Drum Leaf Binding Photo Book // Adventures in Bookbinding

The Drum Leaf binding was developed by Tim Ely (whose name I butcher in the video). It's an adhesive only structure - no sewing - that opens flat and can either make the spine fold an interesting feature, or disappear, depending on what you want to happen. Either way, there is no sewing visible. Once the book block is made it is very similar to the sewn board binding and can be covered in many different ways, many of which I demonstrated in a series of videos about the sewn board binding. I'll use the break-away spine method for this video. I've been asked about drumming on the cover and pastedown. Ely was influenced by Gary Frost and the sewn-board binding. In the sewn-board binding Frost drums on materials where ever possible. This has some historical precedent and also produces a softer feeling board to the book. It has some aesthetic appeal. It does have cons. Imagine a heavy use library book made this way. The paper would wear on the edges of the boards and eventually split and the whole cover would peel off. And laminated materials are much stronger and stiffer, and this approach doesn't have that. But since this binding is called the drum leaf binding, and this is the way I saw the original inventor demonstrate it, it seemed appropriate to drum everything where possible. Plus, it is really fast! These videos are only possible thanks to the support of Patreons, and if you are able, your support would be greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/DASBookbinding I understand not everyone wants to use Patreon. I also very much welcome and appreciate one-off contributions. This can be done through https://PayPal.me/dasbookbinding DAS Bookbinding YouTube Channel guide https://dasbookbinding.com/2019/12/14/youtube-channel/ 00:00 Drum Leaf Binding Photo Book 01:25 Folding sheets 03:51 Cutting boards 05:50 Making endpapers 06:25 Glueing and lining spine 08:20 Glueing spine edge of leaves 10:13 Glueing fore-edge of leaves 13:07 Trimming 14:15 Covering spine 18:14 Filling in under board papers 19:10 Covering boards 22:40 Applying a paper label 08:07 Shameless Patreon plug Sewn Board Binding Series Parts 1 to 3 https://youtu.be/7u1rFKnTC08 https://youtu.be/ccCNqqNMstQ https://youtu.be/aDc5EFWErro Tim Ely Standards of Excellence video https://vimeo.com/ondemand/05gbw6 Karen Hanmer Standards of Excellence video https://vimeo.com/ondemand/13gbw4 https://guildofbookworkers.org/sites/guildofbookworkers.org/files/standards/2013_KarenHanmer.pdf The tools and materials can be purchased from specialist suppliers and manufacturers in my suppliers list. If you are in Australia I have a limited range of items I supply by mail or by pickup from the bindery in Brisbane. https://dasbookbinding.com/shop/ https://dasbookbinding.com/2020/03/27/bookbinding-suppliers/ I use Evasol EVA for this project. Any standard EVA or PVA designed for bookbinding will work for this project. The CXD millboard can be found here https://www.cxdinternational.com/boards/bookbinder-board/superior-mill-board-elephant-green-bdsmbe1171 My main printer is an Epson WF-7840. It's okay. It prints and scan A3 and was cheap. I don't know much about the quality of printers and can't make recommendations. The tools and materials I use can be purchased from specialist suppliers and manufacturers in my suppliers list. If you are in Australia I have a limited range of items I supply by mail or by pickup from the bindery in Brisbane. https://dasbookbinding.com/shop/ https://dasbookbinding.com/2020/03/27/bookbinding-suppliers/ The #DASBookbinding Channel is the perfect starting point for learning #bookbinding. It covers foundation skills, simple projects, technical methods, materials and more advanced bookbinding projects. The videos are presented in a tutorial or lesson fashion, which I hope are easy to follow. The knowledge presented is based on traditional techniques which can be used to create traditional books or as a foundation to quality journalling or creative artists' books. The best way to find what you are looking for is the DAS Bookbinding YouTube Channel guide. https://dasbookbinding.com/2019/12/14/youtube-channel/ Follow me: Blog: https://dasbookbinding.com/ https://www.patreon.com/DASBookbinding Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schneider.darryn/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DasBookbinding Facebook: https://facebook.com/DASBookbinding/ English Closed Caption titles by Carrie Snyder. Thank you!! The music used in this video is performed by Jon Sayles. Jon has some great classical guitar music on his website, which he shares freely.