James Tapley Hand Bookbinder

We met Mr. Tapley when he volunteered his time and money to teach marbling to our son's sixth grade class.\r Naturally when I needed a Memory Book for my mother and father's anniversary I asked him for help.\r I can't tell you what a beautiful job Mr. Tapley did for us and how much it means to us all.\r Thank you James! more

This man saved my wedding album after my garage flooded. I thought it was lost forever but they did what they they promised and on time for my anniversary. And the cost was reasonable too. \r You don't often find such quality work these days. more

This kind man met with me on a Sunday to accomodate my visiting mother and then he did the most beautiful job of restoring my Family Bible. Before nobody wanted it, now all the family wants it in their homes. The local museum highly recommended him and they sure were right. more

We were lucky to have found this fine craftsman. He not only repaired and restored my mother's cookbook but he went out of his way to find us a good printer for another project. On time, on budget, superlative work. Just the best! Thank you Mr. Tapley! more

apley Bookbinder did a wonderful job restoring my Family Bible. I had feared that it was beyond salvage but Tapley restored it to glory and usefulness, a treasure I will be able to give my grandchildren. His work is truly a blessing. more

Magnificent job, better than I had hoped! A real artist, completely honest and trustworthy. Did what he said, when he said, and on budget. more

SandDog is a liar and extortionist. I never worked for the man. I have never even met him. He can produce no evidence of his charges, no receipt, no invoice, no proof of payment. Nothing. This is an attempt to blackmail me. The coward hides behind fake names. This is a perfect example of how anonymity on the web enables criminality. When it happens to you CitySearch will not assist you even though writing libel, publishing a thing which is patently untrue, is not only illegal but also violates the Terms of Service of every one of these sites. Change is coming, it must. Online extortion and bullying can destroy the internet but before that happens citizens and the law will begin to hold businesses like CitySearch to account for facilitating criminal behavior. Thanks, James T. more

I dropped off my 100 year-old book which needed to be rebound. Owner ""James"" spilled solvent of some sort on the book and every page in first 1/2 of the book is stained like grease. The first few pages of the book were RUINED! Yet he still charged me full price or he would not give me the book back. DISHONEST BUSINESS, stay away from cheats like this! Pros: In Sarasota Cons: Poor workmanship, poor service, dishonest more