NEW BINDING: FLATSTYLE AUSTRALIAN REVERSE PIANO HINGE BINDING

 


Summer is upon us and the solstice is just a few days away.  May rains have turned June's blooms and trees full of life and colour.  As it goes, inspiration also struck when I saw a different binding being demonstrated on Instagram:  I tried it out.  After posting the video on my Facebook page, I was informed this binding is called, the Flatstyle Australian reverse piano hinge binding.  

The binding is comprised of two covers held together with an accordion fold and signatures.  The signatures are affixed to each mountain fold and secured with a tab inserted into the fold.  This creates a thickness at the spine and a thinness at the fore edge, which makes this perfect for photographs.  

I covered the boards with chiyogami and made the accordion out of Tyvek.  I learned that Tyvek is not the best material to use for the accordion fold because it is too soft and the book has too much movement in it.  This is the first book where I learn about the use of materials that work or don't work.  I will use a stiffer paper for the accordion fold in the next book, i.e. light card stock, Bristol, or light water colour paper. 

I used a heavy sketch paper for the signatures: Clairefontaine Schut 180 g/m2 which is perfect for mounting pictures. There are four signatures in this book, each consisting of three pages, giving me twelve (12) pages for mounting pictures.  

I used photographs left over from other projects, so there is no visual story to this book,  except maybe for the numerous tree photos; one of my pleasures when out taking photos.  


Front Cover 


Back Cover 


close up of a birch tree 


maple keys and the ladies (willows)


the photo on the right is a piece of wood that has grown into the rock and has the same mottled markings as the rock 



Pacific ocean shore (Vancouver Island) and an old corduroy road, at the bottom of an empty canal in Ottawa 


buds


spring blooms 


leaves and branches 


winter's dressing and spring's buds


beetle tracks and old dead head (Vancouver Island) 


very old trees (Vancouver Island) and dead fall in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia  


the history of a tree's struggle for survival (Toronto) and a sculpture at one of the lite rail train stations in Ottawa 


artist at play 


artist at play and black and white photo of old tree 


rain on a railing and full moon among the clouds


full moon among the clouds


full moon among the clouds and experimental night lights photo 


reflection of a building and full moon among the clouds 


shadows


shadows 


Shadow 

I enjoyed making this book.  It is perfect for photo books and a page or section is easily removed and replaced with new pages and photos.  

Happy Summer Solstice 

Mary      (copyright reserved 2025) 







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