Check the listing for details. TRADITIONAL BOOKBINDING- Traditional bone folder or letter opener "GENUINE BONE". Condition: New. Listed at 6.60 USD. TRADITIONAL BOOKBINDING is a book bindery located in Victoria, specializing in book repair.< Product specification >A good bone folder is convenient for doing a perfect fold, we have used many bone folders in the bindery, this has got a good weight to help you fold, also a very good size to handle. It can also be used as a letter opener.Note: This bone folder is made of real bone with " HIGH QUALITY FINISHED, which is a strong material, so the colour that appears on the bone folder is a natural ivory colour, each one of them has a different natural grain, unlike white plastic. We have tried some bones on the market, which are very sharp on the edge with synthetic material, which you will find hard to work with and will leave sharp marks on the paper. They are also hard to clean and couldn't be re-shaped with sandpaper. This is made of real bone, not plastic.Our bindery is based in Victoria, Australia. We specialize in book repair. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime. For other countries, please contact us to confirm the shipping cost, we will reply as soon as possible. < Blog post: How to clean your bone folder? > Before: After: As a bookbinder, we work with bookbinding glue and all sorts of materials at the same time with bone folder, in order to create a perfect fold. The glue may adhere to your bone folder in the process, sometimes you are unable to clean every tool while you are working a process, but the dry glue on the bone folder can be a pain for most bookbinders, other pigments or dirt may also adhere on the residue that we have left on the bookbinding bone folder. We discover an easy solution for it, this way you won't harm your bone folder, and the bone folder can remain clean every time of your use. Here is the method: When your bone folder is dirty enough, you can prepare a bowl of hot water, soak it overnight before you go to bed, the heat of the water can basically get rid of most residue on the bone folder. We are repairing many valuable books in the bindery, we tend to clean them after we finish a day of work, so the the tools can keep clean, it will not dirty our client's books. Note: Sometimes the cleaning result may vary to the type of materials you are using. Our bone folder is made of real bone, so it is very strong and easy to clean.