tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post4955203001225780906..comments2024-02-27T09:08:43.973-04:00Comments on MyHandboundBooks Bookbinding Blog: My Girdle BooksMyHandboundBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09128121850646186100noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-3923796554000315242012-03-14T13:11:59.896-03:002012-03-14T13:11:59.896-03:00Amitesh, I have some for sale if you want one :)
...Amitesh, I have some for sale if you want one :)<br /><br />About the knot, I just did a simple knot. But some historic examples had fancy knots, like the Turk's Head knot: <a href="http://www.troop54.com/knots/TurksHeadKnot/TurksHeadKnot.htm" rel="nofollow">www.troop54.com/knots/TurksHeadKnot/TurksHeadKnot.htm</a>MyHandboundBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128121850646186100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-20417780858081422792012-03-14T02:23:51.621-03:002012-03-14T02:23:51.621-03:00Hi Lady
great job!
How do you do the Knots at th...Hi Lady<br /><br />great job!<br /><br />How do you do the Knots at the end?<br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-48325615829727121052009-04-14T07:34:00.000-03:002009-04-14T07:34:00.000-03:00These are realy great ones! How can i get those :)...These are realy great ones! How can i get those :)Amiteshhttp://www.bookscoupons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-10657354435044362452008-03-22T04:25:00.000-03:002008-03-22T04:25:00.000-03:00Rhonda they look terrific. I have some very soft, ...Rhonda they look terrific. I have some very soft, quite thin skins that my Sydney leather dealer calls American sheep - not sure what the real name would be. I think they'd be just right for girdle books. Isn't Szirmai the most wonderful resource?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-10534217754599114102007-08-13T23:42:00.000-03:002007-08-13T23:42:00.000-03:00Hi cilla, thanks for your interest in my books!Som...Hi cilla, thanks for your interest in my books!<BR/><BR/>Some art/craft supply stores sell pieces of leather but any that I have seen are small and thin. <BR/><BR/>Typically it is sold "by the hide" which is how I buy it now and I have to buy my hides online since there doesn't seem to be any local supplier. There are some small hides, though. Depending on the critter, hides can range from 4 to 40 square feet.<BR/><BR/>The type of leather depends largely on the type of book you want to make. Cowhide is usually a bit stiff, so it makes a good book cover all by itself. If you want use leather to make a hardcover book, you have to get much softer and thinner leather like goat or sheep. Apparently kangaroo is good too although I've never used it...there's not a great supply of it in this hemisphere.<BR/><BR/>When I first wanted to make some leather books, I didn't know how to buy leather so I bought second-hand leather clothing and it worked really well. That might be a cost-effective source of leather for you to start with. Then you can call your books "upcycled" or "repurposed"!MyHandboundBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128121850646186100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-44369064773149341082007-08-13T23:10:00.000-03:002007-08-13T23:10:00.000-03:00I really like your beautiful books. I would like t...I really like your beautiful books. I would like to try my hand at making some of those leather bound ones. Can you tell me where to buy ready-cut leather pieces? Are they all sold as whole skins? What type of leather would you recommend for a beginner like me?Cillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550366163851534256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-84245307673977631902007-08-09T12:24:00.000-03:002007-08-09T12:24:00.000-03:00The history is fascinating, the books stunning and...The history is fascinating, the books stunning and your passion for your art enriching to read about.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882543653925973357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-69007069469558231492007-08-08T20:26:00.000-03:002007-08-08T20:26:00.000-03:00thanks maikolol, santa hats!thanks maiko<BR/>lol, santa hats!MyHandboundBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128121850646186100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-19907200563267045382007-08-08T20:14:00.000-03:002007-08-08T20:14:00.000-03:00homg.. those are so awesome! at first i was like "...homg.. those are so awesome! at first i was like "it looks like those books have santa hats on them!" but then i read the description of why the leather was like that... and that's so cool! hee! i wanna walk around with a book tied to my belt XDmaikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890094995535225037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-15973279967319841292007-08-08T17:36:00.000-03:002007-08-08T17:36:00.000-03:00Thanks ste! They were fun to make too :)Thanks ste! They were fun to make too :)MyHandboundBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128121850646186100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605829.post-26475496451212796552007-08-08T14:44:00.000-03:002007-08-08T14:44:00.000-03:00Oh! These are great ones!And thanks for the histor...Oh! These are great ones!<BR/>And thanks for the historical details. I haven't got to girdle books in my reading Szirmai yet...Ste!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05924130080753357472noreply@blogger.com