BASIC BOOKBINDING AND CONSERVATION TOOLS Some of the tools most often used are shown here. They include a scalpel, unbleached linen thread and sewing needle, an awl, a thimble, tweezers, a genuine bone folder, a Teflon folder, various glue brushes and a spatula.

Goldsmith Conservation Lab at Bobst | Tools | Stages of a Hand-sewn Book | Recasing
Recasing Using the Original Cover & Endpapers | Reback | Pamphlet Binding | Post Binding
Paper Mending | Photocopied Replacement Pages | Four Flap Folders
Corrugated Clamshell Boxes | Drop Spine Boxes
Deacidification | Measurement of pH | Encapsulation
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