How to bind a book

Step 3 Mark the signatures for binding

Mark 1/2" in from the top edge and 3/4" in from the bottom edge.

Then measure the space in between and divide by the number of binding strips you'll use.
In general, three suffices. If the book will be thick, use four, or five if you're really worried.
Mark them across the spine. (ie, for the number five, at 5, 10, 15 and 20).
Then measure the width of your head material; divide it in half and mark that number to each side of the marking (framing it in, as it were).
(Of course, this doesn't have to be exact; I do mine by eye.)

So, in this example, the purple markings are the head markings and pink markings are the calculated marks, then orange markes are where the edges of the head material will be.

Comments

[anonymous angel]

i dont get this part can you plz explain it with easier language? p.s this isn't criticism, im asking

[eleraama]

You need to divide the spine up into however many strips of "head" you're going to use, and then mark where it needs to go. The strips should be evenly spaced. The easiest way to do this is measure how long the spine is, subtract the "dead" space you need at the top and bottom (~1.25 inches), and then divide that number by how many strips you're going to use.