We rebind family bibles, repair worn paperbacks and make boxes for books too fragile to rebind.
Everything is done by hand with archival materials: wheat starch paste, linen thread, acid-free board.
Recent work
Spine repair
New spine or rebacking, keeping the original boards.
from €75
Clamshell box
Cloth-covered box, made to measure for one book.
from €82
Bookbinding class
Make three small books in an afternoon.
from €72From the journal
- When a box is better than a binding 12 November 2025
- A family bible, rebound 11 August 2025
- Thesis season 21 June 2025
- Learning gold tooling 18 March 2025
Visit
Porto, by appointment. Mon–Thu 9:00–16:00, Fri by appointment. Write to studio@ashferry.com.