Guides
Written from the production floor, with our published prices in them — the same answers we give on the phone, in a form you can send to whoever builds the file.
Binder Construction Guide: Vinyl vs Turned-Edge vs Entrapment vs Poly
How the four binder constructions are physically made, what decoration each one takes, where each belongs, and when it's the wrong choice — with published 100-piece pricing.
Custom Binders Made in Seattle
The Pacific Northwest's custom binder and index tab manufacturer. Made in Kent, WA since 1919 — published binder and tab pricing, 25-unit minimums, 10-business-day production.
How to Choose a Binder Ring Size
Ring size versus spine width, sheet capacity by ring, round versus D versus angle-D, and what upsizing costs — one table, from a bindery that publishes its binder prices.
How to Specify Custom Index Tabs
A working spec for custom index tabs — banks and positions, how to count sets, published 5-, 8-, and 10-tab pricing, stock and mylar, punching, and the artwork rules that keep a job off hold.