update and rename paperback conversion post

_posts/2024-10-23-case_binding.md → _posts/2024-10-23-paperback_conversion.md

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-title: Case Binding
+title: Paperback Conversion
 date: 2024-10-23
-last_modified_at: 2024-10-25
-categories: [bookbinding, case binding]
+last_modified_at: 2024-11-01
+categories: [bookbinding, paperback conversion]
 tags: []
-description: Convert a softcover to hardback via case binding.
-media_subpath: /case-binding/
-image: 100006005.webp
+description: Foolproof guide to leather binding your sentimental paperbacks.
+media_subpath: /paperback-conversion/
+image: Screenshot_20241101_110345_Lightroom.webp
 published: False
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+## Introduction
+I've been binding books on and off for a little over a year now. I've watched an insane number of tutorials and tried out plenty of variations. I've done leather, cloth, and paper covers. I've done miniature books, full-sized books, and paperback to leather bound conversions. I've done curved spines, oxford spines, floating spines, and false bands. I've designed and cut my own modern cover art, made 1800s-style 3/4 leather covers, and even hand marbled my own endpapers.
+
+It's been a lot of fun, and I honestly feel like I still haven't even scratched the surface. There are an endless amount of techniques to learn and master, and centuries worth of knowledge to absorb.
+
+However, sometimes I just want to sit down, follow an exact guide, and crank out a nice paperback conversion in an afternoon. This is that guide.
+
+## Overview
+
+Let me give a brief overview of the general steps, and then we can dig into the details.
+
+<b>Text Block Work</b>
+1. Prepare your workspace
+2. Prepare the textblock
+3. Install the endsheets
+4. Gild the edges
+5. Add the headbands
+
+<b>Create the Case</b>
+1. Cut the spine and covers
+2. Attach the headbands
+3. Cut the leather
+4. Glue the spine
+5. Glue the covers
+
+<b>Casing In</b>
+1. Glue in the textblock
+2. Press the book
+
+<b>Finishing</b>
+1. Design the cover
+2. Cut and weed the cover
+3. Apply the cover
+
 ## Materials
+This is a list of what I consider to be the optimal materials and tools for the home hobbiest. For example, it is trivial to buy legitimate bookbinding glue and bone folders on amazon, so I recommend buying the real thing instead of random craft glue and sticks. Meanwhile, it is not at all trivial to buy a 300lb cast iron press, so I recommend a homemade solution instead.
+
+
 <b>Consumables</b>
 - wax paper
 - [98pt Davey Binders Board](https://www.talasonline.com/Davey-Binders-Board)
 - [Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001I6FEHE)
+- 120 grit sandpaper
+- silver sharpie
+- paper towels
 
 
-### Tools
+<b>Tools<b>
 - [olfa knife](https://www.amazon.com/OLFA-1075449-Fiberglass-Rubber-Utility/dp/B003UHUZ3M)
 - [glue brush](https://www.lineco.com/disposable-glue-brushes.html)
 - cutting mat
-- press
+- band nippers
+- nipping press
 - side press
-- bone folder
+- [bone folder](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MT6U2OO)
 - square
-- paper towels
-- glue plate
-- 120 sandpaper
-- silver sharpie
 
 >Davey Board: I buy 9x11.5, 98pt (0.098in or 2.5mm thick) Davey board. It costs $2 per sheet, is pH neutral, and is long grain. With a thin bookbinding leather, these boards will make premium and robust covers. I'd say that you could go thinner, maybe 90 point, but I wouldn't go any thicker. Even a coffee table sized book would probably be fine with 98pt board.
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 ## Prep
-Glue gets everywhere, and it is important that it not get on the wrong parts of your book. Start by cutting at least 8 pieces of wax paper slightly larger than the text block. Cut 2 pieces the size of your cutting board.
+Can sometimes seem like glue gets everywhere, and it is important that it not get on the wrong parts of your book. Start by cutting at least 8 pieces of wax paper slightly larger than the text block. Cut 2 pieces the size of your cutting board.
 
 You will want to keep at least one edge square, so it will sit snugly against the spine of the book. I do this by cutting a large strip of wax paper and then cutting off book sized sections.
 
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 Don't cut off more than you need, just 20mm or so beyond the expected bottom. You are leaving some room for positioning and some room for the cutter to be misaligned.
 
-The shiny side goes down
+The shiny side goes down
+
+
+Where to download https://ng.maisfontes.com/bimbo-serif-main.font
+
+
+List of good fonts
+
+
+American Typewriter
+AppleMyungjo
+Plantagenet Cherokee
+Publico Text
+Rockwell 4
+Sama Tamil
+STIX Two Text
+Trattatello