Will Master Bookbinder Craft Survive?

I won't lie. I spent the majority of my time in long-run commercial bindery and digital finishing. But, I have had opportunities to see first-hand many "craft" book binderies that produced exquisite, valuable hard cover products.

For many years, I had no clue as to what it took to produce a high-quality law book, Bible or museum-quality book. But I became gradually exposed to this world in trips to boutique finishing operations and through my association with the Hard Cover Binders Association (which is now part of the Book Manufacturing Institute). An enormous font of knowledge is Professor Emeritus Werner Rebsamen, who was himself a master bookbinder.