Bone folder

Quality 0.50 · 3 views · Updated 2 months ago

Tool

title: "Bone folder" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["book-arts", "bookbinding", "bone-products"] description: "Tool" topic_path: "general/book-arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_folder" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Tool ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/bonefolders.jpg" caption="Bone folders"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Plioirs.jpg" caption="Bone folders made of (L-R) [[Teflon]], teflon, bone and wood"] ::

A bone folder, bonefolder, or folding bone is a dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease material in crafts such as bookbinding, cardmaking, origami, and other paper crafts that require a sharp crease or fold. The tool was also used when correspondence by letter writing was more formal and an art.

Bone folders may be made from the leg bone of a cow, deer, or similar animal; ivory; or plastic. Those made from bone may be less likely to leave residue on the workpiece.

In Japan, the equivalent folding tool is traditionally made from bamboo, although alternatives include a Japanese fabric marking tool (hera) and a Western bone folder.

References

References

  1. Smith, Keith A.. (1999). "Non-Adhesive Binding: Books Without Paste or Glue". Keith Smith Books.
  2. Pickering Rothamel, Susan. (2008). "The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques". Lark Books.
  3. Soonboke Smith. (1 August 2004). "Origami for the First Time". Sterling Publishing Company, Inc..
  4. "Repair and Enclosure Treatments Manual". E. Lingle Craig Preservation Laboratory, [[Indiana University]].
  5. McQueen, Sharon. (2005). "In-House Bookbinding and Repair". The Scarecrow Press.
  6. Ikegami, Kōjirō. (1986). "Japanese Bookbinding". Weatherhill.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

book-artsbookbindingbone-products