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This post will be added to as things develop. You may be interested in a new page on the main website: Tapping a Larger Hole. I started making four of these presses in early 2015. For various reasons only one was completed; the partially shaped parts for the other three presses and floor standing tubsContinue reading “Making 18″ Lying Presses”

This is a more refined version of the plough discussed in an earlier post. I’m not sure it is all that desirable to have a “convertible” plough but this was an interesting experiment for me. In fact the larger version can easily be used to trim thin books. The tool is a little heavier butContinue reading “A “Convertible” Bookbinding Plough”

I’ve long been intrigued with the challenge of making bookbinding ploughs. A problem has been finding a source of knives. (Please let me know if you have any suggestions). The knife used in this post is high quality but it is small and not suitable for trimming thick books. This post details a method ofContinue reading “Experiments with a Bookbinding Plough”

Wire Tempers from Soft to Hard: Annealed (softest): Used for chain wires and for stitching the wire to the ribs. 1/2 Hard: I believe that Amies used this for laid wires. 3/4 Hard: I have been using this for laid wires with good results. Full Hard: I have been (mistakenly) believing that this was harderContinue reading “Corrected Errors for Posts #19,#56 etc. Regarding Wire Temper”