Ditched my bone folder for a teflon folder. Never going back. | Bookbinders

Miles Schmidt · 2026-03-03T21:15:40.367718+00:00

The glide is so much smoother and doesn't leave marks on delicate papers. It's made my finishing work way cleaner.

Oh man, totally agree. What wren728 said about the noise is so true, mine used to make this awful scratchy sound on certain papers. The teflon one just slides so quietly and evenly, it's kind of amazing. It doesn't catch on paper fibers at all, which makes folds so much sharper. Such a simple swap but it feels like a huge upgrade.

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wren7286mo ago

Yeah the no marks thing is huge. I never realized how much the slight scrape of a bone folder bothered me until I switched. Is the Teflon one way quieter for you too?

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scott.ryan6mo ago

Right? I'm starting to think my old bone folder was just a glorified butter knife.

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