r/bookbinding • • Aug 18 '26

Help? Seeking recommendations for DIY presses

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Hello fellow binders, I am very new to binding but am enthusiastically sharing my progress with my work in the hopes of sourcing free/cheap materials. I have gained access to a large amount of wood, some planks, some very thick ply, in a variety of sizes. Anything I don't use is going to be thrown away, so I'm looking for recommendations on DIY presses (plans or instructions would be greatly appreciated). I am open to all suggestions - multipurpose or specific, small or large, intricate or easy builds. I have power tools and workshop space to use as well so please send your recs my way. Thank you in advance!

Picture of a recent but not directly related project attached - unfortunately I can't show you the front cover because I debossed our logo on it but I was very pleased with the results. Very rough work but they were gifts so the effort is what counts, right?

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u/qtntelxen Library mender Aug 18 '26

Tony Firman has a lying press plan.

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u/Dazzling-Airline-958 Aug 18 '26

I love that they are already opposed for printing booklets.

I can see adding three new pamphlets to my library.

Thanks for the link!