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Springback Binding

Posted on July 21, 2021July 16, 2021 by BookLifeStudio

The Springback Binding is from the 19th Century, used for guest books or accounting books.

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Book Project #2: A tale of a curmudgeon

Posted on July 20, 2021July 16, 2021 by BookLifeStudio

My current book project is a short story I wrote in 14 vignettes. I'm printing this project on the Vandercook Universal III.

Posted in Book Arts Studio, Printing, WritingTagged bibliophile, book arts, bookarts, books, letterpress, Printing, printing press, VandercookLeave a comment

First Printed Book from the Press

Posted on July 17, 2021July 16, 2021 by BookLifeStudio

I printed my first small book project on the Chandler and Price. This project was my first attempt at producing an editioned book.

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Blind and Gold Tooling

Posted on July 16, 2021 by BookLifeStudio

One of the many online bookbinding and printing courses I took during the pandemic included a month-long course taught by the amazingly talented bookbinder Samuel Feinstein. He offered a workshop entitled Intro to Blind and Gold Tooling that was hosted by the SF Center for the Book.

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Platemaking for Letterpress

Posted on November 20, 2020 by BookLifeStudio

I added a photopolymer platemaker for letterpress printing to the studio.

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Cylinder Press Core Certification

Posted on April 10, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

In February, I completed the Cylinder Core Curriculum at the SF Center for the Book. We practicing setting type, working with a pica ruler, pulling proofs, locking up the type in the Vandercook press beds, inking, adjusting the rollers...

Posted in Book Education, PrintingTagged bibliophile, bookarts, letterpress, Printing, sfcb, type, Typography, VandercookLeave a comment

Return from CODEX 2019

Posted on February 18, 2019February 16, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

This is the second time that I have attended the CODEX Biennial Book Fair and Symposium, and again, I came away having learned more valuable information about book arts and collecting.

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Playing with Book Cloth

Posted on January 25, 2019January 24, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

For this project, I wanted to see if I could make a solid color book cover, then cut out portions of it, and inlay a different color book cloth. Then I wanted to see if I could create a drawing or design on the lighter colored cloth. 

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Tabletop Platen Press

Posted on January 23, 2019January 17, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

From this first experiment in using a tabletop platen press, I learned that the use of the ink itself is going to be a critical skill to learn just like making and using paste is in bookbinding.

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CODEX Book Fair and Symposium

Posted on November 5, 2018October 30, 2018 by BookLifeStudio

Registration is open for the CODEX Book Fair and Symposium in February.

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