Printing, Bookbinding & Paper making/Experts

Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Gail Stiffe Australia Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 130	I have been making handmadepaper for over 15 years and teaching adults and children for the last 10 years. I can answer most questions about papermaking and many about bookbinding. The books I make from handmade paper and are usually simple bindings with paper covers.
Stuart Loewen Canada Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 12	Paper physics, dimensional stability, curl, colour registration, stack-lean, slack & baggy edges
Tom Rouze U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 9.93 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 60	I can answer questions about printing- offset, flexo, hot-stamp. I can give you direction in the proper way to set up electronic files-prepress and production art. I can give you help with package design and label design. I can assist you with solving interdepartmental problems.
Diane Mendez U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.43 Clarity of Response 9.71 Timeliness 9.71 Politeness 9.86 Total Questions 75	Expert knowledge of both printing and publishing specifications. Familiar with the printing process from order taking to bindery. Extensive experience with self-publishing from creating manuscript to publishing/printing. Skilled in QuarkExpress, InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office and several minor applications.
Rupert Evans U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.79 Timeliness 9.96 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 286	printing and binding books. I wrote a book on this subject in 1995 (it is still in print) and am in the process of writing another. I use a scanner, Hewlett-Packard model 8100 laser printer, Xerox copier, etc to print books (and other items), and do most of the binding with adhesives (cold and hot), rather than sewing.

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2010-03-10 Repairing Corners of Leather Book:

Library paste can be obtained at any library supply company such as Gaylord Brothers (at Gaylord.com), or go to your public library and ask them if they will let you have a tiny bit. The advantage of using

2010-03-10 Repairing Corners of Leather Book:

There are three solutions: rebind the book, paste down the torn leather, or overlay the corner(s) with leather. The choice of the remedy depends in large part on your taste. Other factors include the type

2010-02-12 bleed:

Hi Dan: I actually submitted books for print, to Lightning Source, a few years back, and they were in one piece. They must have changed their requirements for some reason. I can see, as you mentioned

2010-01-22 Hinged Binding with Wooden Covers and Spine:

I think I now have a better idea of your plan, but there are several questions. 1. When you say "flush" do you mean "flex?" 2. In the diagram which shows the hinges, what is the meaning of the two letter

2010-01-22 Hinged Binding with Wooden Covers and Spine:

I have never bound a book with wooden covers and spine, so I may not be of much help. Please say more about "the nature of the spine." Please say more about "if I glue the binding and endpapers to the