Using a handmade edge plow on a book 

This is a really good video, i wish I'd seen it years ago!

Your chisel is a tutorial all on its own.

Very impressed! Awesome skills, dude!

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Clever idea. A $5 tool and a little elbow grease replaces a much more expensive alternative, and gets the same result.

I love the idea of a chisel! I'm using a plane iron at the moment, but there's no handle. Something you might find helpful is to place a piece of stiff cardboard at the back of the book you're planing. The last few pages tend to bend rather than get cut - the cardboard just keeps them upright and you can cut a little into the cardboard without bending the last couple of pages.

Hello Jesse. I have been using a chisel to straighten the edges of my wife's notepads and it had never occured to me to round the edge of the tool like that. I will be rounding the edge of the chisel that I use (also an old chisel) this evening. Thanks for sharing. Your books are very nice!

Amazon started carrying tomoe river I made a book for a friend that uses shimmer inks! it really showcases your ink

Thanks for sharing! Interesting idea and tool.

Well done! Great tip!

Thank you for explaining this! It's such a great idea. I hope Tomoe River is easier to get now! It's too bad it changed a bit.

Wonderful, dear JA.

oh man this is beautiful. seriously. if i had any of these tools my experience would have been so much easier! haha as it is i have knees instead of a clamp. two books and my arse instead of a book press, a paint scraper instead of a skiving knife. OMG i do make things difficult for myself. just getting to the casing in stage of my first book!

thank you for sharing. you made it look like a breeze. do you have a video showing how to build this plow?

Nice job!

I think I got what I was looking for. I will try this out soon

Great info, Thank you :)

Hi, I like that you make your own kit. Trimming is the bookbinding skill I need to improve the most. Can I ask how you ensure that the book block is set in your press with the spine parallel to the guide block on which the chisel rests?

buena aplicación, son buenas otras ideas exelente.

good job

This is a good video my dude. Hope you're doing well

good idea :)

Perfect.

goooooood job

How i can make colorful edges?

my edges are always damaged and wavy even when I use abrasive paper

what kind of thread do you use? I am looking for alternatives to using linen thread

I'm wondering if a leather worker's head-knife would work. Semi-circular blade, single edge bevel, longer cutting edge.

Método impresiso y muy desprolijo... Es mejor usar una buena cizalla. Cualquier alteración del ángulo en la mano cambia el corte y hace desastres en los bordes del papel. Es un recurso para muy pocas páginas.

You are a god damn genius

Great idea! I Actually was considering selling a blade like this...it's an old idea. I would suggest that the part the blade rests on be wider, like 1-1/2" wide, so there isn't any chance of the blade tilting. Tilt and cut once and you start cutting uphill. For those who don't want to make their own, I build hand binding equipment for sale and make a plough that does what he is showing here, plus the press to use it on. affordablebindingequipment.com

Hi thank you for thes video Im abdul iraq bagdhad 🎄🌹

I was trying to trim tomoe myself when i found this O_O

Please can you make me one and send to me ~ I live in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 of United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ~ and let me know how much in pound sterling it would cost? Would be most appreciated!!

hi

Pobre yo que ni ese trabuco tengo para hacer mis empastados.

This looks like you get the WORST paper cuts, Id be using some gloves lol