Category Archives: tutorial

Zwirn wachsen und entwachsen – eine Art Tutorial

Posted on November 5, 2012 by buechertiger

Ich dachte, ich erzeuge mal ein Mini-Tutorial auf deutsch über das Wachsen von Zwirn zum Buchbinden – bzw. auch das Entwachsen, wenn man das so nennen kann. Wer lieber meine Stimme hört, kann sich das Video anschauen. Für alle die … Continue reading →

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Saturday in the Studio

Posted on May 28, 2012 by buechertiger

This is how my studio looks today. Much better than yesterday! Yesterday, I thought I’d grant myself a break from ugly paper- and office work (need to fill out tax forms, applications, insurance stuff, …). But when I entered: Oh, … Continue reading →

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“Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier Eckstein. Alles muss versteckt sein…” – A tunnel book structure

Posted on November 1, 2011 by buechertiger

I said in the last blog post that I wanted to explain in more detail how I attached the panels for the tunnel book “Die Suche”. I decided to make it a short tutorial. What you need is: As many … Continue reading →

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Worktable Wednesday: Promise of Spring

Posted on December 9, 2010 by buechertiger

When I entered my studio this morning, my worktable was not quite as tidy as it should have been. Rests of yesterday’s work are spread all over the studio, not only the worktable. So first thing to do today is … Continue reading →

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Worktable Wednesday: Asian Stab Bindings

Posted on November 17, 2010 by buechertiger

The day started off with writing a proposal for a custom order that was still pending. Then I decided to stock up on my Coptic Headbands book today, and write something like a tutorial for Asian stab bindings. Those stab … Continue reading →

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How to Make this Book. Part II

Posted on October 26, 2010 by buechertiger

This is the second part of the instruction of how to make the book that you see on the left. In the first part, I told you how I set the red hearts into the black leather, so that now … Continue reading →

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How to make this book. Part I

Posted on October 23, 2010 by buechertiger

You see here on the left my contribution to the BEST Zombie Award. We are holding a public vote each Halloween to decide who made the best Halloween themed book. (I’ll tell you again when it is time to vote!) … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: Indirekt Gluing

Posted on August 23, 2010 by buechertiger

Today I glued this Banana paper to book’s board. The paper is very thin and fragile. If you brushed glue onto it directly, it would probably tear under the stress with the added moisture, and even if you were really … Continue reading →

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Schuber-Anleitung, deutsch

Posted on April 17, 2010 by buechertiger

Wahrscheinlich ist es gestern in den ganz anderen Nachrichten untergegangen (zumindest hatte mein Mann nichts davon mit bekommen), also hier nochmal deutlicher: Es gibt meine Anleitung für einen Schuber, wie ich ihn zum Beispiel für die Reisetagebücher, aber auch für … Continue reading →

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A Peek Into My Studio and a Brief Explanation of the Butterfly Buttonhole

Posted on March 18, 2010 by buechertiger

I am rather busy at the moment – therefore the blogging is slowing down a little. I am very happy about a variety of commissions that I am working on. I mentioned it in a previous post: I was commissioned … Continue reading →

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