Tobie
The Ridebook Project
The Shimano Ridebook is a special project for me. I’ve been blending by bike world with my book world for a while now, but this endeavor...
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Tobie
- Sep 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Chicago Race Riot Route Guidebooks
A couple months ago I came across a bike event in Chicago that was hosted by Newberry Library (legendary) and Blackstone Bicycle Works...
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Tobie
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
Little books for the People.
Maybe I should change my name to Mordecai Pocketbook Building. I've been making a lot of pocketbooks. A lot. Of pocketbooks. In some...
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T-Loudy
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
Great Lil' Bike Books with Yawp!
The idea for Great Lil’ Bike Books is really just a compilation of ideas I’ve used in various applications over the last ten years. About...
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Tobie
- Sep 30, 2018
- 1 min
Precrastinating the Holidays.
Is precrastination a word? it should be. Let's make it one. Let’s work together to make this holiday season a little more peaceful and a...
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Tobie
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
Mordecai Box Building
Earlier this summer, my friend Tim from Acme Bicycles reached out with a neat project idea. Tim created an ongoing challenge to riders to...
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Tobie
- Mar 20, 2018
- 2 min
FAQ on Bible repair
Q. Can you fix it? Usually I can! Most of the time, the best course of action is building a new cover for it, but if the cover is in good...
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Tobie
- Mar 20, 2018
- 1 min
"Can you fix my Bible?"
Yes. For more information, click here. To get started, send some photos of the Bible in its current state to tobie@mordecaibooks.com and...
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Duncan Idaho
- Mar 7, 2018
- 3 min
Paper Alchemy & The Bird Machine
One of the things I love about being a bookbinder is making old books live on. By repairing a book or replacing the cover, I know the...
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Tobie
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
A Pine Cone for Ponderosa.
It’s so apropos that the first project of this nature involves a pine cone. Pine cones are pretty neat to look at, but they’re also...
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Tobie
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
Why do you call it Mordecai Book Building?
Part 1: Why Mordecai? The name Mordecai comes from the Book of Esther in the Old Testament. Mordecai's cleverness saved the people of...
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Tobie
- Jan 8, 2018
- 6 min
The History of Mordecai Book Building.
I learned bookbinding from a cantakerous communist with soft side in San Jose, Costa Rica. When I returned to the states, I worked at a...
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Tobie
- Dec 29, 2017
- 4 min
What have you DONE?! Comic|Book Journals explained.
I've had a few people question my sanity and integrity after seeing my Comic|Book journals. The reactions include "What have you done?"...
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Tobie
- Dec 19, 2017
- 1 min
Welcome to Mordecai
Howdy. Thanks for stopping by. I have finally created a website for Mordecai Book Building. It's been a long time coming. Mordecai has...
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