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What is an Awl? According to Wikipedia, an ‘Awl’ is a long, pointed spike. Use of Awl in Bookbinding In bookbinding, we use the awl to punch holes in our book signatures. This will ease the process of threading the book signatures. What to look out for when selecting an Awl There are many different types … Read more
A Bone Scorer is a dulled edge tool commonly used in bookbinding. It may be foreign to many new and aspiring bookbinders. And not many know of its usefulness. The number 1 question that we get from new or aspiring bookbinders is: ‘Can we use a ruler instead?’. And thus, we have decided to lay out … Read more
Bookbinding The process of manually putting pages of paper – either folded or unfolded, together to form a book. Bookbinding usually involves the binding paper mass with either a hard or soft cover. Today, the industry of bookbinding has been overtaken by machines. However, bookbinders are still around and sought after. However, their roles are … Read more
Bookbinding methods vary widely depending on their origins. Influenced by history and culture, bookbinding has evolved to become a versatile art with deep cultural roots. Bookbinding began as people saw the need to preserve their written ideas, thoughts and memories in the past. It is interesting to note that at the beginning, bookbinding provided several … Read more
A book headband refers to bands located at the 2 ends of the spine of a book. Traditionally, headbands were used by bookbinders to align book signatures and more importantly, strengthen the ends of a book. It led to the creation of sturdier books that last longer. The making of a traditional book headband … Read more