Dust Jackets
Dust jackets are the “loose” paper (cover) wrapped around the cover of a hard-bound book (rarely a perfect bound book). Originally the purpose as the
May 8, 2018
Dust jackets are the “loose” paper (cover) wrapped around the cover of a hard-bound book (rarely a perfect bound book). Originally the purpose as the
What is Embossing? Embossing is the process of using male and female etched dies (typically made of magnesium, brass or copper) and heat to raise
We find that we are producing books and boxes with a wider range of materials. In no particular order of frequency the following pictures display
What are sunken labels (or embossed position)? Labels that are “sunken” or labels in a “debossed position” are labels (of any shape) that are glued
This project required creative input, a very fast turnaround and tremendous attention to detail. The image below shows a fabric casewrapped, casebound book that is
About a year ago, I did a blog posting on Side Sewing. I’m repeating the topic but not the details! For the past year, we
What are Edge Cut Books? Simply, they are the open edges of a bound book (can be perfect-bound, saddle stitched or case bound styles) that
What do Ribbons have to do with books? In our shop, we see a lot of Ribbons; they’re used as bookmarks. As you can see
What are Exposed Board Covers on casebound books? They are covers on a casebound/hard back book that are not wrapped with cloth, leather or lithowrap
What are Hubs (Hubbed Spine) in the context of book binding context? Hubs are raised, horizontal bands/ribs/ridges on the outside spine (binding edge) of a
What is Book Staining? It’s simply the application of stain or paint to the trimmed edges of bound books. We apply the paint using sponges,
What are endpapers? An endpaper, traditionally, is the white paper inside the front and back covers of all hardback books. I said “traditionally” because today,
What is a Chicago Screw? (I readily admit that I’m not the person who comes up with these names). A Chicago Screw is a hollow
Metal Corners What do metal corners have to do with binding? Well, see the following pictures. We attach metal corners to ring binders, hard back
Google Combination Lock Box What’s special about this box? Let me tell you. One of the UNUSUAL things that I’ll point out is the combination
Doming is a printed pressure sensitive label with domed shaped clear plastic on top. If the label was round the size of a quarter the
In previous blogs, I’ve described some unusual ways to bind books with buttons (Rollabind), elastic bands and metal bolts. This week’s focus is on a
It is not unusual when we are binding hardback/case wrapped books that our customers also ask us to produce a custom made “sleeve” for the
