Frank Castle

Bookbinder & Conservator of the Printed Word

No. 12 Flanders St., Portland, Ore.· Tel. (555) 014-8892· frank@example.com· example.com/castle-bindery

Invoice No. CV-154 Date rendered: upon request Account: Prospective Employer

I have bound, rebacked, or repaired roughly 2,400 volumes over 14 years, from paperback textbooks to an 1811 family Bible. I run a 3-person bindery and teach 6 workshops a year at the community press. Glue under my fingernails is a permanent condition.

Services Rendered

Description of Work	Qty.
Proprietor & Head Binder Castle & Daughters Bindery · Portland, Ore. Grew the shop from a garage bench to a 3-person studio with 210 repeat clients and steady annual revenue near $180,000. Completed 640 conservation jobs, including a 96-volume county records series for the Multnomah Historical Room, delivered 2 weeks early. Cut material waste 28% by switching to made-to-order board cutting and keeping a scrap ledger.	7 years 2019–2026
Senior Binder Cascadia Press Works · Portland, Ore. Hand-bound limited editions of 150 to 400 copies for 12 small publishers; rejection rate held under 1.5%. Trained 5 apprentices in sewing, rounding, and backing; 4 remain in the trade.	4 years 2015–2019
Repair Technician Willamette Library Cooperative · Salem, Ore. Repaired an average of 45 circulating volumes a week across 8 branch libraries. Wrote the co-op's 30-page repair triage guide, still in use at 6 branches.	3 years 2012–2015

Case binding & rebacking daily trade
Leather paring & gold tooling advanced
Paper mending, wash & deacidify advanced
Edition sewing (link & tape) daily trade
Marbling & decorated papers working
Shop bookkeeping & quoting working

Dip., Book Arts, Coastal Range College 2012
Guild of Pacific Binders, member 2014
Conservation workshop series, 120 hrs 2017
Workshop instructor, Alder St. Community Press 2020–

TERMS: NET 30
References furnished on application. Portfolio of 40 bindings available for inspection at the shop. Kindly direct all correspondence to the address above.

Years in trade, total

Received with thanks · J.D.

Set by hand and worked off on the shop's proof press · No. 154 of 300