New Star Book Binding House

You can find New Star Book Binding House over near the Turakman Gate, specifically in Ahata Mir Bukhari. It is a bit of a maze to get back here if you aren't used to the area, but we have been at this same spot, 2144/16, for many years. The shop is always full of that specific smell of old paper and heavy glue. We have stacks of books tucked into every available space, some waiting to be repaired and others being bound for the very first time. It is a very hands-on kind of place to work. We have some old machinery that makes a lot of noise when it is running, but it still gets the job done better than some of the newer stuff we have seen. The floors are usually covered in paper scraps and little bits of thread. It is definitely not a showroom; it is a workshop through and through. We spend our days cutting, stitching, and gluing everything by hand. It is slow work and can be quite tiring on the hands after a few hours of doing the same motions. People from all over the neighborhood bring us all sorts of things, from old family ledgers that are falling apart to school books that need a new cover. We do not have a website or any fancy ads. People usually just find us by word of mouth or by walking past the shop. It is just us doing what we know.