Stopped by the bindery exhibit at the Boston Public Library and saw something I did not expect

Sandra Bennett · 2026-09-29T14:35:07.416345+00:00

I went to see the old bookbinding tools display at the Boston Public Library last Saturday and the thing that caught my eye was a tiny bone folder worn down to almost nothing from decades of use. It got me thinking about how most of us today reach for teflon folders or a plastic stick, and I wonder if we are losing something by not working with bone anymore. Has anyone here stuck with bone folders over the newer materials?

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