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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
Itโs hard to keep even but it works extremely well
Pat Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024
I wasn't sure how I was going to feel when this arrived. There were a few people on here complaining about it. When I actually got a hold of this and started working with this it was actually pretty good. The wood wasn't splintering anywhere, assembly was ridiculously easy, and everything held in place perfectly.All the tools work perfectly. The bone tools are really good and sturdy. It comes with this sort of fabric mesh, and when I used the glue it held perfectly. If you're making small books, this is perfect.
Heather Walker
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
This was easy to put together and use. I love using it to make notebooks for craft fairs. I can't wait to get more use out of it.
Laura DiDominzio
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
I guess I should have known by the price that this book press would give me a run for my money. The boards did not easily slip onto the large bolts which then meant that the hex nuts didn't screw on easily. My fingers hurt so much after trying to make it work, and I even had to use a wrench. I really hope my book turns out okay, but I think I may need to buy clamps instead.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
Everything looked really great but the binding press was uneven and the screws were too tight to move the boards. The kit was otherwise nice and great for beginners but the board was disappointing. Returned for a refund.
Jason
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
Easy to use. Itโs well made and comes with everything you need. Easy to assemble and is sturdy at a great price. My daughter has had a lot of fun with it.
Midnight Guffey
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
Edit: The seller is very responsive and helped make it right. I still think that if you get it be prepared to have to adjust the holes on the board to make it work but the seller did a great job of reaching out to correct the issue which I do appreciate, so I edited the review. All the other supplies in the kit have worked phenomenally except the one needle with a messed up eyelet (which is a common defect in needles, so I don't really blame that on the seller).The press is not functional out of the box, you have to drill or carve the holes of one of the bamboo slabs to make it functional as the bolts are too large for the holes they drill into the bamboo. This would be a fairly easy fix on the manufacturers part as all it would require is either slightly smaller bolts or larger holes to be drilled. I'm lucky in that I had a knife I was able to use to carve the holes larger so it works now, even if it occasionally sticks. The smallest curved needle in the set also had a deformed eyelet so it's not really useable but the other ones are. The awl seems to be find, same with the thread, brush, and bone folders. The thimble is pretty cheap but considering I have my own and how cheap a decent thimble is I don't see that as a big deal. I doubt anyone is buying this for the thimble alone. The binding fabric also seems decent.Overall it's a "get what you pay for" situation. If you are beginner and you know you have a way to make the holes on the bamboo slabs bigger I'd say this is worth is, but if you don't have anything to modify those holes I'd advise against this kit.
Shelby Joslin
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023
Iโm literally putting the book press together as we speakโฆ The book press DOES NOT WORK. The boards of the book press do not easily go onto the giant bolts that act as the mechanism to squeeze them it together for the โpressโ action. The holes drilled into the board are too small for the bolts to fit into easily so you need to manually twist each to go into the holes. But that makes it impossible to put he top board on without using a literal sledge hammer and luck to get it on. But then you canโt get it back off! I will still use it but get hand clamps to act as the force to press the book instead of the useless bolts, And just throw away or repurpose the hardware. You can drill the holes slightly larger I guess but why waste the money and get this hunk of junk rather thank just buying two cheap cutting boards and hand clamps in the first place if you donโt want to buy one of those really high quality ones. Waste of money. Very disappointed, horrible engineering here. The rest of the kit is fine. Thread is too thick but they are all like that with kits like this.
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