Book Repair

Jan 231 min

Removing Old Leather For Rebacking

...the delicate process of removing old leather from the spine edge and corners of a 1909 two-volume edition...

Jan 221 min

The Very First BOOKFORGE [UNBOXING!] Video!

BOOKFORGE [UNBOXING!] will feature bindery packages and deliveries of tools and materials.

Jan 111 min

Recorded [Live!] Conservation, Restoration, Preservation, and Book Repair

This video (1 hour) is about book conservation, restoration, preservation, and repair. The speaker, Edward Kranz...

Jan 109 min

Conservation, Restoration, Preservation, and Book Repair

My goal is to educate book lovers, collectors, and sellers on protecting their treasured tomes. I will speak from personal experience...

Dec 28, 20233 min

The 411 on Bookbinding Adhesives

Learn how to create wheat paste, starch paste, and methylcellulose adhesive for bookbinding and restoration.

Dec 15, 20232 min

A Quick Leather Paring Demo

A quick demonstration of paring leather. This is for a two-volume set of a 1909 Twentieth Century History of Erie County. Two pieces for...