S348. Japanese Push Drill Set Japanese Push Drill. Now with 9 drill bits!
Hollow point drills cut holes in papers, leathers, and binders
board. Pressure on wooden shaft causes drill to spin and cut hole. Set of 9 interchangeable drills: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5.0 mm. A marvelous tool worth the price.
S308. Bone Folder: Deluxe Bone Folder
6"x3/4".
Higher quality than our basic bone folder.
S618. Sally's Piercing Cradle Sally’s Piercing Cradle. For bookbinders, this small, ingenious & sturdy portable cradle assembles in an instant with Velcro. Take it apart and the three aluminum pieces nest together for storage or travel.
Length: 8 inches
S347. Bookbinding Awl Bookbinding Awl
3-1/4".
For punching holes in signatures. Finer shaft than our other awl.
S234. Stylus / Needle Tool Needle Tool
This inexpensive tool can be used to punch holes in a few sheets of paper before sewing. Sturdy all metal construction. Great for beginners’ classes because of its low cost. NETOOL. Similar to Kemper Pro Needle Tool. Made in USA.
S213-BL. #18 Needles Blunt # 18 Blunt Bookbinder’s Needles
Pkg of 6 bookbinding needles from England.
Bookbinding Needles and linen thread have sizes. The higher the number the shorter/thinner the item. Size 18 needle is smaller than Size 15. 35/3 thread is thinner than 18/3 thread.
S213-SH. #18 Needles Sharp #18 Sharp Bookbinder's Needles.
Pkg of 6 Bookbinding Needles from England.
Bookbinding Needles and linen thread have sizes. The higher the number the shorter/thinner the item. Size 18 needle is smaller than Size 15. 35/3 thread is thinner than 18/3 thread.
Because of its strength linen thread is used to sew signatures in book binding. It is often lightly waxed with Beeswax (S289).12/3, 18/3, 35/3. The first number is the thickness of the thread. The higher the number, the thinner the thread. That is 12/3 is thicker than 18/3. The second number is the number of strands that are twisted together to make the thread. 12/3 has three strands. (Flax and linen are two words for the same thing = fabric or thread made from the flax plant.)
