Guest Andrew, a professional finisher, brought along a most impressive array of work for us to view.
Lots of Boxes
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Art and Craft Exhibition
The South Perth Art and Craft Exhibition was held on Sunday 18th November 2012 at McDougall House in Como, Western Australia.
Paring Leather
An introduction to paring leather and the English paring knife
Royal Show Success
We are slowly getting more and more entries for the Royal Show competition each year.
Recovering a Paperback
A member was asked to put a hard cover on this recent purchase of a heavy paperback, approximately 50mm thick. The result is shown in the left hand book in the picture here.
New Courses
The Guild will be starting a new set of courses after the August 2012 meeting.
Looking For A Home
The Craft Bookbinders Guild, together with a number of other clubs, are combining in an Alliance in order to find a new home.
Adhesives
In bookbinding, glue can sometimes mean paste but paste is never glue.
Gold Blocking
The March meeting discussion and demonstration was on the use of gold blocking machines to provide the finishing touches to a book.
Single Section Binding
Here is another tip on binding from the UK, thanks to Brian.