Tool Making for Bookbinding

Making a bone folder

Bone folders are foundational tools and making your own can meet your needs just exactly as you need. These can be made from many materials such as bone which is traditional, horn, Bamboo, wood or Teflon and Delrin.
Directions for making your own bone folders. $12.00 Downloadable pdf version.

Making Sewing frames, presses, and work holding jigs

The many types of traditional frames, jigs and vises can be simplified and very serviceable in order to make setting up a new workroom or classroom (or enable you to make multiple tools for classroom use).

$15.00 Downloadable pdf patterns and instructions

Making tool rolls and stocking them

Designing personal or classroom tool rolls present many questions. This tutorial helps you figure how to protect the tools, accessibility of the tools, measurements of tools, and how they are to function on the bench or how they are to be stored and transported.

$18.00 Patterns and instructions Downloadable Pdf.

Miscellaneous Tools

There are many tools that are used for bookbinding, this include finishing tools, awls, knives, hammers. Making these tools will require some metalworking skills. Materials and processes will be discussed. Also included are instructions for brush making.

$46.00 Patterns, Processes, and materials, Downloadable Pdf.