What is a Phase Box and How to Make One // Adventures in Bookbinding

This video gives some historical background to phased conservation and the development of a book wrapper known as a phase box (#phase-box). It then demonstrates one design in common use. There are many designs for phase boxes for different conservation tasks and other construction and usage requirements.

The size of the starting piece of card stock is
3xW+2xT-10mm X 3xH+2xT-10mm
H Height
W Width
T Thickness
10mm is about 3/8 inch

Because the card stock is thin (about 0.3mm) I don't worry about adjusting the individual side heights of the box. If I was using a thicker materials, especially flutted board, then this would need to be considered.

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DAS Bookbinding YouTube Channel guide
https://dasbookbinding.com/2019/12/14...

00:00 Phase Box
00:30 Historical context of phased conservation
03:16 Description of a phase box
05:09 Measure the book
06:04 Cut card stock to size
06:50 Position book and mark crease lines
07:43 Make crease lines
08:37 Make cuts in corners
10:47 Fold at crease lines
12:21 Make closure flap and cut insert slot
14:47 Put a copy of the book spine on the box spine
15:57 Shameless Patreon plug

Phased Conservation by Peter Waters in the B&PG Annual
https://cool.culturalheritage.org/coo...

After Florence: Developments in Conservation Treatment of Books by Don Etherington
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/maize/mp...

Waters Rising: Letters from Florence by Sheila Waters
Peter Waters and Book Conservation at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze after the 1966 Flood
http://thelegacypress.com/waters-risi...

The Restoration of Books: Florence (a must watch!)
   • The Restoration of Books: Florence - 1968.  

BPG Phase Box Conservation Wiki
https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wik...

Designing a Book Wrapper (including the Princeton examples) - Abbey Newsletter
https://cool.culturalheritage.org/byo...

The 5-Minute Phase Box
https://cool.culturalheritage.org/byo...
   • The 5-minute  Phase Box - part 1 - Uppsala...  
   • The 5-minute Phase Box - part II - Uppsala...  

Card stock suitable for the wrapper demonstrated
https://www.talasonline.com/Heritage-...
Available for pickup from my bindery in Brisbane

Images at the start

A fraction of the aftermath of the Florence Flood of 1966
https://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/c...

International book restoration volunteers responding to the Florence Flood. From left to right: Bill Boustead, Don Etherington, Frank Tushingham, Desmond Shaw, John Corderoy, Joe Nkrumah, James Lewis, Chris Clarkson, George Jolly, Alfredo Cotogni, Stella Patri, Sheila Waters, and Tony Cains.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/maize/mp...

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. from the U.S. Capitol Dome, showing two Library of Congress buildings: the Thomas Jefferson Building (left) and the James Madison Building
https://www.loc.gov/item/2011633641/

Photograph shows an African American employee of the Library of Congress among crowded book shelves with another employee.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2017646178/

Reading room of the Library of Congress's historic Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2011635788/

The tools and materials I use can be purchased from specialist suppliers and manufacturers in my suppliers list. If you are in Australia I have a limited range of items I supply by mail or by pickup from the bindery in Brisbane.
https://dasbookbinding.com/shop/
https://dasbookbinding.com/2020/03/27...

The #DASBookbinding Channel is the perfect starting point for learning #bookbinding. It covers foundation skills, simple projects, technical methods, materials and more advanced bookbinding projects. The videos are presented in a tutorial or lesson fashion, which I hope are easy to follow. The knowledge presented is based on traditional techniques which can be used to create traditional books or as a foundation to quality journalling or creative artists' books. The best way to find what you are looking for is the DAS Bookbinding YouTube Channel guide.
https://dasbookbinding.com/2019/12/14...

English Closed Caption titles by Carrie Snyder. Thank you!!

The music used in this video is performed by Jon Sayles. Jon has some great classical guitar music on his website, which he shares freely.