Block Printed Project Books, now available in the Store.

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Strong Arm Bindery is a bookbinding and letterpress studio located in the East Bayside Neighborhood of Portland, Maine. We specialize in the design and production of very well-made books and printed matter. We are dedicated to carrying out experiments in stationery, and we do so on our own equipment and with our own hands. Our work is mighty and useful.

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NO PERV GLASSES

$15.00

Small print, hot off the press, with extra ink for emphasis! No Perv Glasses is a timely piece to mark your space and protect you autonomy.

Measures 12.5 × 5 “

Project Book: Waves Pattern

$40.00

Measures 18.5 × 10.5 × 1.2 cm

Cover paper is letterpress printed from carved blocks in green-gold and coral-pink ink. Text block is also printed with 5mm dot-grid on our press.

The Project Book has been evolving for several years, and is now exactly the most useful size and length for garden plans, knitting projects, travel journals, birding lists, home renovations, budget schemes, episodic bullet-journaling, extraordinary doodling…anything you’re cooking up!

The Project Book is designed for customization with a paper label that wraps around the cover and over the spine. The text paper works well with ballpoint, gel, and fountain pens, as well as graphite, color pencils, and markers.

6-Week Planner - Padded Set of 12

$40.00

Twelve 6-week planners, letterpress printed with contrasting frame and fill colors. Printed on sturdy bright white cover stock and padded in stacks of 12 with 4 color variations. Keep it together for an entire year, or tear them off and organize your world. You decide what day it is! You see beyond the end of the month and into the future! Sheets measure 9 x 12”.

Origami for Mainers

$24.00

Designed for kids and loved by grown-ups!

Origami For Mainers includes 15 colorful, hand-printed folding sheets and 9 Maine-themed folding patterns: Black Fly, Pine Tree, Canoe, Clam, Lobster, Beach Bag, Loon, Sailboat and Potato!

Block Printed Project Book: Block Pattern

$40.00

Measures 18.5 × 10.5 × 1.0cm

Block Pattern Project Book covers are letterpress printed from carved blocks in red and black ink. Text block is also printed with 5mm dot-grid on our press

The Project Book has been evolving for several years, and is now exactlythe most useful size and length for garden plans, knitting projects, travel journals, birding lists, home renovations, budget schemes, episodic bullet-journaling, extraordinary doodling…anything you’re cooking up!

The Project Book is designed for customization with a paper label that wraps around the cover and over the spine. The text paper is smooth and works well with ball point, gel, and fountain pens, as well as graphine, color pencils and markers.

Catboat Card - Box of Six

$21.00

Block printed card of a sailboat on water, blank interior. These cards are printed on watercolor paper for texture and effect. And a boxed set of six cards comes with kraft-brown envelopes.

I LUV F-BOMBS! Cards

$18.00

An unapologetic declaration of admiration to a four letter friend! Letterpress printed on lovely wove paper stock for maximum graphic effect.

A-2 sized card with envelope, in a boxed set of six.

Shit Show! Poster

$15.00

Drop shadow bliss! Two color, letterpress printed with vintage wood type on the Vandercook, Sh*t Show! comes in handy for all occasions. Use it at Zoom meetings, pin-up critiques, on rear windows, polling booths, and more. Printed on sturdy 120# bright white cover stock, and shipped flat!

Print measures 15.5” x 6.0”. Very suitable for framing.

Love Notes

$18.00

A set of 6 sweet notecards foil stamped with gold hearts. Hot pink folded cards with cherry red envelopes help send a cheerful love note or perfect little Valentine. Packaged in a custom printed belted wrapper, which can hold all the love notes you get back!

I LUV F-BOMBS CARD

$5.00

An unapologetic declaration of admiration to a four letter friend! Letterpress printed on lovely wove paper stock for maximum graphic effect.

Single A-2 Card and envelope.

MARTHA KEARSLEY

Martha is owner and operator of Strong Arm Bindery. In her private practice she specializes in the conservation repair of rare, antiquarian, and well-loved books, and the construction of custom-built boxes and protective enclosures for artists' work and collections.

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