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Best Bookbinding Clamps: 2 Picks
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Choosing a bookbinding clamp can be tricky when you need to hold different parts of a book or focus pressure on its spine.
Some presses hold pages, covers, and spines during gluing or repair, while a narrow spine press is designed for focused spine work.
This time, we’ll introduce two presses with different work focuses to help you consider which suits your projects.
Quick-reference table of recommended products
| Product name | Intended work | Maximum project width | Use position |
|---|---|---|---|
 We R Makers Cinch Book Press | Holds pages, covers, and spines for gluing, binding, gilding, or book repair. | Up to 11 inches wide. | Flat on a table or clamped upright. |
 Bamboo Bookbinding Spine Press | Spine shaping, glue setting, and finishing; intended for handmade books, journals, notebooks, and small bookbinding projects needing controlled spine pressure. Not for flattening entire books, large book blocks, or large stacks of paper. | — | — |
We R Makers Cinch Book Press
The We R Makers Cinch Book Press is recommended for bookbinding projects that need pages, covers, or spines held for gluing, binding, gilding, or repair. It accommodates projects up to 11 inches wide, and its felt-lined plate helps protect covers during pressing.
When edge visibility matters, the upright position keeps edges visible and drip-free, according to the manufacturer. It can also be used flat on a table, so it may suit projects where either orientation is useful.
We R Makers Cinch Book Press
Bamboo Bookbinding Spine Press
The Bamboo Bookbinding Spine Press is recommended for people making handmade books, journals, notebooks, or small bookbinding projects that need controlled pressure along the spine. Its narrow design focuses pressure on spine shaping, glue setting, and finishing, while its smooth surface helps protect paper and book covers. This is a spine press, not a wide press for flattening entire books, large book blocks, or large stacks of paper.
Bamboo Bookbinding Spine Press
Choosing by bookbinding task
- Projects that need pages, covers, or spines held for gluing, binding, gilding, or repair
- Handmade books, journals, notebooks, or small bookbinding projects needing controlled pressure along the spine
Choose by the work you need to hold
- Bookbinding projects that need pages, covers, or spines held for gluing, binding, gilding, or repair
- We R Makers Cinch Book Press
- Handmade books, journals, notebooks, or small bookbinding projects needing controlled pressure along the spine
- Bamboo Bookbinding Spine Press
