[PADG:202] Re: Buckram for library book repair

[jnadal@xxxxxxxxxxx]

My General Collections Conservation units uses the Talas Canapetta 
almost exclusively and love the stuff. A list of all the cloths they're 
using is available in our manual at:

http://www.indiana.edu/~libpres/manual/materials/cloth.html

--Jake

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Jacob Nadal
Head, E. Lingle Craig Preservation Laboratory
Indiana University Libraries
(812) 855-6281 | mailto:jnadal@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Sep 22, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Diane Westerfield wrote:

> Please excuse any cross posting)
>
> I'm the bindery coordinator in a mid-sized academic library.  We
> perform simple book repair, up to casing in with new endsheets.  I'm
> coming to the end of my inherited stock of buckram of unknown
> provenance, and thinking about what buckram or other material I should
> purchase.
>
> My basic quandary is this.  I know that the heavy weight buckram used
> by commercial binders is available and it's tough stuff.  However, 
> since
> book repair takes a back seat to bindery prep around here, you have to
> be a bit motivated to get to the repairs.  F-grade buckram is not going
> to help with the motivation; despite its good properties it's not
> aesthetically pleasing and looks difficult to work with.  The thickness
> of the fabric makes it unattractive for spine repairs where it will be
> obvious underneath the lifted fabric of the original binding.
>
> So, I'd like to get the expert opinion on this - could I get away with
> using a lower-weight buckram like the Joanna (English finish) buckram
> offered by Talas?  The samples look pretty similar to the old buckram
> we've been using.   If there are other alternatives please let me know.
>
> I have the Talas Canapetta sample too, and although attractive, the
> fabric seems a little too nubby for library repairs - I imagine it 
> would
> be prone to fraying and to rubbing the bindings of adjacent books on 
> the
> shelf.
>
> Thanks,
> Diane Westerfield, Bindery/Preservation Coordinator
> Loyola University Chicago, Cudahy Library Bindery
> dwester@xxxxxxx
> 773-508-2628
>
>