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Black Oak Bindery
@blackoakbindery.bsky.social
Bookbinder creating custom rebinds of sci-fi & fantasy books and magical journals inspired by D&D. She/her.

https://blackoakbindery.com
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Dune by Frank Herbert.
Bound in leather. Decorated with gold foil, hand painted end pages and page edges.

More about the process and design in the comments!

Reposting this since now I know the 🪐📚💙 feeds exist!

#booksky #sff #books #sciencefiction #bookbinding
I'm working with different textures in the designs for the Red Rising bindings so I decided to make physical mockups to see how everything works together.
The title was added digitally.

#booksky #bookbinding #scifi
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's been a minute since I've posted a tarot deck box. I love making these and can do custom colors to match your tarot or oracle deck! ✨

#tarotdecks #witchy #dailytarot #oraclecards #witchsky
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I made a video showing most of my rebinding process:
youtu.be/jy2c2_vpNs0?...

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Rebinding Foundation by Isaac Asimov | Fine Leather Bookbinding with Gold Tooling
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September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Leather endbands are the best ✨

#bookbinding #handmade #booksky
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Doing some inlay work for Left Hand of Darkness today. Mica is cool but I can't say I'd voluntarily work with it again. 🫠

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August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ok, WorldCon, I'm here with some books! This is my most recent binding: Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social

The leather was hand dyed and painted to give the impression of strange growth. The endpages are a stenciled design meant to represent a net (IYKYK).

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#booksky #scifi
August 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Making some craquelle leather for the binding of Alien Clay that I'm working on. This method is fun because you can layer it with other effects and you don't always know how it's going to look.

#leatherwork #leatherdye #Handmade #bookbinding
July 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I need to revisit embroidery on leather. This one was so fun because of all the different textures of thread, leather, and tooling.

The book is Wizard &Glass, The Dark Tower IV by @stephenking.bsky.social

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#thedarktower #stephenking #finebinding #bookbinding
July 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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July 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The Seattle Worldcon 2025 Dealers’ Room features over 100 vendors with books, games, costumes, accessories and more. Come discover your next favorite thing!

Find us in the Exhibit Hall, 2nd floor.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Foundation - the first book in the trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
This is the first of three bindings I'm creating to have on display at WorldCon (@seattlein2025.org) this year!

More pictures & the full design statement on my site: www.blackoakbindery.com/foundation

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#Bookbinding #scifi #booktok
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey #portfolioday I'm creeping on your tag with some handmade books!
I create custom bindings of books with a focus on SFF work. I'd love to do more work for private commissions, small presses, or kickstarters.

www.blackoakbindery.com

#FantasyBooks #Scifi #BookTok #Reading #Art

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July 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This book was a bit of a bear to break down. It was sewn but had a very thick layer of glue that was only moveable with heat.
The signatures will be pressed tonight and I'll move on to sewing tomorrow! Really hoping to have this one done for WorldCon.

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#scifinovel #hugoawards #booktok
July 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Very excited to be a vendor at WorldCon this year!
I'll have several fine bindings with me as well as lots of journals for sale.
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I'm making another iteration of Spinning Silver for a client, so I figured I'd share some of the finished pictures from the first copy. I think this book is where I really started to prefer leather endbands.

#bookbinding #naominovik #rebinding #fantasybook
June 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Dot..Dot...dot.dot..dotdotdotdotdotdotdot

Once you get into a rhythm with it, it can be calming work.

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#finebinding #bookbinding #isaacasimov #foundation
June 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Finally finished up this commission of a box to house 2 ARCs of a Tim Powers book. It was fun to build a box with a drawer and I'm quite pleased with the result!

#boxmaking #handmade #bookcollector #clamshellbox #bookbinding
June 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Aaaand we're titled! There will be more tooling around the title but I always do the title first because it's the most nerve-wracking part for me. Tooled lines can be easy to fix, but words that everyone's eyes go to first? Not as much.

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#Asimov #scifiandfantasy #foundation
June 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Did you know that sometimes binders sew in a signature only to rip it out later in the process?
This creates space for the leather that goes on the hinge.
It's bookbinding magic ✨

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#Craft
June 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
June 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Working on a commission this week for a clamshell that will hold two different ARCs of the same book. It's been fun figuring out how to build something with a drawer!

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#boxmaking #crafting #bookbinder #studio #bookcollector
June 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Between design bindings, I've been working up a stock of journals for convention season. Right now I'm focusing on finishing up a few of the Hobbit designs. Next to be done is adding a working door that hides the painting.

#Handmade #journaling #Bookart #Bookbinding
June 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Slowly getting there with Foundation!
This one has been a challenge in terms of design because the color scheme is quite different from what I normally gravitate to. I wanted to match the interior illustrations and have a mid-century modern feel so I'm going with teal & gold.

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May 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Sorting leather scraps with my supervisor 🐾

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May 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM