{"id":3191,"date":"2018-06-08T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2018-06-11T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:45:05","slug":"teflon-folders-vs-bone-folders-which-one-is-better-for-bookbinding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/teflon-folders-vs-bone-folders-which-one-is-better-for-bookbinding\/","title":{"rendered":"Teflon Folders vs Bone Folders – which one is better for bookbinding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Teflon<\/p>\n

I’m pleased to announce I have a limited number of teflon folders available for sale in my online shop at RuthBleakley.etsy.com<\/a>. Read on for more information about what makes these bookbinding tools so wonderful and different from regular bone folders.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What is a Teflon folder, anyway? Well, a traditional bone folder is a thin stick of polished animal bone -\u00c2\u00a0yes, it really is bone<\/strong>! (unless you get an uncommon plastic one) – they look and feel like plastic, but hold it up to the light and you’ll see a fine grain that is the telltale sign of bone. Bookbinders, scrapbookers, collage artists, origami artists and even office workers use bone folders to help fold, crease and burnish paper.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a bone folder (of any kind) in your tool arsenal and you’re taking up bookbinding or paper crafting as a hobby you need to get one as soon as possible!<\/strong> They save your hands- try folding paper with your thumbs for half an hour and you’ll see what I mean- they speed up your production, and they create a beautiful, crisp, finished look to your work. Look how fast I speed through this paper-folding using my teflon folders:<\/p>\n

\"Teflon\"Ergonomic<\/p>\n

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