Do you offer diecutting?
Yes. There are size, shape, material and substrate limitations. Intricate diecuts can require complex, and therefore expensive, dies; please inquire about your specific diecutting needs.
Do you offer bindery services?
Yes. We offer saddlestitching, metal coil binding (Smokeproof only offers metal coil binding; we do not offer plastic comb binding), singer sewing, and pamphlet stitch binding. Smokeproof Press is not, however, a book bindery: we do not offer book repair or one-off custom hand binding.
Do you offer custom bookbinding?
No, with these few exceptions: Only if we’re also printing the books. And then, only if they fall into the saddlestitching / singer sewing / pamphlet stitching categories. Otherwise, no.
Do you offer scoring or creasing services?
Yes, but only on work that we’re also printing. We do not take scoring /creasing jobs on work printed elsewhere.
Do you offer corner rounding?
Yes, but only on work that we’re also printing. We do not take corner rounding jobs on work printed elsewhere.
What rounded-corner radii do you offer?
We offer 1/16” (.0625), 1/8” (.125), 3/16” (.1875), ¼” (.25), 3/8” (.375), and ½” (.5) corners.
What is duplexing?
Duplexing actually isn’t a finishing process, it’s more of a “beginning” process, where two sheets of paper are glued together. We usually print papers before we duplex them, to ensure the best impression for your pape. It’s quite common to duplex different paper colors together to maximize a particular color palette. Differing weights of paper and papers with different textures can be duplexed, too. Duplexing adds to the overall cost of a project so be sure to inquire about duplexing at the beginning of your project.