I just finished binding the biggest book I’ve ever attempted: a 1,320-page single-volume copy of Manacled! It features a leather quarter-binding, copper foil details, and incredible art by Avendell. Full build video is live now on YouTube: youtu.be/aaF0nz4LVuI

Today in the bindery I'm cooking up some wheat flour paste ready for when I move on to applying the leather to the cover of the Manacled bind. This is my first time making this traditional adhesive. Hopefully the slow drying time makes leatherwork less stressful! #BookBinding #Craft

Today in the bindery I was putting this text block under the knife after forgetting to leave space for the headbands whilst gluing up the spine. It was a delicate fix but thankfully it went well and I didn't ruin hours of work 😅 #BookBinding #Craft #Books #BookSky

Today in the bindery I was speckling the edges of this super thick Manacled bind. I opted to use this over gilding as sanding a rounded fore-edge ready for foil is very labour intensive. Speckling with metallic ink is a handy technique to have in your back pocket! #BookBinding #Books #Craft

I made this animation for my book plough YouTube video showing why the type of blade you use to trim a book in bookbinding matters so much - and I liked it too much not to share it as a short. #Books #BookBinding #BookSky #3Dprinting #Maker #Craft

Book ploughs are the traditional tool for trimming the edges of books to be smooth and flat. They usually cost hundreds of pounds/dollars because the blade requires a special geometry. Electric kebab slicers share that geometry - so I turned the blade for that into a book plough with my 3d printer!

This is so sad. Alice was such a catalyst for inclusion and did such a brilliant job of lifting voices from every corner of the disability community. Disability Visibility was the first book I recorded a video on. I never really read books properly before this year due to my learning disability...

I bound and reviewed Frankenstein - and it wasn’t what I expected. It’s less about science and more about morality, creation, and selfishness. Two centuries later, it still feels uncomfortably relevant. Easily five stars ⭐📚 Full review + custom binding on YouTube: Phil’s in a Bind

It really feels like canva randomly alternates text colours between black and white just to create friction that pushes you towards their subscription to enable the premium "brand kit" feature 🙄 To make your content look consistent you have to manually change it to what you use. It sucks!

Shorts/reels views seem to be a random number generator. Yesterday I put out a video about pumpkin spice coffee to accompany my legends & lattes Rebind and Review & overnight it became my most liked video on YouTube, it did about average on Instagram, and only 2 people viewed it at all on twitter 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sooo... I may have dropped the ball on my bluesky account... Sorry 😅 I'm very introverted in real life and juggling all these accounts is overwhelming. One thing I'm finding difficult with bluesky is alt text. I really want to do the best job I can with accessibility but something about the...

Rebinding Disability Visibility (part 2/4) #BookBinding #Rebind #Books #BookSky

Rebinding Disability Visibility (part 1/4) #BookBinding #Rebind #Books #BookSky

ASMR moments from my rebind of Disability Visibility #ASMR #BookBinding #BookASMR #BookSky #OddlySatisfying

The moment I screwed up on my rebind of Disability Visibility. #bookBinding #Books #Paper #BookSky

This is incredible. Not only is it beautiful work, it's a reminder that there is no shame in being increasingly disabled as multiple cancers slowly take my health and my life. This, too, is a process. Thank you @philsinabind.bsky.social and @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.

How I hot foil stamped the cover for my rebind of Disability Visibility using a foilquill in my cricut. #BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books

Just shared my first bookbinding project: a custom hardcover for Disability Visibility. This book shaped how I see myself as a disabled person — so it felt right to begin here. Full video + reflection on YouTube, linked below. #bookbinding #disabledcreator #DisabilityVisibility #BookSky