https://bindery-spec.com/ How sheets are folded, gathered, sewn, trimmed and cased in, the machines that finish a printed sheet, and the paper, board and adhesive a working bindery uses. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/wire-spiral-comb-and-post-bindings/https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/wire-spiral-comb-and-post-bindings/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTBinding MethodsCoil, wire, comb and post bindings compared: pitch and hole patterns, the margin the page needs, and which pages tear first in each method. https://bindery-spec.com/workshop/reback-not-rebind-a-split-cloth-joint/https://bindery-spec.com/workshop/reback-not-rebind-a-split-cloth-joint/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTWorkshop PracticeWhat a bench does when the cloth of a case has failed at the joint: hollow back, spine lining, Japanese paper hinge, paste, and the order of the repair. https://bindery-spec.com/finishing/saddle-stitched-programmes-wire-fold-and-creep/https://bindery-spec.com/finishing/saddle-stitched-programmes-wire-fold-and-creep/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFinishing and EquipmentCreep on a 64 page saddle-stitched programme, wire gauge and leg length for a heavy cover, and where the fold must land. Measured on a short run. https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/binding-first-order-before-style/https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/binding-first-order-before-style/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTBinding MethodsA first term of bookbinding teaches folding, grain, a pamphlet, a quarter binding with a hollow back, and the measurements that must be right before casing in. https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/thread-tape-and-cloth-what-opens-a-book/https://bindery-spec.com/binding-methods/thread-tape-and-cloth-what-opens-a-book/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTBinding MethodsLinen thread sizes, cotton tapes and cords, buckram and bookcloth weights: how each choice sets spine swell and the way a book opens. https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/sizing-grain-and-the-paste-pot/https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/sizing-grain-and-the-paste-pot/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPaper, Board and AdhesiveHow internal and surface sizing, grain direction and pressing decide whether a 300 gsm watercolour sheet lies flat in a case or cockles at the fore edge. https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/washi-in-a-western-case-which-sheets-take-paste/https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/washi-in-a-western-case-which-sheets-take-paste/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPaper, Board and AdhesiveKozo, gampi and mitsumata in western binding: fibre length, sheet weight, and how each behaves pasted as endpaper, spine lining or hinge. https://bindery-spec.com/finishing/trim-allowance-and-the-three-knife-cut/https://bindery-spec.com/finishing/trim-allowance-and-the-three-knife-cut/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFinishing and EquipmentHow much trim allowance a bound block needs, which side a bench cuts first, and why a three-knife trimmer turns a dull knife into a torn sheet. https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/the-fold-test-finding-the-grain/https://bindery-spec.com/paper-and-board/the-fold-test-finding-the-grain/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPaper, Board and AdhesiveHow to find the grain direction of an unmarked sheet in ten minutes, what the test shows on coated and laid paper, and why the spine follows the grain. https://bindery-spec.com/workshop/pricing-a-short-run-where-the-minutes-go/https://bindery-spec.com/workshop/pricing-a-short-run-where-the-minutes-go/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTWorkshop PracticeThe bench minutes inside a case binding, the step that dominates a run of twenty, and the two places where a short run quietly loses money.