary to. Does look very interesting though. I'm just worried about trying to juggle too many things at once, but I do waste a lot of time on here, so i guess i could make time.

>>13906068
that's a great idea. i advice ypu practice first with printer paper and regular cardboard (cloth or decorated paper to wrap the cover with), then move on to better materials when you're confident enough.
and you don't need much tools, just needle and awl (handier to use, printer paper can be easily pierced with a sewing needle), strong thread and glue (stick for gluing paper to paper as it has less moisture = less warping, pva for gluing the spine/etc)

>>13906068
To bad good quality leather is ludicrously expensive.

>>13906156
Did someone say quality leather?

>>13906121
Different bookbinding anon. You can do it with a hammer, nails, block of wood, and string too. If you look up Japanese binding, there are lots of glue free ones

>>13906232
japanese can be done in maybe 3 minutes, but it doesn't lay very flat. cord binding is very cool, but takes more effort than regular kettle binding, which i use most often.
also, saddleback is the easiest and great for 8-16 page notebooks which i use for small drawings as they have the flattest spreads

>>13906269
Do you have a preference for brands of loose sheet paper capable of taking a good inking?

>>13906728
i'm a poorfag, but for inks i advice drafting paper of any brand. best if it's smooth and thick (180+gsm), some bleed through and some seem to be crafted by greek gods, just test it yourself and see what's the best. look for acid-free paper if you want the writing to last more than a couple of decades

works great.

>>13906774
Hmmmm, at this point itd probably be better to get a paper cutter and buy it by the bolt.