Catalogue
CATALOGUE:
This is the process of binding the catalogue – the technique is called I believe ‘perfect binding’.
Once all the sheets have been printed and collated…
They are ‘jogged’ so all the sheets are now even with one another…
They are then placed carefully into a press…
Once secure in the press I use a hack saw to cut a 1 – 2 millimetre line through the margin end of the document to be bound…
Thin pieces of string are then placed inside these lines and the hard block of the document is also scored with a scalpel – PVA glue is then gently, albeit with some gusto(!), brushed over the saw cuts, string and along the length of the document.
I then place a long sheet of gauze along the length of the document and then glued again…
The clamp is then left to dry overnight, in this instance watched by my cat who is banished from the house when there’s glue around and things she can unintentionally destroy…
The following day the clamp is unscrewed and the document released; the glue hardened and hopefully imbedded and keeping the pages together. The backing boards are removed with a pallet knife…
The ends are neatened up and then a quick smoothing down with sandpaper…
Followed by gaffa tape being attached to the end to cover any messy parts and to keep the heavy covers from gradually coming off!
The binding then should be tight, but not too tight that there is no give (the PVA glue is firm but also allows some flexibility)…
The catalogue is then complete and should last many years of use.
Catalogue:
There is also an exhibition catalogue available to purchase. The catalogue is A4, self produced, soft bound containing approx 110 pages and lists all the mansions on the website with a small photograph next to the text and also some of the more interesting farmhouses - there in total 79 properties featured. The catalogue is printed on an inkjet printer in greyscale (the quality of the photographs is adaquate! - please consider this when purchasing) - it is printed using standard 80gm paper with card covers.
This is available to buy for £21.99 (postage free) by clicking on this link exhibition catalogue.
Shipping to UK is free.
The first twenty two catalogues sold will also come with a photograph - to choose the image please see the selection on the 'Special Offers' page on main menu on the homepage. Email me your selection or include your selection if paying via paypal.
If uncertain about anything please contact me.
This is the process of binding the catalogue – the technique is called I believe ‘perfect binding’.
Once all the sheets have been printed and collated…
They are ‘jogged’ so all the sheets are now even with one another…
They are then placed carefully into a press…
Once secure in the press I use a hack saw to cut a 1 – 2 millimetre line through the margin end of the document to be bound…
Thin pieces of string are then placed inside these lines and the hard block of the document is also scored with a scalpel – PVA glue is then gently, albeit with some gusto(!), brushed over the saw cuts, string and along the length of the document.
I then place a long sheet of gauze along the length of the document and then glued again…
The clamp is then left to dry overnight, in this instance watched by my cat who is banished from the house when there’s glue around and things she can unintentionally destroy…
The following day the clamp is unscrewed and the document released; the glue hardened and hopefully imbedded and keeping the pages together. The backing boards are removed with a pallet knife…
The ends are neatened up and then a quick smoothing down with sandpaper…
Followed by gaffa tape being attached to the end to cover any messy parts and to keep the heavy covers from gradually coming off!
The binding then should be tight, but not too tight that there is no give (the PVA glue is firm but also allows some flexibility)…
The catalogue is then complete and should last many years of use.
Catalogue:
There is also an exhibition catalogue available to purchase. The catalogue is A4, self produced, soft bound containing approx 110 pages and lists all the mansions on the website with a small photograph next to the text and also some of the more interesting farmhouses - there in total 79 properties featured. The catalogue is printed on an inkjet printer in greyscale (the quality of the photographs is adaquate! - please consider this when purchasing) - it is printed using standard 80gm paper with card covers.
This is available to buy for £21.99 (postage free) by clicking on this link exhibition catalogue.
Shipping to UK is free.
The first twenty two catalogues sold will also come with a photograph - to choose the image please see the selection on the 'Special Offers' page on main menu on the homepage. Email me your selection or include your selection if paying via paypal.
If uncertain about anything please contact me.
