Thats a different kind of spine. There are quite a few different kinds. Afaik this seems to be a “perfect” spine. The one you mentioned has better support though.
Thank you! This was so helpful! I have a BRAND NEW hardcover journal and I guess that the glue was defective because it came apart just like this one the first time I opened it and a big chunk of dried glue also fell out 😩. I’m hoping this works fingers crossed
I have a record case that holds several records by the same composer that is cut at one of the edges from top to the any recommendations on how to fix it ?
Watch out for self-adhesive products, they always start to harden and fail after a decade or so. Generally irreversible too. OK for basically worthless books but never use on a valuable book. Yes the book will be "rock solid" because Rebecca has ignored how it was originally bound. It will not now lie flat as intended and as a result the hinges and spine will be over-stressed and fail again causing the cover to come off once more.
@@TheMewtataA few quick notes - a hollow would have been a good addition (basically a trifolded sheet of heavy paper with a hollow center, with the outside glued to the spine and the book block), and using PVA instead of Modge Podge - Modge Podge is better than craft glue, but dries more rigid than PVA, so would have left a more flexible solicitation for gluing the spine. The book itself was not a good quality bind in the first place, for sure - I might have added new endsheets altogether to help keep the book together. Librarians strive to make a book ready to take a beating, and this one sure will. Conservationists, in contrast, strive to maintain the integrity of the book, keeping it as close to the original as possible, usually making all their work reversible (e.g., putting a 3 inch wide piece of thick tape on the spine made the book stronger and ready to be pulled off the shelf a thousand times - a conservationist would never use clear tape on a book).
The reason it split in the first place is because it was poorly made. There should be a hollow in the spine... this didn't have one to start with so straight away it was under stress. The same thing is going to happen again, I'm afraid. I'm afraid the book block shouldn't attach to the spine at all.
*nod* This entire batch was all degrading in the same way. I periodically grabbed the ones falling to pieces to the worst extent and tried to patch them back together. These were the copies being used in the student choir room at a Catholic school. They got dropped on the floor, they fell off the shelf, etc. They had a hard life in addition to being shoddy on arrival. I wasn't going for archival quality, here--and I made the video yrs ago specifically for anybody else wanting to try to extend the life of the same books.
@@rebeccawalker1819 Oh no not in a rude way, i thought maybe the information was top secret and at the moment i said " Oh no is this information going to put her job on the line!?" Very good video 😃👍🏼
Great thanks🤗 ..easy to listen to,and I liked your tips… esp. utilizing the clamps to hold the book up.
Thank u so much. I didn't know what to do with my book after watching this video it gave me an idea to repair.
Thank you, Rebecca. I will be watching your video several times, then repair my book.
Thank you! So helpful. One of my books, a real heavy one, completely broke off one side of the cover like that one and I just started reading it😭
Oh no! Good luck with fixing it.
Dang, what a great video! I hope you make more one day
Thanks Rebecca, very clear step by step I followed here
I thought the cover spine was supposed to be separate from the book, so it bows out instead of in when the book is opened. Is that not right?
Thats a different kind of spine. There are quite a few different kinds. Afaik this seems to be a “perfect” spine. The one you mentioned has better support though.
I agree - this book should have a “hollow” - that spine is too rigid for a perfect binding.
Thank you!! Love how well you spoke 😍
Thank you! This was so helpful! I have a BRAND NEW hardcover journal and I guess that the glue was defective because it came apart just like this one the first time I opened it and a big chunk of dried glue also fell out 😩. I’m hoping this works fingers crossed
That is the worst! Good luck putting it back together. *cross fingers*
I have a record case that holds several records by the same composer that is cut at one of the edges from top to the any recommendations on how to fix it ?
Thank you! Very helpful and practical!
What's more important me, or gluing covers back on hymn books with Edgar Coleman?
is there a difference between book tape and heavy packing tape?
fantastic! thank you very much!!!
Don't glue down to the book case. Oh, two problems is the same as a couple of problems. US thing me guessing. 😢
Thank you. What was the self adhesive linen for?
It helps keep the pages together and binding tight.
Where is the self adhesive linen tape used? Do you put it on after the book is dried, 48 hours later? I'm not sure how you use it.
В итоге скотчем залеплено, да?
Watch out for self-adhesive products, they always start to harden and fail after a decade or so. Generally irreversible too. OK for basically worthless books but never use on a valuable book.
Yes the book will be "rock solid" because Rebecca has ignored how it was originally bound. It will not now lie flat as intended and as a result the hinges and spine will be over-stressed and fail again causing the cover to come off once more.
That's a very good point--thanks!
Do you have alternative fixes?
Yes, trawl through DAS Bookbinding videos to see how this type of work is done so as to be fully reversible and long lasting - the only way really.
@@TheMewtataA few quick notes - a hollow would have been a good addition (basically a trifolded sheet of heavy paper with a hollow center, with the outside glued to the spine and the book block), and using PVA instead of Modge Podge - Modge Podge is better than craft glue, but dries more rigid than PVA, so would have left a more flexible solicitation for gluing the spine. The book itself was not a good quality bind in the first place, for sure - I might have added new endsheets altogether to help keep the book together.
Librarians strive to make a book ready to take a beating, and this one sure will. Conservationists, in contrast, strive to maintain the integrity of the book, keeping it as close to the original as possible, usually making all their work reversible (e.g., putting a 3 inch wide piece of thick tape on the spine made the book stronger and ready to be pulled off the shelf a thousand times - a conservationist would never use clear tape on a book).
@@martinthatsall1518DAS is a brilliant channel for book binding and conservation - I second the recommendation!
Useful! Great vid 😃
WAY TO GO GIRL
The reason it split in the first place is because it was poorly made. There should be a hollow in the spine... this didn't have one to start with so straight away it was under stress. The same thing is going to happen again, I'm afraid. I'm afraid the book block shouldn't attach to the spine at all.
*nod* This entire batch was all degrading in the same way. I periodically grabbed the ones falling to pieces to the worst extent and tried to patch them back together. These were the copies being used in the student choir room at a Catholic school. They got dropped on the floor, they fell off the shelf, etc. They had a hard life in addition to being shoddy on arrival. I wasn't going for archival quality, here--and I made the video yrs ago specifically for anybody else wanting to try to extend the life of the same books.
How did it look when you opened it
Totally normal. As long as the end pages are still attached (or you make replacements), there is no issue with appearance.
I'm just curious, why do you have what look like empty boxes affixed to your wall?
Just that glue + brush set are more expensive than buying a new book :/ Dang. I wanted to repair my old book instead, and save money.
Really? That's like a $2 paint brush and ModPodge from Target! You could always use something like Elmer's glue if you get desperate.
@@rebeccawalker1819 Oh probably. I looked on amazon. They usually raise the prices quite high.
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Call Huston we've a problem
soon to be former librarian 😅 uh oh
Was there some point to this?
@@rebeccawalker1819 Oh no not in a rude way, i thought maybe the information was top secret and at the moment i said " Oh no is this information going to put her job on the line!?" Very good video 😃👍🏼
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Maybe I should just buy another book 🙂
That works, too!
Good video BUT yiyu should have tested it out first. Sound id almost not listenable - too low. Otherwise Thanks!
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