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How to Bind your Own Book? - Perfect Binding Method

Bookbinding is a great craftwork which started long time ago. Nowadays more and more people are finding about this and trying to learn it. It is a good hobby to start and the feeling will be wonderful once you complete your own book. In this article you will learn how to bind your own book by perfect binding method.

What is perfect binding?

Perfect binding is a simple method in which a paper ( thicker than normal paper ) cover is attached to a stack of signatures using glue. After you have the correct knowledge you can create your own perfect bound book quickly. It is one of the easiest methods of bookbinding and if done properly you will get a perfect paperback book.

The materials you will need are

• signatures
• a cover ( thicker than the papers )
• paper clamp
• glue ( white glue, gorilla glue, hot glue, pva glue etc. )
• scissors
• brush for spreading the glue
• sand paper

Steps

First arrange all the signatures to form a stack. See that all the four sides are placed properly. If any side is out of order then trim it.

Take the paper clamp and attach it near the spine so that the signatures stay in place. Keep them correctly so that the finishing is good.

Roughen up the side along the spine using a sand paper. This will bind the signatures strongly when you apply the glue.

Take some glue and spread it all over the spine edge. Keep it for drying. Apply the glue after it has dried. This will ensure that the signatures are attached strongly. Hold this together by using clamps on the spine edge.

Take the cover and fold it to fit the spine edge of the book. Use a ruler to fold the cover properly. Now apply the glue again on the spine and attach the cover. Keep this strongly held till it dries completely.

Using these steps you will have your very own perfect bound book ready. You will not even need help from others. If you are doing it the first time you will have some difficulty. Take some rough papers and practice on them to learn
how to bind your own book
correctly.

All the best.
About the Author

Want to learn more bookbinding methods? Just go to "Self Bookbinding".

best varnish to use on wooden chair which has been covered in magazine clippings?

i've covered a chair in pictures from magazines (just using pritstick for now) and want to varnish it so that it stands the test of time! is there a varnish that will harden it up without reacting to the magazine clippings and making them run? i have heard that pva glue works well and dries clear? thanks.

Not sure what "pritstick" is (PicStick?), but as long as your clippings are glued down very well (perfectly flat including edges, no air bubbles, etc.), you can use any kind of diluted "white glue" (PVA), or polyurethane, or other acrylic to coat your pages with.
Usually a number of coats (thoroughly dried between) are required to get the surface really flat and smooth all over.

"Decoupage mediums" are the adhesives/sealers that are sold in craft stores specifically for this purpose (e.g., ModPodge, or I hear that Royal Coat is better).
Or you can make your own decoupage medium at home by just thinning down a permanent white glue (Elmers GlueAll is cheap and works fine) 3 or 4 to 1 with water, then use that (a foam brush is good).
All of those things work both as the adhesive to hold the papers down in the first place, and then to add layers of clear coat on top. And all those liquids will dry clear.

You can also use a gloss polyurethane (from a hardware store, sold for sealing bare wood) for both your adhesive and the clear-coat layers. Polyurethanes are "harder" (less scratchable) after drying, and less susceptible to clouding from humidity later, than white glues, etc., so sometimes they're also added as a final layer on top of purchased decoupage mediums or diluted white glues as well.

As for colors running, if you're using pages from magazines those won't run because the inks are permanent. The images will also be permanent if you use photocopies or laser copies.
They won't be permanent though if you use images from an inkjet printer or images that used non-permanent inks or paints unless you lightly seal first and dry (a clear acrylic spray is good).
Another consideration is the porosity of papers... if the paper you're using is porous, the image or text on the back of the paper can show through to the front if you don't lightly seal it first as well, or perhaps put it on a white background.

Check out some of the links in this search on how to "decoupage":
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+decoupage

HTH,

Diane B.

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