Swing Folder

What is a swing folder?  A swing folder is a die-cut, folded piece that literally has a die-cut panel “swing” completely 180 degrees; and “swing”

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Triangle Folder

What is a triangle folder?  A triangle folder is simply paper folded in the shape of a triangle.  A triangle folder requires die-creasing…no gluing…folded automatically. 

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Cylinder Box

We make highly custom boxes.  This piece is a box; but a very unusual box!  I’ve never seen anything like it before!  In a retail

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Broad-side folder

What is a “Broad-side folder?”  A broad side folder is sort of an 8 page brochure with a slit along the folded top of the

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Stand-up Box

What is a stand-up box?  A stand-up box is as pictured and videoed.  It is the cheapest, easiest to assemble from a retailer’s perspective, most

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Dome Snaps

What are dome snaps?  Dome snaps are better pictured than explained.  Everyone has had a “dome snaps”, to hold the flap of a purse or

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Bevelled Edges

What are bevelled edges?  (U.S. spelling is “Beveled”).  We bevell the edges of case bound books or ring binders.  As usual these pictures are as

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Foil Stamping

What is foil stamping? Foil stamping, hot stamping or hot foil stamping is the application of pigment or metallic foil to paper using a heated

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Gusset Capacity Pocket Portfolio

We’re installing two 40” die-cutters and three machines to produce die-cut glued “Gusset Capacity Pocket Portfolios.” What is a regular standard portfolio?  Picture #1 and

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Giant Case Bound Book

Giant Case Bound Book What does a giant case-bound (hard back) book look like?  The following pictures tell the answer.  Giant case bound books are

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Moleskin

What is a Moleskin?  A Moleskin is a branded “diary,” “notebook,” or “planner” book.  See pictures below. Moleskin is an Italian company that sold over

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Kraft Paper

Kraft Paper…so what! I’m seeing a trend. The appearance of natural brown kraft paper, rough board and “fine-flute” brown corrugated in a number of areas.

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Ball Chain

What is a “Ball chain”? As these pictures show a “Ball chain” it is the same thing as the common “keychain.” In a bindery context

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Japanese Ribbon Binding

Months ago I did an E-mail on Japanese Binding. The product here is called “Japanese Ribbon Binding”.  I’ve looked up a number of websites and

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Debossing

What is “Debossing”? Debossing is a process by which a metal block or die is pressure-stamped into the surface of your work, leaving a permanent

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Clam Shell Boxes

What is a clam shell?  In the context of a bindery a clam shell is a one-piece box. Like a set-up box it does not

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