A red and black half binding would have been a great choice! Wish I thought of that
First book I actually printed myself. Still a lot to learn!
More images:
Lol I really am, I've just been too lazy to install rockbox
Jellyfin for movies/shows,
Calibre for ebooks
Retroarch for ROMs
iTunes for music (so I can put it on my iPod)
How to fix your book
Before I switched to Lemmy, I noticed a lot of questions on Reddit about repairing books. So, I thought I'd create a list of repair guides that, to my knowledge, follow best practices; and pin it for anyone who needs it.
Please note, if a book is particularly valuable or has historical significance, you should take it to a professional. Also, if your library book is damaged, you can return it as-is and the library will handle the repair. In either case, wet books should be frozen.
That said, here's how to repair:
Loose hinges:
Cracked hinge:
Detatched hinge:
Detatched text block (recase):
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6eH8eb6daw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4Zt9Yh5xA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z4sIj6go5U
Warped hard cover:
Spine rep
Conserving the Diamond Sutra
Not exactly a book, but I find preservation and restoration fascinating
Getting started
That's how I got started, too. Very easy to follow!
I don't know that they require talking, but they want to. I think it maintains an emotional connection that ND's may find uncomfortable.
My library-style recase of 2001
Headband:
I plan on recasing most of my sci-fi & fantasy like this
Getting started
If you're interested in learning to bind books, the best place to start (IMO) would be YouTube tutorials! Here's who I would recommend:
DAS Bookbinding has a lot of great info and projects, a lot of which are historical bindings. Here's his playlist for getting started, and here's his playlist for a rounded & backed cased book.
Sea Lemon is another popular YouTuber, and her bookbindings are a bit more casual. Here's her playlist on methods & stitches, and here's her playlist on supplies & tips.
Good luck!