Level 4: Letterpress Binding

Tutor: Ted Chapman
Dates: the next course will be in January 2025
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: Members: $350, Non-members: $390

Limited to 6 students

If you are interested in this course please let us know on [email protected]

Suitability:
Completion of levels 2 and 3 or the equivalent is highly recommended.

Course information:
The adventure continues. This 3 DAY course builds on the levels 2 and 3. Extend your skills into the world of traditional bookbinding. The 3 days will give you the time to complete the binding satisfactorily without rushing or cutting corners.

You will sew a bookblock on sunken cords, lace on boards, create a hollow and false raised bands. In this binding the boards are attached to the bookblock before covering. You will earn how to work leather onto the spine, form head caps and paste down endpapers. You will have a choice of a quarter or half leather (depicted) covering with decorated paper.

Materials: All materials will be provided.
The Guild stocks a variety of unbound sheets ready for binding. Students may choose to purchase one of these unbound bookblocks to bind, instead of blank sheets.

Tools: The Guild bindery has a full range of tools but participants may bring their own tools if they wish. A metal rule, a pencil, an awl, a sharp knife will be useful.

IMPORTANT:
Good eye/hand coordination and good dexterity are necessary for this course as sharp knives are used in the cutting of board and paper.
You will be shown correct procedure in the use of these tools but good co-ordination will assure accurate cutting and prevention of injury.
Please wear closed in shoes.

OTHER INFORMATION
The bindery will be open by 9am. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be supplied. There will be a lunch break of 30 minutes. It is recommended that you bring your lunch. There is a fully equipped kitchen adjacent to the bindery. Shops and cafes are not close.