{"id":61,"date":"2006-05-24T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-24T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=61"},"modified":"2006-05-24T20:46:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-24T20:46:00","slug":"wooden-coptic-books-a-workshop-with-daniel-essig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/24\/wooden-coptic-books-a-workshop-with-daniel-essig\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Coptic Books: a workshop with Daniel Essig"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This weekend my sister and I went to Asheville to attend a workshop Dan Essig taught at BookWorks. Even though I’ve done a good deal of admittedly basic bookbinding, many of the tools and techniques were new to me.<\/p>\n

The first day, Friday, was mostly consumed with the making of a paper-only book with two-needle coptic binding; since I had only done single-needle coptic binding, this was new to me.<\/p>\n

On Saturday we worked on the covers of our wooden coptic book. We started with 3\/8″ blocks of wood, marking and drilling holes with a hand drill — I like<\/span> the hand drill — and then beveling, cushioning and sanding the edges of the boards. We were shown several ways to distress the wood — wih a file, a ball-peen hammer, various wood tools, and more — and then we tried out different effects on our covers. A few coats of milk paint, some more sanding, waxing, and our boards were ready for prime time.<\/p>\n

On Sunday we sewed our books using a 4-needle coptic stitch (with 2 stitch variations) and then sewing the endbands. We finished up by making a closure for our books. I chose to make one with a knob and leather strip. Making the little wooden knob was an interesting experience on the Dan’s Flexshaft grinder.<\/p>\n

It was a interesting workshop in which I became acquainted with many tools and materials I’d never worked with before. Once I’ve sewn perhaps only 50 — or 500 — more books, I hope to have mastered the art of sewing these coptic books with even tension and beautifully laid knots and braids!<\/p>\n

The photo shows the spine edge of my book just before it was sewn. I’ll post a picture of the finished book soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend my sister and I went to Asheville to attend a workshop Dan Essig taught at BookWorks. Even though I’ve done a good deal of admittedly basic bookbinding, many of the tools and techniques were new to me. The first day, Friday, was mostly consumed with the making of a paper-only book with two-needle … <\/p>\n

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