“Grain, grit, and bookbinding glory. 🖤 Welcome to BOOKFORGE in raw black & white—because sometimes color just can’t handle the chaos. 📖⚡️ This is Part 1 of our four-frame mischief reel. Stick around, it only gets weirder…” #BOOKFORGE #BinderyLife #BlackAndWhiteMagic #BookbinderShe

It's a Bookbinder's Apprentice kind of day! #bookbinding #bookbinder #Apprentice

This large 1870s folio book, Venice, took way longer to sew than I care to admit. #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #bookbinding #bookbinder #bookforge #erie #eriepa

The final shaping of the boards and blending of the new material into the old. #bookbinder #bookrestoration #bookbinding

Once the chewed board is built back up with 100% cotton rag paper, it needs to be trimmed before shaping to the bevel of the old board. #bookrestoration #bookbinder #bookrestorer #bookbinding #honeybadgerbinder #bindERIE #BOOKFORGE #bookbindery

Due to the thickness of this book board, I opted for a second heavy cotton core for added strength and stability. #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #BOOKFORGE #honeybadgerbinder #bindERIE #bookbinding #bookbinder

Starting to glue out the heavy cotton core to build the rest of the corners and edges from. I'm using wheat paste and 100% cotton rag paper from Kaldi. #bookrestorer #bookrestoration #bookbinder #bookbinding #bookbindery #bindERIE #honeybadgerbinder #BOOKFORGE

Separating old book board layers in preparation to relieve heavy 100% cotton rag core to build the chewed corner off of. #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #bookbinder #bookbinding

Sometimes not all the paste down material comes off, so it's sanding time for these boards. You don't want any relief under the pastedowns nor do you want the old material coming loose later under the new pastedown. #BOOKFORGE #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #honeybadgerbinder #

Trim #bookbindery #bookbinding #bookbinder #bindERIE #honeybadgerbinder #bookrestorer #bookrestoration #BOOKFORGE

Old leather removal from a 19th-century book board. #bookbinder #bookbinding #honeybadgerbinder #bindERIE #bookbindery #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #artist #bookarts #bookart #BOOKFORGE

As we rapidly transition into spring, I lament the peaceful morning quiet of winter.

The removal of old bookcloth. #BOOKFORGE #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #honeybadgerbinder #bindERIE #bookbinder #bookbinding #bookbindery

Thor, the director of photography at BOOKFORGE!

Getting ready to remove the old leather and cloth from this Erie County History Illustrated for restoration. #bookbindery #bookbinding #bookbinder #bindERIE #honeybadgerbinder #bookrestorer #bookrestoration #BOOKFORGE

Surgery has commenced. Removal of the red rot old leather and other materials. #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #bookbinding #bookbinder #bookbindery #honeybadgerbinder

Ready for surgery... #BOOKFORGE #bookrestoration #bookrestorer #honeybadgerbinder #bindERIE #bookbinder #bookbinding #bookbindery

Finish up the Oxford hollow on this History of Erie County! #bookbindery #bookbinding #bookbinder #bindERIE #honeybadgerbinder #bookrestorer #bookrestoration #BOOKFORGE