We were asked to finish a casebound book by adding a tray to the inside front cover to hold four CD or DVDs. To do this we had to die-cut the CD tray made from 1 piece of 2000 micron greyboard, covered in a 120gsm black tinted stock. Die cut 4 x 123mm diameter circles with thumb cuts. The tray then had to be glued to the inside front cover and a self adhesive vacuum formed CD foam centre in black was fixed to the centre of die cut circle (4 per book). We glued the trays with a pressure sensitive glue that stays tactile for up to a week. This meant that, for efficiency, we could glue a couple of hundred trays at a time and then glue them into position.
The positioning of the four CD foam centres in 3,000 books meant that we had to perfectly position 12,000 centres. To achieve this we had two wooden tools made that would sit in the centre of the tray with a semi-circular cut-out to enable easy, accurate and speedy placing of the centres.
Casebound Notebooks News
There are many styles of notebook that we can produce with many different finishes…most of which we produce here at Deanprint.
Casebound Notebook
Casebound Notebooks can be either section sewn or singer sewn, endpapered and glued into a hard cover. The one shown below has a square spine, is covered in a bookcloth, blind embossed, has an elastic strap and orange head & tail bands. This one doesn’t have a ribbon page-marker, but if it did we could put that in too!
The one below has a single section singer sewn using grey thread and has a rounded spine that has been ‘self’ formed by the shape of the bookblock.
The book below has been section sewn and then lined up the spine with a blue linen and then had front & back boards glued solid to the endpapers to give a ¼ Bound effect. These were then foiled on the front cover in blue to match the spine cloth.
Frank Lampard Special Edition Book for Chelsea Football Club News
This is a large format, limited edition, commemorative coffee table book. Both the book and the slip case are leather bound and with gold foil block printing.
This is an interesting case bound book and slip case project we did for Chelsea Football Club to commemorate Frank Lampard becoming their record goal scorer with 203 goals. The interesting features of this book are that it is made of leather, with foil blocking which wraps around the edge. There are head and tail bands, a ribbon, and each book is individually numbered as it is a limited edition. This video above takes you through some of the processes involved in producing such a book.
The books are digitally printed on individual sheets in plated sets. They are then drilled and hand sewn which gives it a more secure binding and allows the pages to open more fully. The plain blue end papers are then tipped on. These attach the book block to the case. The sewn end papered book blocks are then back lined with linen. This adds an extra layer of strength to the spine. We now attache the ribbons with glue and the head and tail bands. The case is made in three pieces of 3mm board. This is then covered with the pre foil blocked leather. The end papers are glued and the book is then cased-in. The slip case is made from a piece of grey board which is die cut to shape on our machine. This is then folded and glued together to form the carcass. This again is covered with a pre foil blocked blue leather. The book is inserted into the slip case numbered and then dispatched to the client.
Lancashire Aikikai Log Book News
Aikido
Blue Lancashire Aikikai Membership books are issued to all members. These books are used for all grades to record annual membership, hold their current insurance certificates, course attendance and grades. Aikido is a traditional martial art and the club needed a robust, high quality book to reflect their core values.
Deanprint worked with the club to design and produce a small book (153 x 85mm) with 32 pages. It is singer sewn through the centre with the first and last leaves acting as endpapers. The front is foil blocked in gold and the cover was left to form it’s own soft, rounded spine.
Aikido is a non-competitive Japanese martial art suitable for men, women and children. It is based on blending with attacks rather than using force or strength. A form of self-defence that incorporates mind/body training. Read more about Lancashire Aikikai.
Manchester United Youth Team Book: Sons of United News
Book Chronicling the History of Manchester United’s Youth Team
‘Sons of United’ was the result of thousands of hours work over a five year period charting the history of the Manchester United Youth Team. There are 576 pages (approximately half printed in colour and the other half black only) which converts to 36 sections that had to be section sewn before backlining, trimming and casing-in. The result is a fantastic book.
‘Sons of United’ is a fascinating and comprehensive insight into the formation of Manchester United’s famous youth system. It covers an area about the club not previously chronicled to this extent. Detailing every F.A. Youth Cup game involving United as well as numerous tours, this encyclopaedia of facts, player accounts, photographs, information, biographies and much more. Read more here.
Whisky Tasting Book & Cask Managers Book for The GlenDronach Distillery News
Distillery Manager’s Cask Book
The GlenDronach Distillery has been producing fine single malt whisky for nearly 200 years. Based in Aberdeenshire they offer distillery tours and whisky tasting including the opportunity to bottle your own GlenDronach from the ‘Distillery Manager’s Cask’! Deanprint were delighted to be asked to produce the Distillery Managers Cask Book which is used by the GlenDronach Distillery for customers to fill in when the buy a handfill bottle.
Whisky Tasting
The distillery needed an impressive book as it is displayed in their visitors center and essentially is part of the company’s history in the making.
Deanprint were proud to produce a magnificent case bound book. 512pp inners and endpapers were printed on Eider Vellum which were drilled and hand sewn. The book was covered in Burgundy Wintan, foil blocked on the front and fitted with red and gold Head & Tail Bands and a burgundy ribbon page marker.
To read more about the GlenDronach Distillery visit their website.
This self-published book is a remarkable collection of steam locomotive artwork. It was compiled by Matt Sefton who had an ambition to produce a book of the entire collection of his dad’s steam paintings. The book includes 245 painting and drawings and over 100 reference and archive photographs. It also includes detailed histories of the…
These fabulous scrap books (which are 230 x 330mm in size) are made from 2500 micron greyboard with hinges on both the front and back boards and covered in a printed and laminated sheet. 8mm holes were drilled and eyeleted. The inners consist of 40 leaves of 270g buff manilla which were remus creased, to…
We were asked to produce a custom made display box to showcase some spectacle lenses. This product had a a few features that made it slightly different. Firstly it was made as a 5-piece case, secondly it required a die-cut foam inner to hold the glass lenses in position and thirdly it needed an invisible magnetic…
These notebooks still have the strength due to the section sewing but have a soft flexible cover. These can either be left with square corners or can be round cornered. We can produce these foil blocking or debossing, and can add ribbon markers or elastic straps.
We produce these for several Police Forces around the country. They are section sewn and quarter bound into a case, but are bound at the head. The covers are cut flush to the inner leaves and are round cornered. We can also add ribbon page markers and elastic straps. These are designed to be exceptionally hard…
We were asked to finish a casebound book by adding a tray to the inside front cover to hold four CD or DVDs. To do this we had to die-cut the CD tray made from 1 piece of 2000 micron greyboard, covered in a 120gsm black tinted stock. Die cut 4 x 123mm diameter circles…
There are many styles of notebook that we can produce with many different finishes…most of which we produce here at Deanprint. Casebound Notebooks can be either section sewn or singer sewn, endpapered and glued into a hard cover. The one shown below has a square spine, is covered in a bookcloth, blind embossed, has an…
This is a large format, limited edition, commemorative coffee table book. Both the book and the slip case are leather bound and with gold foil block printing. This is an interesting case bound book and slip case project we did for Chelsea Football Club to commemorate Frank Lampard becoming their record goal scorer with 203…
Blue Lancashire Aikikai Membership books are issued to all members. These books are used for all grades to record annual membership, hold their current insurance certificates, course attendance and grades. Aikido is a traditional martial art and the club needed a robust, high quality book to reflect their core values. Deanprint worked with the…
‘Sons of United’ was the result of thousands of hours work over a five year period charting the history of the Manchester United Youth Team. There are 576 pages (approximately half printed in colour and the other half black only) which converts to 36 sections that had to be section sewn before backlining, trimming…
The GlenDronach Distillery has been producing fine single malt whisky for nearly 200 years. Based in Aberdeenshire they offer distillery tours and whisky tasting including the opportunity to bottle your own GlenDronach from the ‘Distillery Manager’s Cask’! Deanprint were delighted to be asked to produce the Distillery Managers Cask Book which is used by the…
Coptic binding or Coptic sewing is a type of thread sewn binding. This method of bookbinding was first employed by early Christians in Egypt, the Copts, and used from as early as the 2nd century AD to the 11th century. The term is also used to describe modern bindings sewn in the same style. Basically folded sections are section sewn…
This fabulous limited edition fine art book – measuring 300 x 300mm – has 216 pages printed in five colours with over 150 photos spot UV varnished. It also has 8 x 4 page throwouts which had to be tipped in by hand. The front cover had an area that was debossed and had a…
The challenge here was to incorporate a piece of the customers green curtain material into the front cover. This was supplied and was cut down to the size of the front cover and pasted down to the greyboard. The board was then covered in Black Fluctuations and a logo was die-cut before covering and…
This is an interesting book and designed to be used as a sales aid. It is a wiro bound book with tab dividers that has been pasted into a 5-piece case. As this is a selling aid it was important that it could fold back on itself and stand like an ‘A-frame’. The case was…
This ringbinder is 320 x 320mm was made from 3000 micron greyboard and was covered in a Winters Black Wicotex and lined in Keaykolour Aubergine. The front was then blocked all over in a clear gloss foil, and then gold foil blocked in the centre. The metal has been black coated before being attached to…
Shaped Children’s Book Deanprint excel when it comes to unusual specialist bookbinding. This can make a book more interesting, engaging and memorable. This shaped children’s book is designed to capture a child’s interest and engage them in the story. This singer sewn children’s book had a couple of complications to challenge us here at Deanprint. There was an…
We were supplied with printed sheets and asked to produce a case bound book to a finished size of 600 x 450mm portrait. The biggest problem we faced was in handling such a huge book. Most of the operations had to be done manually which meant that there were far more hand operations involved than…
Every year we produce dozens of high quality bespoke books such as these. These can be Hospital Admissions Books, Theatre Registers, Visitors Books and Condolence Books. The books are covered in leather (pigskin grain) and are gold foil blocked and blind tooled on the front. The boards are 7000 micron! There are marbled endpapers which…
Split Page Book From the outside, this looks like a straight forward A5 case bound book. However, once you open it up you can see that the bookblock is split into two with the top third opening independently of the bottom two thirds. The two parts had to be separated with a small gap to…
We were asked to produce Menus and Bill Holders for the new Wedgewood Tearoom in Mumbai, India. These had to reflect the quality and true heritage of the Wedgewood brand. They were covered in Corvon Shadow Weave from Winter & Company, gold foil blocked and lined in a Curious Touch Soft Milk. This was digitally…
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