JAPANESE BOOKBINDING TOOL KIT by London Centre for Book Arts
For bookbinders working with Japanese bindings, with a selection of traditional and specialist tools.
Mallet and Kotsu are hand-made in London by Mentsen, a design practice founded in 2011 by Japanese designers Yasuyuki Sakurai and Risa Sano. All other tools are carefully selected and sourced in Japan.
The kit comes in a stitched box with foil-blocked artwork by Paris-based illustrator, Marie–Yaé Suematsu.
Kit contains:
Kotsu — traditional tool for squaring edges in bookbinding and box making
Nigiri basami (thread snips)
Bamboo folder — for folding and scoring, especially delicate papers
Mallet — European oak, used with the steel awl for stab bindings
Steel awl — single-piece machined steel, for stab-binding holes
Noribake — set of two paste brushes (25mm & 50mm)
Washi nori — high-quality starch paste for washi and delicate papers
Silk thread, assorted colours — No.16 Japanese buttonhole thread, 100% silk
Washi thread — 20m spool of kami-ito paper thread
Pairs perfectly with Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from a Master Craftsman by Kojiro Ikegami.
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Title
Japanese Bookbinding Kit
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Publisher
London Centre for Book Arts
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