Bindery
THE BINDERY
The club was founded more than 30 years ago (see here our Club History) and over time we have built up a very well equipped bindery. Our dedicated bindery in central Winchester, Hampshire is a veritable Aladdin’s cave of book craft tools, equipment and materials. There aren’t many projects for which we can’t provide the facilities – all of which are available to all full members of SBC on a 24/7 basis.
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
| Workspaces | We have at least 12 workplaces, each with cutting boards and stools/chairs |
| Materials | A large stock of board, paper, mull, book cloth, foils, leather, thread etc. is maintained so that members can use on a ‘pay as you go’ basis. |
| Storage Facilities | Each member has individual storage facilities in plan chests |
| Measuring | All kinds of rulers, squares, gauges, angles and other measuring equipment |
| Cutting | There is a large cutting area to lay out rolls of book cloth, boards and papers – plus a large manual board chopper and a powered guillotine. Leather paring knives, stones and sharpening equipment plus a Brockman leather paring machine. |
| Presses | Standing, nipping and laying presses, tub and plough, miniature book equipment |
| Leather and Finishing | The club is well equipped for working with leather: paring machines, paring stoves, sharpening equipment, leather dyes etc, For finishing there are two blocking presses, character sets, three finishing stoves, hand tools, finishing irons and an electric edge gilding roller |
| Library | The club has an extensive range of books and pamphlets covering all areas of bookbinding e.g. handmade books, marbling, handmade paper etc. and back copies of the magazine of the Society of Bookbinders. |
| Everything Else | Dozens of storage drawers containing an amazing assortment of other bookbinding tools, equipment and materials |
| Kitchen & Toilets | Small kitchen area – tea, coffee and biscuit box! We have direct access to shared toilet facilities. |