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Examples of different decorative paste paper techniques taught during my workshop a couple of weeks ago at Grounded Print & Paper.

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Paste Paper Made by Edward Kranz of BOOKFORGE Paste paper made by Edward Kranz of BOOKFORGE Paste paper made by Edward Kranz of BOOKFORGE
February 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I've just added this fun little pocket sized notebook to the BOOKFORGE Etsy shop! Check it out now!

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March 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I'll be hosting an online demonstration this Saturday featuring the techniques, tools, materials, and joy of creating decorative paste paper for bookbinding and other projects.

It's not too late to sign up for the demonstration on the BOOKFORGE website!

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The Art of Paste Paper: An Online Demonstration | BOOKFORGE
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January 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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BOOKFORGE at Erie Labor Temple

We’ve dropped the first featured-inside-the-Temple article, opening the door to one of the real working creative businesses already shaping ELT from within.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-at-to-155439793

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April 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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...and the removal continues!

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April 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Are you into bookbinding and book restoration? Here's a quick public update on the BOOKFORGE Patreon site!
Quik BOOKFORGE Update! | BOOKFORGE
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February 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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17th-Century Flexible Binding: Quality Check (Apprentice Session 1)
In this series, @smithingchick.bsky.social will be binding copies of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels & Persuasion by Jane Austen.

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17th-Century Flexible Binding: Quality Check (Apprentice Session 1) | BOOKFORGE
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September 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Morning is hard.

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April 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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If you are interested in bookbinding and restoration educational content, please visit BOOKFORGE on Patreon!
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creating in-depth bookbinding education programs.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Last week, Conversations About Bookbinding dropped this podcast about the History and Evolution of Case Binding. Give it bash and let me know what you think.
The History and Evolution of Case Binding | BOOKFORGE
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March 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Finish up the Oxford hollow on this History of Erie County!

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April 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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How close is TOO close!?

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March 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Old leather removal from a 19th-century book board.

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April 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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1870 Venice glued out, rounded and shouldered, in the job backer!

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June 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Thor, the director of photography at BOOKFORGE!
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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This just might be my favorite book I've posted today! Check it out!

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#handmade #handbound #DatelessJournal #Journal #Diary #SketchBook #bookbinder #bookbindery #BOOKFORGE #BindERIE #EriePA
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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A little photo session fun with Freyja (cat) and Sharon, The Bookbinder's Apprentice!

#bookbinding #bookbinder #cat #binderycat #bookrestoration #bookrepair #BOOKFORGE #bindERIE #bindery #fun #BW #art #bookarts #bookartist
April 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I made a third paste paper dateless bullet journal yesterday. The paste paper was made during a demonstration I presented weeks ago. If you are interested in this type of workshop or demonstration, please DM me or check out the BOOKFORGE website for upcoming events!

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February 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Just one more addition to the BOOKFORGE Etsy shop before bed time. If you have a moment, check it out.

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March 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Thunder storms rollin' in...

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March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] returns.
One weekly bench session. One business-of-the-bindery deep dive.
First one’s Monday @ 1 PM ET. Help me pick the best times to stream this year. Let’s build it together.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-live-147243606

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January 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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There's about two weeks left on this BOOKFORGE poll! I need help deciding on a design binding concept, and I want your opinion. Yes, I'm asking you to judge a book by its (future) cover!

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November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Just another day at the bookbinder's workbench!

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Book in backing press showing rounded and shouldered spine sewn on raised bands (hemp) with linen threads.
March 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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A couple of days late...
March Anniversary For the Honey Badger Binder
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March 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Mixing/blending the wheat starch paint on 80# text cotton paper before adding the second paper for the final design!

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Blending the Color On Paste Design I
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January 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM