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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder: The Making of Raised Bands on Bibles
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder. Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The Making of Raised Bands on Bibles. In this video we demonstrate the process I use from start to finish to create raised bands on the spines of leather Bibles. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Receive blog updates by Email. The Making of Raised Bands on Bibles. Cloth re-back / Bible breakup. View my complete profile. Blogs I am interested in. NOTES FROM THE WILDERNESS - Thomas Pynchon, and lettering in circle onlays. Fine Book Binding and Restoration.
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About the Binding: Rubaiyat
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014. This copy of the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam was illustrated by Willy Pogany. The illustrations were all printed in black on a white paper so I decided to do the binding in black goatskin with silver tooling. This binding was also my first attempt to add jewels to a binding. I did some test runs to decide how I would mount the hematites. I started cutting out recesses in the book boards and pasting on the leather, working it down into the recesses with a bone tool. This shows the ...
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JOJAPIPOSA: Nothing is sweeter than venturing into the sideroads - #TRLT
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Sunday, May 6, 2012. Nothing is sweeter than venturing into the sideroads - #TRLT. In case you haven't heard, I've been promoting the multi-headed artistic project called The Road Less Traveled. It will be the artistic adventure of the summer and I'm inviting everyone to join me during it. The Road Less Traveled. The concept behind all of this is to take myself out of my comfort zone in order to reach new levels of creativity. Sharing doesn't come easy to this artist. Or read a previous blog entry here.
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder: December 2013
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder. Friday, December 13, 2013. In this video I show the newly created Old Testament and New Testament for Mike. It was created by dividing his Bible into two text blocks. Links to this post. Monday, December 9, 2013. Paring Leather and Making Rounded Leather Corners. In this video I demonstrate how to pare leather to prepare it for use on a book. I also show the process I use to create the rounded leather corners on a flexible Bible. Links to this post. Links to this post. Paring Leat...
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder: For Bobby
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder. Monday, August 27, 2012. A short video to show the results on the previously shown "perfect" bound Bible. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Receive blog updates by Email. Reinforcing a perfect bound Bible. I am a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, currently working with the Clay church of Christ in Clay, AL. I am married with 3 kids and 1 granddaughter (so far). On the side I do traditional hand bookbinding, mainly working on rebinding Bibles for people.
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder: Cloth re-back / Bible breakup
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder. Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Cloth re-back / Bible breakup. In this video I show a recent cloth reback and describe the work done. I also describe my next project which is a breaking up of a Bible into two volumes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Receive blog updates by Email. The Making of Raised Bands on Bibles. Cloth re-back / Bible breakup. View my complete profile. Blogs I am interested in. NOTES FROM THE WILDERNESS - Thomas Pynchon, and lettering in circle onlays.
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder: Explanation of absence and current projects.
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Alex Ogden, Bookbinder. Monday, December 9, 2013. Explanation of absence and current projects. In this video I explain the work I will be doing soon on two Bibles and also speak about plans for future videos. [On a personal note, I hadn't posted anything here or on my YouTube channel in a long while because of so much going on, including a mild heart attack in May! I'm fine now but have worked hard on my health, including changing my diet and losing 35 pounds! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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JOJAPIPOSA: January 2012
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Thursday, January 26, 2012. This is not a Taco truck. No, it wasn't! That's just what Kylie Durrie made everyone print today in her "Moveable Type" printing house with wheels. After 6 or so months on the road she decided to venture into swampy Miami and parked her unpretentious wonderland right in front of Wynwood's beloved Lester's. Thanks to Kickstarter.com. And her multiple supporters she was able to transform a beat up Chevy truck into. well, it's best to see for yourselves. Follow her journey here!