A kitful of the most essential tools for making a case-bound book:

1. Bonefolder, for folding your signatures or folios

2. Shipping clerk's knife, for creating a lovely hand-torn edge on your book pages

3. Lightweight awl, for piercing the holes to prepare for sewing

4. #11 X-acto knife, for trimming everything from lightweight stock to cover stock to paper-backed bookcloth

5. Round glue brushes from Britain: ½ and ¾ dia.

6. Bookbinding needle, size #3 for sewing

7. Irish linen thread, 10-yard spool of 18/3 Natural

Wrapped in our complimentary signature style: white tissue, French embroidery thread & our favourite washi tape of the day.