Electric Comet on Wed, 7 Mar 2018
11:33:58 -0800 typed in rec.woodworking the following:They've been putting "heavy" covers on books for a thousand years. Depends on the quality of the material used to hold the binding of the book to the cover. There's a lot of "technical" details I do not have at hand, yeah, it can be done. Without hinges.
Lets see did A Dags for videos on Book binding
You'd think there would be a book or two on the subject. ;-)
Contact cement works well. The use of leather can be your hinge solution, of course: some of my tools are in an oak/leather/velcro holder, that has aged well over the decades. Contact cement back then was kinda... acetone-based, though. Not sure about waterbased.
Medieval Tech support, for when "the book " was the new technology:
longer than that i would guess
hinges are meant for higher use and will last longer
book bindings wear quickly with high use
many libraries toss the books when the binding is worn which came as a surprise
asked if they sell them and they said no
even for books that are out of print and that is really dumb
Electric Comet on Fri, 9 Mar 2018
08:49:31 -0800 typed in rec.woodworking the following:Really, really dumb.
"Crimes against humanity" dumb,
And, like much from EC, the statement that libraries don't sell or give away books is incorrect.
Libraries all over the country sell old books to raise funds for new books. Many also give away books that they no longer wish to keep in their collection. Others have book exchange tables.
+1
My library has an room dedicated to books for sale as well as an Amazon store for rare books that they don't want to leave out in the open.
From their website:
The xxxxxxx Public Library Book Sale Room is open for business. We have hundreds of new and used books starting at $0.50! Come in and have a look around. The Book Sale Room is located around the corner from the front entrance, just before the elevator. Here?s what you can expect to f ind:
Books in ?Like-New? condition start at $2
Most other Hardcovers/Trade Paperbacks will be $1 while smaller Paperbacks are just $0.25
Library Discards are only $1 including Children?s Books, Teen Ficti on, and Classic Authors
Music CDs, DVDs, and Books on CD start at $1
Vintage and Collectible Titles will be priced individually
Current issues of popular Magazines are $1, and all other Magazines are jus t $0.25
Please Note: All Book Sale Room items can be paid for at the Circulation De sk and Sales Tax will be added to all purchases.
Also, don?t forget to visit our Amazon Store for online sales of ra re and antiquarian books.
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