The pamphlet is first measured using the MEASUREpHASE. First the width …

…and then the length. There is no real need to measure the thickness, as you will see in upcoming steps of the procedure.

The material used for the boards of the binder is grey/white board.

We now determine the dimensions of the boards we need to cut. To the length measurement, 1 cm is added. This will allow for 5 mm of square at the top and bottom. The width measurement of the pamphlet is used just as is, without alteration, so the width of the boards will be equal to the width of the pamphlet.

The boards being cut to the above dimensions using the board shear, we are ready to cut the spine cloth. Here we are using buckram. The spine cloth should be about 4 inches (about 10 cm) wide. It is wrapped around the length of one of the boards as shown. (Remember, the length is the shorter of the board's two measurements.) The turn-in measures about 1" (about 2.5 cm).

The long end of the buckram is cut square across, about ¼" from the bottom edge of the boards.

The cloth is folded lengthwise down its center, and it is marked ½" each direction from the center crease. The spine edges of the boards will be aligned with these lines.

As you recall, we did not measure the pamphlet's thickness. This is because we use this simple formula for all pamphlets, assuming they are not overly thick. If it happens that one is, we increase the 1/2" measurement to about 3/4". But the standard formula handles probably 95% of all pamphlets thus treated.

If the material is from a collection that uses security/detection strips, it is at this time that the strip is affixed to the inside of the spine cloth, where it will be fully concealed.

We are now ready to glue up the cloth. PVA mixture is used for this.

The entire inner surface of the cloth is covered.

The boards are aligned against the marks at the spine edges and against a straight-edge at the bottom. They are situated 1" from the bottom to allow for the turn-in.

The turn-in is folded over,

and then the long end of the cloth is folded over.

The binder is now ready to receive the pamphlet, which can be affixed by means of stitching, stapling, or housing in an inner pocket (our example will be stitched in, since it is a single-fold pamphlet of healthy paper). The only thing left to do beyond that is to attach/re-attach any labeling, such as call number label or barcode, if needed.

And the pamphlet with custom binder is finished and ready to circulate.