Hand-made Books by Rob Shepherd
This title is aimed at the amateur with a limited budget. It explains the basic techniques of bookbinding through a series of ten projects. All can be completed at the kitchen table using equipment that can be found at home or that is inexpensive and readily available. The book starts with three simple single-section books, each bound in one of the three traditional styles. Having got to grips with the basic techniques, the reader is then introduced to larger, multi-section bindings for journals, cased-in magazines and scrap books. In another chapter, Rob Shepherd deals with the method of binding single, unfolded sheets of paper such as typed reports. For those with a bookshelf full of old paperbacks, the explanation of how to repair them should prove very easy to follow. To complete the projects, the method of Japanese binding is described, which uses a limp cover sewn in a decorative fashion. In the final project, the book tells how to make an exquisite portfolio. The book should enable even the first-time bookbinder to achieve a creditable result. A multitude of fabrics and papers can be used as covering materials, Rob Shepherd includes some of his own cover designs.
Rob Shepherd is the lead pastor of Next Level Church in Newport News, Virginia. He has a Master of Divinity degree and a bachelor's in youth ministry. He writes six times a week on his blog robshep.com, which averages more than 8,500 unique views a month. The fact that anyone besides his mom reads his blog humbles him. In his mind Rob is a 6-foot-4 basketball playing, rapping, pastoral version of Will Smith. In actuality he's an average-height white dude. He loves Jesus, his family, and connecting with people. Rob and his wife, Monica, have a set of awesome twins and reside in Tidewater, Virginia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780855327545 |
| ISBN 10 | 0855327545 |
| Title | Hand-made Books |
| Author | Rob Shepherd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Search Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |