Vintage book hardware blog

Computers & Mobile Craft & Design

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

View more articles by Sean Michael Ragan

@seanragan

December 4th, 2009

Closure is a blog, by jeweler Joycelyn Merchant, about the restoration, reconstruction, and replication of vintage book clasps, hinges, and other hardware. And although it has not been updated since April, there’s tons of cool photos and good info already there. [via Propnomicon]

Tagged Online props Retro

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

View more articles by Sean Michael Ragan

@seanragan

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!

ADVERTISEMENT