This time we invited Ben Elbel to make a follow after his recent presentation of a new tutorial for one of the book structures created by him. Pianel Binding is a variation of the piano hinge binding and we discuss the structure itself, the history of the piano hinge binding, and the process of creation of these tutorials.
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00:00 - Beginning
01:11 - Shifting to an online presentation of the new tutorial because of Covid
04:15 - There are 6 tutorials already!
04:38 - Introducing the Pianel Binding
05:43 - A brief history of the piano hinge binding
07:31 - Opening the book flat was one of the goals in improving the traditional piano hinge binding
08:48 - Other examples of piano hinge bindings
10:14 - How long does it take to make a Pianel Binding?
11:07 - Why is it possible for this binding to open flat?
11:49 - Cover separated from the book block
12:46 - The level of difficulty of the Pianel Binding
14:07 - Why Ben's bindings have slightly curved covers?
17:09 - Challenges of making a tutorial for the Pianel Binding
20:11 - How this and other binding structures were envisioned in the first place
24:48 - Is the creation process similar to other structures Ben created?
26:15 - Is there a chance for experimentation and variations with Ben's bindings and tutorials?
29:03 - Plans to introduce a French version of iBookBinding's podcast
