How 100-Year-Old Books Are Professionally Restored | Restoration

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  • The delicate and intricate restoration process of a very old book. Watch this ASMR restoration video of a true artisan at work with decades of experience.
    Artisan: www.rooksbooks.com/

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  • @mariom7949
    @mariom7949 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +152

    I tried to emulate this master, but as soon as I applied glue, my Kindle stopped working.

    • @cerishreve9918
      @cerishreve9918 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      😂😂😂

    • @will-i-am-not
      @will-i-am-not 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🙄🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

    • @trexvalleygirl2770
      @trexvalleygirl2770 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😂🤣

    • @fatbackfitz
      @fatbackfitz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Your kindle must be defective. I bound mine this way and I’m sure it’s as good as the day I shelved it!

    • @grooving2music
      @grooving2music 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Brilliant

  • @meowwl
    @meowwl 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +87

    Another restoration that isn't a restoration, but a renovation. Restoration would be restoring it to it's original appearance. That said, I firmly believe that anything that puts a book back into readable condition is a good thing!

    • @johnleake5657
      @johnleake5657 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      I don't think it's either, though: it's a rebinding.

    • @superslammer
      @superslammer 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I'm not fond of the cover. But the craftsmanship is pretty good.

    • @tigergaj
      @tigergaj วันที่ผ่านมา

      *lips blubbering*

  • @soulcatch
    @soulcatch 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    Our artisan treats it gently, immediately begins hitting it with a hammer. LOL. Love this video.

    • @nbsoboleski
      @nbsoboleski 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Haha, yes, I thought that was funny timing too -- just as narrator says that the 🔨 hammer comes out, whack! But, even hammers can be gentle.

  • @Estherfay
    @Estherfay 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +52

    These comments are very interesting, even though I am not an expert, I do know the difference between a demonstration and a tutorial. Personally I loved this.

  • @amitexo
    @amitexo 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +60

    I am not a fan of the cover style but the whole process is simply amazing, bookbinding is such a fascinating art!

  • @jaydee9124
    @jaydee9124 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

    The skill of the book binder is amazing.

  • @borge2014
    @borge2014 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    Interesting restoration process, surprising final design aesthetics , was not expecting a wizard book.

    • @iteerrex8166
      @iteerrex8166 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Since the pages were not fixable, he gave the cover that look to match it. I guess.

    • @melissamcfarlin6840
      @melissamcfarlin6840 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I was thinking it looks like it belongs in the library at Hogwarts.

  • @dlebreton7888
    @dlebreton7888 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +47

    Those who make rude comments here, shame. This video allows you to witness the careful restoring of a very old book so that it can last another hundred years or more and you are only interested in bullying the whole process. You are missing the point of the informative information. It is very relaxing and I hope this craft never fades.

    • @the-red-ghost
      @the-red-ghost 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I agree

    • @even1313
      @even1313 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      The book can't be that old, or valuable, if he is touching it bare handed. Skin oils would destroy the paper.

    • @drucker03
      @drucker03 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      ​@@even1313 It must be valuable enough to justify this expensive treatment.

    • @even1313
      @even1313 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@drucker03 Yeah, they're making a lot of money from youtube views and ads.

    • @drucker03
      @drucker03 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@even1313 I think most people overestimate what you can earn with such a video.

  • @federicoprice2687
    @federicoprice2687 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    Very interesting. Thank you. I can't say I'm enamoured with the covers, and if it were my volume I'd have preferred a simple plain look. But I imagine the customer / owner had the last word!

  • @jmssun
    @jmssun 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    7:07 “The repair worker then uses a conservation grade scissor and carefully makes a cut that can later be reversed by future conservators”

    • @random_dragon
      @random_dragon 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Lmao, I saw this comment before that part of the video, and almost thought it was real 😂

    • @katarzynapawowska9601
      @katarzynapawowska9601 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I read it with Julian's voice 😂

  • @treeleaf7808
    @treeleaf7808 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    You can tell this man really knows what he's doing. The level of attention to detail is impressive!

  • @LeesaDeAndrea
    @LeesaDeAndrea 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    The amount of work involved was quite surprising. So many different steps in the process and so much glue! I do wonder what the thought was in picking that rather odd cover. A very interesting process even so.

    • @nbsoboleski
      @nbsoboleski 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Bookbinding --- at any level, any type of stich --- is super time consuming. I learned the basics in art school, but rarely actually make new books. Why? Because I can't decide which intensive route to go. Lol.

  • @kylahill1968
    @kylahill1968 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    Im worried his scissors arent big enough to handle the task of cutting those threads.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Those weren’t scissors, they were shears.

  • @Crustdaddii
    @Crustdaddii 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    I could watch someone do this for hours

  • @DavidDavis-fishing
    @DavidDavis-fishing 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

    • @tailsdblack463
      @tailsdblack463 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good evening from northwest central Alberta Canada hope you get yourself some good rest down there.

  • @SalaziNazz
    @SalaziNazz 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    This book restoration video is like a mesmerizing art show! 📚🎨

  • @JesseDanielle
    @JesseDanielle 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I really appreciate the comments that give credit and honor to the work, even if the style is not necessarily their taste.

  • @markedis5902
    @markedis5902 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    18:34. there are better ways to case leather. It should be moistened and then left overnight in a poly bag then brought out and left until the surface appears dry. Then apply the embossing and leave to dry completely. That way you get a far crisper result. It just takes a bit of planning.
    (Leatherworker of nearly 40 years)

  • @jeffreycrawley1216
    @jeffreycrawley1216 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Not sure I liked the sculptured edges or the tear effect on the faces but the quality of the workmanship cannot be denied.
    One thing that stood out for me was the "wastage" of the covering leather - amateurs like me would save every inch, a professional doesn't have to bother!

  • @staceynicole8978
    @staceynicole8978 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    This is fascinating. I am incredibly impressed and fascinated with the process!

  • @gwenmartinsen3979
    @gwenmartinsen3979 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I've always wanted to do this. But wow, it must take years to perfect. Beautiful job Mr. Artisan.

  • @rebelbelle62
    @rebelbelle62 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I found this whole video so interesting. I was enthralled from beginning until the end. Thank you so much.

  • @seaknightvirchow8131
    @seaknightvirchow8131 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    As a book lover, this was fascinating to me.

  • @399roses
    @399roses 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    The rebonding was carefully and well done, but the final look was awful, I don't think they did the book justice. Looks like a Disney land wizard book

    • @user-qv9oo2co7t
      @user-qv9oo2co7t 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Totally agree, beautiful craftsmanship, shitty aesthetics.

    • @bricks2850
      @bricks2850 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Final appearance of the book almost certainly follows the book owners instructions - The customer is always right!

    • @nrml76
      @nrml76 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      The binding and final look is entirely true to the era when the book was first published. If you visit any old European library, you will see row upon row of books in this style. Where do you think Disney got his his inspiration from? He just bastardised old European tales.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nrml76well, no, not really. This is a 100 year old book by the title, meaning early 20th, and the binding style is more 17th to 18th century.
      That said the pages looked more mid 19th than early 20th.

  • @vivsalittlebitcrafty4854
    @vivsalittlebitcrafty4854 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What a fabulous skill to have. Every moment of this video was wonderful. I didn't realize so much went into the restoration of a book.

  • @lynettemayhew1723
    @lynettemayhew1723 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fascinating process, beautiful craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing this with us 👍from California.

  • @LynnWithoutAnE
    @LynnWithoutAnE 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You Sir are an artist!

  • @geoffrey6000
    @geoffrey6000 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Preserving history in the best way possible.

  • @l0nely_snake
    @l0nely_snake 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I always loved bookbinding, I tried it a couple times making small notebooks for myself, if I had more materials I would love to be able to master this ability like this professional!! I love his work, he makes the whole process with such grace and expertise he makes it look so easy

  • @melodymacken9788
    @melodymacken9788 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fascinating and brilliant to watch.

  • @leisongivangomo4478
    @leisongivangomo4478 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wonderful craftsmanship! I enjoyed watching

  • @texasoutlook60
    @texasoutlook60 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely marvelous!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @larrykelly2838
    @larrykelly2838 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Truly a very interesting process.

  • @robbylock1741
    @robbylock1741 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Beautifully done! And to think books from the 1910's and early 1920's are over 100 years old! That leaves so many books to require such talents and work :)

  • @durangodave
    @durangodave 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    i dont understand why the huge scissors or the feather on a pen.

    •  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      this is not a restoration video. So the elements have nothing to do with a real restoration process.

  • @VinayDipikar
    @VinayDipikar 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Commendable efforts to revive the historic literatures

  • @leonardoravecca606
    @leonardoravecca606 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Bellissimo lavoro, il presente è vita.

  • @hosseinrahmani1163
    @hosseinrahmani1163 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    A job well done
    Real craftsmanship must be preserved
    And passed to the next generation

  • @LibrariansWife
    @LibrariansWife 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This is what I’d call unintentional ASMR 🤤

  • @johnswarbrick2365
    @johnswarbrick2365 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    There's always someone who will critcise from an armchair, and anyone can buy an expensive car and put it on the drive to impress the neighbours. Not for me - only skills and abilities that are beyond my experience impress me. My interests are related to wood, but there are many facets within that medium that are beyond my meagre skills such as fine marquetry and inlaying. Those are the kind of skills that impress me. Respect to this craftsman.

  • @calvinbass1839
    @calvinbass1839 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A labor of love to be sure. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.l

  • @kekipark77
    @kekipark77 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    fascinating indeed. how long did the process take? and whats the name of the book?

  • @albaprifti5601
    @albaprifti5601 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello I'm watching you from Tirana Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱,I do the same work as you,I work in restaurtion of books since 1985,till now, want to thank you for sharing this video and for your time

  • @FloridaClay
    @FloridaClay 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    AA master craftsman indeed!

  • @pavelkoudele5526
    @pavelkoudele5526 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Pred 30 lety jsrm se vyučil knihařem. Rád vidím toto krásné remeslo. Jsem spokojený s vysledkem prace tohoto muže. 👍🙂 Pavel 🇨🇿

  • @GianbattistMartin
    @GianbattistMartin 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bu gerçekten saygıyı hak eden bir işçilik. Saygı duydum, elinize sağlık.

  • @dangeo9613
    @dangeo9613 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very good video to learn some details. Thank you!

  • @PietScheffer
    @PietScheffer 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    No doubt in my mind that this is a skilled craftsman judging by the skills and special tools he has at his disposal, which leads me to believe that this is not a valuable book and that the customer dictated the end result and perhaps it was intendet to look like something from a Harry P. movie.....but we will never really know.

  • @robertmann7277
    @robertmann7277 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    GREAT JOB, I Wished this video was around in the 80's when I tried to restore a Stephen King paperback ( well, at least the Elmer's Glue that I used is still holding up!!! )

  • @seventhsun1
    @seventhsun1 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great job!

  • @steve_weinrich
    @steve_weinrich 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I am wondering if, while the paragraphs were loose, they were scanned?

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very interesting to watch 👍

  • @nuassul
    @nuassul 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Que impresionante restauración le hicieron a ese libro.

  • @maryannecross4220
    @maryannecross4220 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Awesome 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

  • @orkiestrapodwodna
    @orkiestrapodwodna 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Czy treść zawarta w księdze jest warta takiej pracy i oprawy?

  • @mrradio4944
    @mrradio4944 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im in awe of the skill shown by the bookbinder 😮 I have one question though, is the voice over done by an AI? I find the sentence structure and tones of the voice to be a bit unsettling at times, like an AI would do😅

  • @dwj77
    @dwj77 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Part 2 is when you finish the cover?

  • @sallyweiner4180
    @sallyweiner4180 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this

  • @DaleDix
    @DaleDix 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fantastic.

  • @erinosterlind4062
    @erinosterlind4062 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    "Every stitch tells a story" but we're not going to tell you a dang thing about what we are doing or why

    • @random_dragon
      @random_dragon 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      LMAO EXACTLY

  • @zoramtharafanai4749
    @zoramtharafanai4749 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this video .....❤

  • @albaprifti5601
    @albaprifti5601 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If may I ask you,why you don't touch inside the book,and what is the name of glue please

  • @icreatedanaccountforthis1852
    @icreatedanaccountforthis1852 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Truly interesting.

  • @c.h9976
    @c.h9976 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was expecting the work would include some working on the damaged page edges. I guess that would either be very difficult or impossible but it does detract a bit from the fresh neat rebinding to see the ratty page edges.

  • @BellaB411
    @BellaB411 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I could totally spend the day doing this.. getting paid is just a bonus.

  • @richardwebb2348
    @richardwebb2348 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Does the technique work on books that are not 100 years old?

  • @tigergaj
    @tigergaj วันที่ผ่านมา

    What book was bro crafting? Is that the necronomicon??

  • @chitown1057
    @chitown1057 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    A stitch in time saves nine

  • @crashyburnymit4080
    @crashyburnymit4080 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What's the name of the book? And why would you blurr it?

  • @jonelodosa502
    @jonelodosa502 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Por favor, activen los subtitulos. Gracias

    • @luuuscarlet
      @luuuscarlet 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Cuales subtítulos? Están desactivados 😂

  • @Christine-db2hq
    @Christine-db2hq 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Interesting choice for the cover I guess.. :|

  • @dudusapir
    @dudusapir 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nice job, but I was also expecting to see the cleanliness of the pages from all the stains.

  • @ventura6988
    @ventura6988 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hola, ojalá los subtítulos estuvieran activados, a día de hoy traducen bastante bien y me enteraría de todo pero bien video

  • @81cb750fss
    @81cb750fss 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Nicest necronomicon on eBay

  • @doriWyo
    @doriWyo 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't think they had spray bottles hundreds of years ago. Beautiful work.

    • @federicoprice2687
      @federicoprice2687 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They used monks with bad hayfever who would sneeze out copious amounts of microdroplets of snot and moisture on demand.

    • @drucker03
      @drucker03 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I bet they had.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Sure they did. Perfume is an old and venerable trade.

  • @random_dragon
    @random_dragon 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I think it's kinda misleading that the title says, "how this is restored," but doesn’t *actually* tell us how it's restored or what's going on

    • @vaulthecreator
      @vaulthecreator 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      A bit misleading alluding to this being a 100 year old book. It's clearly far older than that.

  • @123Botini
    @123Botini 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    👍

  • @broadsword310
    @broadsword310 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Is it really restoration when the restorer takes artistic liberties? Wouldn’t a true restoration process attempt to make the object as close to the original as possible?

    • @bunkenator
      @bunkenator 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yes, but 1. This is an archival restoration that is supposed to be reversible as mentioned near the beginning, and 2. If you could please share with us what the original binding looked like - thanks in advance

    • @drucker03
      @drucker03 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@bunkenator I think he or she wouldn't be able to tell. In the past books were sold in raw sheets and every owner let them bind according to his personal taste. The same book could have many different bindings and very different books in one private or public library could have the same binding.

    • @bunkenator
      @bunkenator 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@drucker03 Thank you for the clarification. This is a trade i'd love to learn.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      There was no original, or at least not one shown in this video. Only a text block without a binding.
      (And it is indeed entirely possible that it was never properly bound. I am restoring a dictionary from 1821 - as practice rather than for any real reason - and that was clearly a loose text block that someone just glued a few pieces of scrap cardboard to (not even as big as the book block itself) rather than an actual book. And also the spine mostly and rear board was entirely missing. So yeah, after I restore the text block I will be making my own binding for it, in the style of early 19th C Dutch books, but I’m not gonna spend the world on it in time or money and I’m certainly not keeping the “original look”.)

  • @miguelangelgpc5444
    @miguelangelgpc5444 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    wow

  • @momtso
    @momtso วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fascinating but kind of frustrating as well. I am not sure if there's a reason you told us nothing about the book itself! Like, what book is it, how old it is, etc.

  • @judygouchie9701
    @judygouchie9701 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    👌📖

  • @ohger1
    @ohger1 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    5 minutes after I was done I'd discover I had placed a packet of pages out of order..

  • @NeoLimp
    @NeoLimp 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    pudo haberlo escaneado primero

  • @_SurferGeek_
    @_SurferGeek_ 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Was expecting an actual restoration... one that would see those moldy and brown foxing stained pages cleaned and lain flat.
    The binding appears nicely done but much can be said for the choice of cover and board edge treatment but I suppose that was all up to the customer.
    Really should update the video description to be more accurate to the job done.

  • @AshtonScorpius
    @AshtonScorpius 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    17:06 this jar is truly cursed

  • @nbsoboleski
    @nbsoboleski 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This looks like 400yr old book restoration, which is more exciting than if he was re-binding a copy of The Great Gatsby, lol. 100yr old book? Come on now...

  • @friedmule5403
    @friedmule5403 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video. Sorry, not to be pedantic, but this is not a restoration but a rebinding. :-)

  • @johnleake5657
    @johnleake5657 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    '...silicon impregnated...' No, _silicone_ impregnated.

  • @chuckotto7021
    @chuckotto7021 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Interesting to watch, however it lacks instructional detail to raise it above being more than that.

  • @Adityagupta-vd4jo
    @Adityagupta-vd4jo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why don't type the book again? 😮

  • @henrikgrigor384
    @henrikgrigor384 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    First comment proudly from Australia 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺

  • @The_Butler_Did_It
    @The_Butler_Did_It 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why go to the effort of blurring out the book title? It's not as if it is still in copyright.

  • @geraldmiller5260
    @geraldmiller5260 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why no gloves? Would not the oils in bare hands leave a mark?

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gloves are bad for books.

  • @user-nz4iy7lo3y
    @user-nz4iy7lo3y 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    italian paper, Irish thread ? None of that in England where the book was made ????????

  • @heptagrammar21
    @heptagrammar21 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The edges needed to be trimmed off .

  • @alfrede.neuman9082
    @alfrede.neuman9082 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I'll be honest, the end result looks fukken trash - It looks like something out of a low-rent wizard movie, and has no absolutely no resemblance to period book binding at all... I happen to collect antique books, and this is NOT a 'restoration', this is 'adulteration'. That would have been very expensive to restore, but it's now worthless to both a collector and in any historical sense. Not because it's been re-bound, but because it's been re-bound in some kind of caricature fantasy BS style. So sad to watch a perfectly saveable book destroyed like this.

  • @Raerz1
    @Raerz1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "A tradition going back to 1,900 years"?!! Like, in Jesus' day, they folded paper and glued it with starch? Really? XDD

  • @leewriter4656
    @leewriter4656 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ok, I'm gonna be one of those negative TH-cam commenters, but this is not a restoration. And when I saw 24:07, I was done and didn't even feel like finishing the video.

  • @alexanderray8183
    @alexanderray8183 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hmm, me no likey. I prefer a traditionally bound book appearance. Cover was wack

  • @user-ec5om8yr1w
    @user-ec5om8yr1w 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Неужели все так плохо и у мастера нет рабочего места, зачем же клеить на книге. Охуенный профессионал