BENECREATWooden Bookbinding Press Large Press Bookbinder 15x1.5 Inch Flat Paper Press Machine Wood Form Factor Padding Press for Home, School, Office DIY Bookbinding

Works exactly as it should. Perfect for anyone starting out. Not to large but does handle bigger jobs well.

I use this for doing sprayed edges on my books. Works well. They are kind of big.

The device is designed with two threaded rods, two bolts and two wing nuts. I ditched the rods for 100mm m6 bolts. I didn’t like that the rods could be screwed through the nuts in the base and scratch the user’s work table. The wood is soft which is a benefit because, by tightening the wing nuts, you can draw the nut or hex head of the bolt into the wood, countersinking it and creating a smooth base for the apparatus. I expect the designer used the long threaded rods to enlarge the capacity, but I’m not into binding 5 inch unabridged dictionaries. Perhaps the maker doesn’t have access to hex bolts as long as the threaded rods. I use it primarily for making pads of paper so I don’t need such massive capacity.. In summary, it fits the bill at a reasonable price with a little modifying.

Great bookbinder. I like that it is large enough to do larger sizes too.Edit: I tried to use it, and it was hard to put together. The holes are tight, but that is not the main problem I had. It seems to only hold the book tight at the ends, not so much in the middle.

Needed a clamp to assist with a book binding replacement project. Hard to find fault with such a basic and useful design. It is what it is and it works just fine.

Cheaply made and surfaces didn’t line up. Wood pieces were warped.

Just a quick clarification to clear some confusion. What most people think of when they see the words "book press" is typically called a nipping press. It's the one that is intended to hold the whole book.This _is_ a book press, but it is what is called a finishing press. It's used to hold the text block while glue(and/or moll) is applied to the binding side, the other edges are trimmed as needed, or when decoration is added to the page ends - think gilding, painting, etc. Yes, for the most part you can do that with one of the smaller "flower press" style book presses, but really a good option for the larger presses, hence, the finishing press.Can't say anything on the quality of this one, as I already have a decent one of my own, but by looking at it, I gave it three stars because while it does look quite functional for its purpose, I think it would be a bit more stable if it were just a bit wider, say 3 inches versus 1.5. Also, one of the nice parts of my own press are the holes drilled along the length which, with pegs, would allow for finishing techniques on the spine cover as well. Still, as I said, it looks reasonably functional for the jobs it is designed for.

The holes in the top of this are too small and there are no instructions on how it should be put together, so Have to find somebody to drill the holes out for me so that I can use it for the books. Disappointing, considering that’s why I bought it with the holes in it.