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Can I still send you questions from the bookbinding meme?

1, 10, and 14 if you haven't answered them already.

Aww yes i am! Thanks for your questions!

I have answered 1 and 10 here.

14. Do you have a favourite paper for textblocks?

I do! It's a little hard to get paper where I am - I've had to ship it to me because short grain paper / or cutting of paper doesn't really exist where i am. I normally get Context Natural Paper in A4 100gsm from Small Print Co in the UK, but I'm still not 100% clear if the paper is acid-free, though the lineco pH pen seems to say so.

I also have letter and legal paper which I bought during my last US trip which is definitely acid-free - that would be Hammermill Cream in Letter and Legal sizes, 20lbs. The Hammermill Cream Letter paper has been cut special by Church Paper, which is listed under bookbinding paper on their website and has been cut specifically as short grain. For the legal paper, you may need to specify what grain you want because I received short grain when I wanted long grain - according to Church Paper, they've been cutting the paper special as Hammermill has discontinued the Legal cream line.

I quite like the texture, weight and colour of the Hammermill, though I found that the Hammermill Legal tends to jam my printer way more than the 100gsm Context Natural paper did.

Other A4 paper recs from other people:

If you're Australia based - Reflex Sand is what most of the Aussies use - i believe its still long grain so the Aussies usually buy A3 and cut it.

Another friend has recommended this paper from Japan which is short grain and also acid-free. Have not yet managed to try either of these two A4 papers as I can't seem to order it from where i am.

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Remembrance by @blue-sunshine-mauve-morning

I finished binding Remembrance by @blue-sunshine-mauve-morning, which is the next part of The Desert Storm Epic. This is currently volume 2 of a projected 14/15 volumes!

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Atlas by @distractedkat

So I've used the warp design before for my design for @pleasantboatpress's copy of For Gladness of You, and I wanted to see if i could replicate it again. I do think if I ever re-attempt this design i'd like to use a little purple in there.

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Hii is there any tutorial on how to bind paperback books? All the tutorials I found of fanbinding from various sources are all hardcovers and it is not something that I can do right now! So I was wondering if there's some alternate options?

oh boy - i don't have any experience with doing paperback books but i did peruse the hive mind (AKA Renegade Discord) to see what resources people who do paperbacks use.

From what I can tell, most people in my bookbinding discord do a doublefan or lumbeck binding, however, this will require a bit of equipment like a press to hold your pages steady.

This video demonstrates a #Double-Fan or #Lumbeck binding with a #Bradel case.These videos are only possible thanks to the support of Patreo

The videos and advice from people who've tried it make it seem a lil tricky to do since the glue dries fast, its difficult to ensure all the papers are glued and pages fall out etc etc. Another person recommended another video online for regular perfect binding:

I haven't watched this person's videos before, so wouldn't be able to comment on bookbinding technique etc. YMMV.

I personally still prefer to do sewn versions of books because the book is held together with stitching rather than glue and is more secure in that sense. if you have issues obtaining board, you could try the sewn-board binding, but use cardstock or bristol board instead of actual board? i've also done coptic style books where i've stitched cardstock onto the front and back as covers.

The sewn board binding was developed by Gary Frost in the early 80s. It connects back to the earliest forms of the codex where the boards w

Hope this helps!!! apologies that this isn't my area of expertise so my comments on this will be a little limited.

If you'd like to ask some questions on the Renegade Bindery Discord and you're above 18, feel free to PM me and i'll send you the link to it! :)

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Happy Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day!!!

For FFWAD, Renegade Bindery runs an event where we bind copies of fics for their authors, and I was super excited to participate and help mod for the event this year.

I had the great pleasure of binding A Great and Gruesome Height for @moku-youbi this year. I had initially bound a copy for myself sometime last year, but had done so in the early days of my fanbinding experience and oh boy, there were so so many flaws with the construction of that book.

I was so excited to be able to update it and make a nicer, fancier copy for the author.

I decided to go with colibri graphite instead of white this time - i had a terrible experience with the white cloth and I was very excited to do this version entirely in black. For the usage of the thread design on the cover - i used a thinner, less waxed linen thread this time and kept up the tension of the thread as I was stitching the design on the cover, and it looks much better now.

I have also gotten significantly better at doing endbands - and the crowning glory of this bind are its venomous snake endbands (not entirely intentional, but I AM GOING WITH THE VIBES WITH THIS ONE). they look really fucking great with this bind, I love them so so much. I used Crepaldi endpapers from hollanders (with a design that felt very reminiscent of a blood film so i was very excited to use it) and I foiled some of the chapter headings for the additional added-on fics at the end.

All in all, I think the bind turned out well and i faffed about minimally with it, so I was proud to be able to give this copy to an author as an example of my work. I was definitely very thrilled that the author enjoyed the copy and as always, I am absolutely enthused to be able to preserve someone's beautifully written work in a physical form.

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1st July is my bookbinding anniversary so happy 1 year of bookbinding to me! i first discovered bookbinding in the midst of early 2022 but it took me a couple of months to gather enough courage to take the plunge.

boy am i glad that i was introduced to @renegadepublishing where i truly 'found my people', as they say. i've made such good friends in my less-than-one-year of interaction there, where i've stepped out of my comfort zone and been willing to meet like-minded people for IRL meet-ups, organize and participate in group buys in Asia/Australia (and even US) and even consider going on group trips for international bookbinding courses. i've been inspired by some amazing artists who always push me to do better, learn more things and improve my skills and as always, to make more author and gift copies, and i'm so hopeful for many more years with this great bunch of people who've become my friends.

Shall end this off with a sneaky shot of my bookcase (some books made by other renegade members) - missing a couple of author/gift copies I've been working on. I've been a little sparse recently but I've been busy making some books I'm proud of - will happily reveal them when their recepients receive their books.

Post is inspired by @celestial-sphere-press who did a great graphic at the end of their 2 year bookbinding anniversary that I gleefully referenced when making my own.

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Asynchronous Circuit by @jessepinwheel

So I first saw this typeset and bind done by Hoshruba for @celestial-sphere-press for the Renegade Fic Exchange of 2022 - and it was fucking fantastic. I unfortunately can't share photos of someone's bind but I have to tell you, it was exquisite. I actually lust and crave for the physical copy, but alas. The typeset was also absolutely incredible, and as such I decided I wanted to make a physical copy of the shared typeset too.

This isn't a fandom I normally dabble in - this being Star Wars and featuring Obi-Wan, but i'm intrigued as it's a detective noir fic and boy do i love fics involving a premise like that.

Statistics and general bookbindery thoughts below the cut!

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How long does the digital preparing of the text take vs the actual binding of the book? Bookbinding has caught my interest (I blame your beautiful copy of the Desert Storm), but it's not a great time for me to fully dive into it. I was wondering if preparing the text for a couple different books before learning the actual binding part would make sense at all.

hello!!! thank you so much for your question! digitally preparing the text or 'typesetting' as we like to call it can take a variable amount of time - some people take several hours to do a typeset while some can take days to longer, depending on how fancy you wanna go.

on average, it takes me between 1-2 days to get it to a stage that i like (i am also using Affinity Publisher which is a program that is relatively new to me, so i am definitely slower with it compared to other people). i also generally need to be in the right state of mind to typeset so i do this in stages as well. for the actual bookbinding itself - it can take me something like 3 - 5 days to complete a book. it's usually longer though because i don't have time to bookbind every day and i love to take breaks between steps.

if you would like to practice typesetting before you start - that's totally ok! it's absolutely a learning process and not everyone wants to throw themselves head first into the binding aspect - i did a couple of typesets first before i started. if you need any advice on learning how to prepare a typeset - i'd recommend renegade bindery and its discord as a reference - they have some great resources for beginners, and there are people with experience in most typesetting programs used (e.g. microsoft word, indesign, publisher, google docs, libreoffice etc etc). otherwise, i also know of facebook groups such as Amateur Fanfic Binding group which also has a lot of beginner-friendly resources.

Please let me know if you need any help at all - i do have some experience with word so i can help troubleshoot issues sometimes.

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