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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Indexing Shears

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Lots of books have need for indexing tabs, books such as directories, address books, and ledgers. The marks for the index are placed along t...
Friday, January 22, 2021

Bernie, Like Elvis, is Everywhere...

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We all get to deal with "difficult" clients from time to time. It didn't help that I made Bernie wait in the cold, and that th...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Packing and Shipping Art - An Adventure

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 Martha Edgerton, book conservator and artist, was one of my first supervisors and mentors when I was a wet behind the ears and ahead of mys...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Bookbinders from Meinholds Handwerkerbilder

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Below the image for bookbinding from Meinholds Handwerkerbilder . This was number 15 in the series illustrating trades. They were produced b...
Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Eliminate Paste Clumps

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 Important for every bookbinder and bookbinder's spouse that wants to spare the other aggravation! New [Wilhelm] Leo's Paste Clump E...
Sunday, December 27, 2020

Fritz Otto Starts His Own 'Insta'

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 Well, he done and did it. Fritz Otto started his own 'Insta' to take control of his own identity and manage his own 'reputation...
Saturday, November 14, 2020

Tanning Steelhead Trout in Green Tea

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I was recently graced with a gift of two nice-sized steelhead trout skins by the fishmonger's wife. For a change they were a matched pa...
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