This article appears in heavily edited (in a good way) form in Make magazine, Volume 5. While the editors did a great job of distilling ramblings that far exceeded the word limit I was given into a consise and useful article, the limits of space prohibited much of the additional description, background, nuance, and pictures (all of which are available in my DIY Bookbinding in Make Magazine Flickr photoset) of my original piece. So, I thought it was worth posting my first draft. What it lacks in polish I hope it makes up for in depth.

OldeSchoolBookbinding

StrippingTheExistingCover

CreatingSignatures

PreparingSignaturesForStitching

StitchingTheSignatures

GluingTheSpine

BuildingCoverBoards

AttachingTheCoverBoards

CoveringTheCover

FinishingUp