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WELCOME TO BOOKFORGE

Home Of the Honey Badger Binder

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BOOKFORGE [LIVE!]

Join the Honey Badger Binder weekly for BOOKFORGE [LIVE!]

Every Sunday, at 2 PM EST, Edward goes LIVE for a candid look into the goings on in the bindery studio. You can watch the LIVE stream on our Patreon page.

BOOKFORGE [ATELIER!]

Bookbinding Workshops & Demonstrations

The 2024 Fall & Winter lineup has been posted! Everything from Introduction to Bookbinding to Making Decorative Paste Paper for Covers and Endpapers!
 

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OUR SERVICES

What We Do Best

BOOK RESTORATION & REPAIR

Historical & Functional

BOOKFORGE offers full-service functional and historical book restoration, emphasizing non-intrusive and invisible repairs. Services range from simple rebacking and paper repairs to full restoration complete with hand-sewing the textblock.

Contact BOOKFORGE for more information on book restoration and repair.

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BOOK & DOCUMENT CONSERVATION

Services & Products

One of the simplest, most direct, and non-invasive methods to conserve your books and other paper collectibles is to give them a protective enclosure to limit exposure to the damaging effects of the sun, dust, and handling. BOOKFORGE offers a variety of custom tailor-fit clamshells, folios, and slipcases with protective slide sheaths.

Contact BOOKFORGE for more information on book restoration and repair.

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FINE & DESIGN BINDING

The Book Trade Elevated to Its Finest; Custom Leather Inlay, Onlay & Media

Bookbinding is a trade. When this trade is transformed into an art form, it becomes Fine Binding or one step further, Design Binding. Taking an antiquarian or collectible book and giving it a one-of-a-kind binding, setting it apart from all others, in any collection in the world, makes your book inherently unique.

Contact BOOKFORGE for more information on our Fine & Design Binding services.

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BOOKBINDING & LIMITED EDITIONS

Maintenance Is Key

BOOKFORGE binds custom-designed limited-edition book runs as well as one-off bindings of your work. Working with your text, Designer & Bookbinder Edward Patrick Kranz uses the finest leather, vellums, cloths, and papers from around the world to create exquisite bindings for your project.

Contact BOOKFORGE for more information on our Fine & Design Binding services.

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BOOK OBJET D'ART

The Book As Fine Art

BOOKFORGE is also a book Art Atelier with an emphasis of book object d’art.  The next series of book art pieces by Edward Patrick Kranz will revolve around Books: Historical & Futuristic concepts and how they have been and will be utilized.

Contact BOOKFORGE for more information on our pending Book Objet d’Art offerings and showings.

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Upcoming Events

  • X Book & X Book With Pockets Structure Online Demonstration (FREE)
    X Book & X Book With Pockets Structure Online Demonstration (FREE)
    Sat, Nov 02
    LIVE Virtual Demonstration
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
    LIVE Virtual Demonstration
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
    LIVE Virtual Demonstration
    An entry-level BOOKFORGE [ATELIER!] bookbinding session. X Book: The most basic and easy-to-learn fundamental book structure, an origami-inspired technique, [LIVE! ] tutorial demonstration by Bookbinder, Edward Patrick Kranz of BOOKFORGE!
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  • The Undervalued Pamphlet Stitch Demonstration (FREE)
    The Undervalued Pamphlet Stitch Demonstration (FREE)
    Sat, Nov 09
    Virtual Event
    Nov 09, 2024, 6:00 PM EST
    Virtual Event
    Nov 09, 2024, 6:00 PM EST
    Virtual Event
    Bookbinder and book restorer, Edward Patrick Kranz, will be discussing the history and technique of the Undervalued Pamphlet Stitch.
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CONTACT

BOOKFORGE
3850 Trask Ave

Erie, PA 16508

By Appointment Only

 

1+ (814) 218-3872

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