When it comes to bookbinding, one of the most commonly overlooked areas is the gluing process, so we’ve decided to put together a YouTube Playlist of the best book binding related gluing video tutorials we could find.

We would love to know what you think of the videos, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

** Note that videos shown above and below are works of other bookbinders and not the work of iBookBinding (these will come later…). I would recommend watching all video tutorials as they each demonstrate different techniques and offer helpful tips and advice throughout ***

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Products Featured in these Videos (Click for more info / prices)

Brayer Xacto Knife Set Binders Board Mod Podge Glue

A summary of what you can expect to find in the video tutorials above:

Video Tutorial 1

Video Tutorial 2

Video Tutorial 3 How to Apply an Adhesive to Bookbinding and Case Making Materials Superflex PVA glue – high polymer content overview

Applying glue to material

Working it into the material

Loading the brush with glue

Using a stabbing action to work glue into the center of the material

Working the edges of the material once the center has been worked

Turk’s head hollow glue brush overview

Identifying glue ridges

Removing surplus glue

Removing glue ridges a

Wet and dry side of the gluing pot How to glue decorative papers onto bookbinding board Selecting the correct brush and glue

Applying glue to back of decorative paper

Spreading glue onto paper

Brushing glue from the middle out towards the edges

Placing the backboard onto the glued paper

Trimming the corners for the fold-in

Using newsprint for pasting

Using a bone-folder to drag in sides of paper prior to folding onto board

Smoothing covers The Paper Studio – Gluing Demo Mixing PVA Glue and Methyl Cellulose Best uses for PVA and Methyl Cellulose Methyl Cellulose – Extending dry time without water, acid free

Recommended Bookbinding Projects for Methyl Cellulose

Mixing Water and Methyl Cellulose Mix half with hot water, stir in the Methyl Cellulose Add in cold water, mix and leave for 24 hours

Lifespan of methyl cellulose

Mixing in Methyl Cellulose and PVA Glue Paper Source – Gluing Demo

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