Customizing a Brass Nail for rare book corners @sherif3afifi

Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

So many times in restoration field we have to customize whatever available materials and tools to be used as whatever we can not nowadays find or buy. Sounds weird huh? Here is an example :
A brass nail has been customized to be used for historical binding fittings and brass corners.

Customizing a Brass Nail for rare book corners

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