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Simple Leather Book Binding using power tools! BSG Edition.by gmjhowe on September 28, 2008

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intro:   Simple Leather Book Binding using power tools! BSG Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 1:   Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

step 2:   Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

step 3:   Stitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

step 4:   Glue the Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

step 5:   Adding the Cardboard covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

step 6:   Leather time! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

step 7:   More leather... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

step 8:   Wrapping the edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

step 9:   Finishing off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

step 10:   Completed! - Eat Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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intro:  Simple Leather Book Binding using power tools! BSG Edition.This is my Monday -ible, as part of my 5 ible 5 days bet with fungus amungus - Ive published it a day early just in time to sneak it into the craft contest!

Ok, so i decided i was going to make a replica book like out of the new Battlestar Galactica.Firstly, i knew absolutely nothing about book binding, i vaguely remember seeing an ible on it before.

All i remember from it, was that it involved poking lots of little holes in paper, i wanted quick and easy, so heres my method (i completed the entire book in the space ofone day, with about 6 hours work, not bad for my first book bind?)

Secondly, it had to have two corners missing just like in BSG, this actually made it easier to cover the item in leather.

Materials used

About 50 sheets of 250gsm vanilla coloured paper (size SRA4 - 225 x 320mm)Pva glue, (elemers glue/wood glue)Some thick mounting board, or dense card (the gmjhowe special)One large piece of leatherSome white threadSome off cuts of fabrica couple of sheets of wrapping paper, or parchment paper (normal paper can be used.)

Tools used

A dremal, or drill (the higher speed of the dremal makes for an easier job)A couple of clamps, and/or a desk clamp(vice) - You can manage with a stack of hefty books.A needlesome scraps of cardA stanley knifeMetal ruleset squareyour finger (the best glue spreader you can get)

On with the show!

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step 1: FoldingHere were going to make the actual pages for the book.As usual, due to the complexity, im gonna run by the pictures.

Picture 1 - Take your paper (pick which ever size you want) i used SRA4. Now, fold every sheet in half, the more perfect the fold, the better your book will look

Picture 2 - Crease the paper by running a Round Object down one edge, Here it shows a battery, but that quickly started to fall apart, so i ended up using my Appleremote.

Picture 3 - Place the paper in a Vice, or under some books. Just to flatten those creases some more.

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step 2: DrillingNow we need to make holes in the pages, i opted for using s drill, rather than sitting there poking holes in pages.

The pages don't need to be put inside each other, i just placed one fold ontop of another.

Picture 1 - Create a drilling template for your paper size, Cut a piece of card to the same length as you pages, Mark 20mm from either end, then divide this into threesections to give you two more drilling points.

Picture 2 - Create another piece of card for the underneath (no need for markings on this one)

Picture 3 - Place a clamp on either side of one of the drilling points, make sure there is no movment

Picture 4 - Crank your power tool up to about 3 thirds, if you have it too fast it make cause too much heat creating an 'internal fire' - i used a 1mm drill bit. Drill away, besure to put plenty of pressure on, but don't rush.

Picture 5 - Another shot of the clamps, and drilling

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step 3: StitchingThis step is made alot easier by the fact that we cheated and drilled our holes!

Picture 1 - Clamp the pages together, i did this by holding on tight to the book, then sliding the card out from the previous step, This helps to keep the pages perfectlyaligned.

Picture 2 - Thread your needle, You want a length of thread about 300mm long. The needle itself wants to be the thinnest one you can find.

Picture 3 - Push the needle through the gap, it should practically fall through (if it doesn't, you need a smaller needle). Tie a simple knot to hold it in place.

Picture 4 - Wrap the thread around, and around, until the needle wont fit through the hole anymore, then wrap the thread around it self, and tie it off.

Picture 5 - This shows one hole completed.

Picture 6 - Repeat for the other three holes.

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step 4: Glue the SpineNow we need to glue the spine.

Picture 1 - Cut out a section of material the same height as your pages, draw on the where the spine will sit (take measurements from the stitching stage) Leave about40-50mm on either side as flaps.

Pictures 2 & 3 - Take your wood glue (pva), and smear it all over the spine of your book. Leaving the fabric sat on the table, carefully place the book spine down onto thesection drawn previously. Run your fingers up and down the spine to get the fabric stuck, add another layer of wood glue ontop of the fabric also.

Picture 4 - Make sure the fabric is tight, and hold in place with the clamps, or under some books (clamps work better, as you can end up with glue all over your books, orthe books sticking and causing a mess)

Picture 5 - Leave this to dry for about 30min - 1 hours, you should have a result like this picture.

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step 5: Adding the Cardboard coversNow time to add the card, to the book.

Picture 1 - Take off the corners, measure 20mm along either edge from the corner, and mark lightly with pencil, take the stanley knife, and carefully run along the edge ofthe rule, taking off a few sheets with each stroke - Take your time, and try to keep it straight.

Picture 2 - Using some paper and a pencil, work out what size each section needs to be. Essentially, i added 5mm to the edge of the page. The narrow sections next tothe spine i made 6mm thick, leaving me with the 12mm gap. To get the end spine section, measure across once the front and back are in place.

Picture 3 - Cut out your sections, check it all fits in place nicely, and that there is a big enough gap for the covers to open (a gap of about 12mm for me)

Picture 4 - Place the book on one end, and adjust the placement of the covers on the side until the book stands up straight using a set square.

Picture 5 - Run masking tape down the spine, to hold the cover in place, This allows you to remove the clamps, and lift the cover up. Glue the material to the cover usingmore wood glue.

Picture 6 - Place a sheet of paper inbetween the cover and the first page, and hold it all together using the clamps, or some hefty books.

Picture 7 - Glue the spine sections into place, ensure you get lots of glue in there!

Pictures 8 & 9 - Hold the spine pieces in place with some masking tap, and place in the vice.

Leave the whole thing to dry for an hour or so.

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step 6: Leather time!Ok, now its time to add the leather, this adds alot more structure to the covers when opening. You dont have to use leather, a thick curtain fabric will do the job just fine!

Pictures 1 & 2 - Place your book onto your chosen material, and draw out a shape, make the shape about 30mm bigger than the book, do this by placing it on one side,then rolling it over onto the other, this takes into account the spine also.

Picture 3 - Cover the spine with glue, and carefully place it down into the centre of your fabric, press down all over the spine, then place in the vice for about 30mins

Picture 4 - here we see the spine glued to the leather.

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step 7: More leather...Ok, now to stick the leather to the face of the book

Picture 1 - Fill the gaps between the spine cardboard and the cover cardboard with some wood glue, then carefull push the leather into this gap, i used a half circle ofcard to do this. Ensure you check either end of your book, as the glue tends to spurt out.

Picture 2 - With the clamps holding the cover in place, cover half of the side with wood glue, spread it all out using your finger, and carefully place the leather down ontop,using your non gluey fingers push the leather outwards to get a nice flat fit. Remove the clamps, and glue down the section where the clamps were. Repeat for the otherside. Ensure you now use scraps of cards whenever clamping ontop of the leather.

Picture 3 - here we see the leather glued in place, you can choose to let it dry or you can battle on, it doesn't make any difference.

step 8: Wrapping the edgesOk, now we need to wrap the leather around the edges.

Picture 1 - At the corner cut in at a straight across angle

Picture 2 - Fold the two side edges inwards, again, push the leather around the edge to get a nice fit, hold for a few seconds, the wood glue should now hold it by itself.

Picture 3 - Cut straight down on the top flap, and fold down and glue into place.

Picture 4 - fold the corners over, feel for the edge of the leather underneath using your thumbnail, and mark

Pictures 5, 6 & 7- Cut down the corner along the marks you just made, and glue into place.

Picture 8 - Repeat for the other side, again, place a sheet of paper imbetween the cover and the front page. PLace under some hefty books, of place it in the vice andclamps again. Leave this for at least 1 hour.

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step 9: Finishing offOk, last few steps now, then were almost done

Picture 1 - Cut the corners into strips as shown

Picture 2 - Cut the strips in the shapes shown, make sure the length is just enough to fold over without leaving any gaps.

Picture 3 - Place a small scrap of card in place to hold it all while it glues.

Picture 4 - Cut a couple of sheets of parchment paper, or wrapping paper to the same size as a page from your book, carefully glue these to the inside of your cover.

Picture 5 - Place a couple of sheets of paper inbetween the cover and first page, using some scraps of card to protect your leather, place the clamps to hold it.

Leave for about 15 mins, take off the clamps and check on the inside cover, if it is all stuck ok, place the book under something heavy overnight - i placed mine under abig box of stones from my rock collection!

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step 10: Completed! - Eat CakeWell, i have to admit, i impressed myself with this one, the end result is very high quality, considering i've never done bookbinding before.

Now, enjoy your new journal/note book/drawing book.

And eat cake! for me, i had a cream cake and some milk, yum yum.

Hit me with the comments for any advice you could give!

- gmjhowe

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 hammer9876 says:  Apr 30, 2009. 3:27 PM  REPLYVery classy.

 gmjhowe says:  May 1, 2009. 12:23 AM  REPLYWhy thank you.

 man456 says:  Apr 6, 2009. 3:13 AM  REPLYGood Idea

 gmjhowe says:  May 1, 2009. 12:23 AM  REPLYThanks

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 wenui says:  Apr 2, 2009. 12:55 PM  REPLYNice job

 gmjhowe says:  Apr 2, 2009. 1:59 PM  REPLYThanks!

 MuadDib says:  Mar 27, 2009. 8:58 AM  REPLYNice job! My first time here. Question: Does it matter what kind or thickness of cloth you use? I have a lot of jean cloth from worn out jeans and I amwondering if one could use the denim on the spine. What are your thoughts?Thanks.W. Dale

 gmjhowe says:  Mar 27, 2009. 9:39 AM  REPLYOn my current project, being a massive book, bound normally, i used denim. and its works fine! Absorbs the glue very well.

 MuadDib says:  Mar 27, 2009. 3:09 PM  REPLYGood to know! Thank you very much!W. Dale

 tacamaral says:  Mar 16, 2009. 10:07 PM  REPLYHey, really nice and well-explained.

A few pointers, though: binding the signatures like that puts A LOT of stress on the paper and it will tear, with time.

Also, I don't think you can open your book all the way, am I right? That's where signatures fit in: because the signatures are separately sewn to each other,it's as if you had little hinges all the way through the spine. Depending on the sewing technique, you could open the book until the covers touched. : )

 gmjhowe says:  Mar 17, 2009. 1:00 AM  REPLYWith this particular book, the stock was too thick, making it hard to open in the first place, i did make another book using a much lighter stock, covered indenim for my fiance, and that is holding up fine. The two things i learned, was to drill closer to the edge. And to use a good glue on the spine.

I have just completed a much larger sized book, using proper signatures and stitching, its just awaiting write up! Thanks for the pointers.

 caitlinsdad says:  Sep 28, 2008. 8:13 PM  REPLYHad to help my kid make a homemade hardbound book for a project so guess who had to research it? Anyway, the book cover is covered with leather in itsentirety before you attach the bound pages. You cover your separate pieces of the cover and spine with a single continuous fold of the leather over the topedge. It will flex later where you leave gaps for it to bend. The insides is then attached to the cover by the endpapers; a double-width paper folded in half withone side glued to the front page and the other side glued to the inside front cover. The same with the last page of the book and its endpaper. The endpaperis usually of a thicker grade and can be a fancy paper to complete the binding. The insides of the book is not really glued along the spine. You can refer to areal bound book to see how it is done. But good job, maybe you will show us how to emboss the leather and apply gold leaf...

 tacamaral says:  Mar 16, 2009. 10:04 PM  REPLYWell, you're only partially right: there are several ways of binding a book, and the one you described happens to be the preferred method for modernbinding because it's easier and quicker. The way he did it was better, because the piece of cloth glued to the spine and then glued to the cover helps withthe book integrity (which is especially important in his case, because of the way he sewed everything). In the method you described, all the strain whenthe book is opened is placed on the endpapers, which would tear pretty quickly.

You're not wrong on what you did (absolutely), but it's not the only way to bind a book.

 gmjhowe says:  Sep 29, 2008. 12:24 AM  REPLYThanks! alot of good pointers there! i will have to get my hands on some end paper! Because of the tight binding, the spine wasn't going to flex any how.

hmm, embossing *goes to google how to*

 Zephalie says:  Mar 14, 2009. 2:05 AM  REPLYAmazing! Absolutely stunning! I love how you bring in the concept of drilling the holes, it looks so much easier. I just have a quick question, I hope you dontmind.

I just have a small hand-held Dremel tool, with a conical end. I tried this out on a few sheets of paper, it worked find. However, I was wondering what thechances are that it could combust? Because of the heat generated by the friction, I mean.

I've always been a bit paranoid about that kind of thing, mainly because I do most work on my kitchen table.

Thanks!

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 gmjhowe says:  Mar 14, 2009. 4:32 AM  REPLYWell, i use my cheap 'dremal' like too for this, i think the faster RPM makes for an easier job. Yes it does get pretty hot, and i did notice a slightblackening on my pages.

The best thing, is to take it slowly, push down about 5-10mm, pull the drill out (while its still going) then leave it a while, and repeat.

One thing to mention, i drilled my holes far to far away from the spine, get the drilled holes as close as possible, and the pages will open easier. Also forthe spine, don't glue card directly to the spine like i did.

 Zephalie says:  Mar 14, 2009. 6:39 PM  REPLYGreat advice! Again, thanks. I'll try it out as soon as I can.

 BolianAdmiral says:  Feb 13, 2009. 11:37 AM  REPLYThat's true, but frames are often larger than the actual document... so it'd be nice to have like a measurement template for the frame, glass, backpiece, etc.

 BolianAdmiral says:  Feb 12, 2009. 8:32 PM  REPLYThis is so awesome! Thanks for posting this! Now if only I could find one on how to make BSG document/photo frames with cut corners!

 gmjhowe says:  Feb 13, 2009. 12:12 AM  REPLYThat should be easy enough.. a mitre saw, cut 4 correctly sized corner pieces. Then four corner pieces. Glue it all together. Done

 MicroKID says:  Feb 8, 2009. 3:48 AM  REPLYWhere can I buy cheap leather sheets in UK? Thanks.

 gmjhowe says:  Feb 8, 2009. 5:28 AM  REPLYYour best bet is ebay, search for leather offcuts, or scraps, or you can buy a full hide, thats where i get mine from, and its normally a great price.

 imrobot says:  Jan 20, 2009. 1:11 PM  REPLYmmmmmm cake!!!!!! i *heart* cake i think i'll go eat some! yum!

 sgsidekick says:  Dec 28, 2008. 1:58 PM  REPLYYou say this is your first book binding? You did just fine! I'm more used to seeing groups of pages, uh, what are they called?? Signatures! Had to look thatup. Anyway, you did very nicely!

 gmjhowe says:  Dec 28, 2008. 2:20 PM  REPLYThanks! The paper was a bit thick for signatures - im currrently working on one using a traditional method.

 oldsnake says:  Dec 4, 2008. 1:44 PM  REPLYAwesome project. You inspired me to make my own.By the way, the original show is way better....Sorry fans...

 sgsidekick says:  Dec 28, 2008. 1:54 PM  REPLYOur problem is that we saw the original series, then tried to see this one with FEMALE Starbuck and Boomer! Lots less comedy, more darkness. Not todiss the new BSG, but if you were used to it being a certain way, making such gross and drastic changes tends to put you off. (I mean "gross" as inHUGE, not booger-y) ;-)

The current BSG stands on its own just fine, but more so with people who have never seen the original, for the most part.

 gmjhowe says:  Dec 5, 2008. 12:07 AM  REPLYYeah. Way better, like the bit where they give that kid a invisability thing so he can beat up the bully? </sarcasm>

Thanks for the comment! be sure to show me some pics if you manage it.

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 oldsnake says:  Dec 5, 2008. 1:31 PM  REPLYCmon, it is better.Nowadays its like a drama without end, boring, with so many loose ends and highly repetitive.Season one was fine,then came all that mumbo jumbo on season two and I end up losing interest.You got/have to agree that the original series was somewhat inspiring.

 gmjhowe says:  Dec 5, 2008. 1:57 PM  REPLYomg, your telling me you gave up with season 2!

 RobbynAlexis says:  Dec 17, 2008. 1:22 AM  REPLYThats Hot!! I love it...I plan on making cheap christmas photo books, I am going to tweak it and add some photo paper....I can't wait to do one of these!!

 gmjhowe says:  Dec 17, 2008. 2:30 AM  REPLYthanks for the comment, using photopaper is a great idea!

Mu suggestion, drill closer to the edge for thicker card, otherwise you might struggle to open it (i did a second one, and only drill about 5 mm from theedge)

 voltskaterzb says:  Dec 3, 2008. 9:59 AM  REPLYcool thanks !!! i wanted to buy a book like this, but now i can make my own!!!! thanks

 gmjhowe says:  Dec 3, 2008. 1:44 PM  REPLYYour welcome! be sure to show me any finished pictures!

 oldhamedia says:  Sep 28, 2008. 7:25 AM  REPLYWow! This looks great! Are you going to cover the inside of the cover and facing page with a beautiful endpaper? I've always loved that in a well made book.

I never thought of drilling through the paper all at once. Can't wait to try that one.

 gmjhowe says:  Sep 28, 2008. 7:28 AM  REPLYbeautfiful end paper? as i said, i kinda just made this up! im glad you like it, the drilling does make for an easier job!

 gmjhowe says:  Oct 30, 2008. 3:36 AM  REPLYi love cake!

 Carlos Marmo says:  Oct 29, 2008. 11:57 PM  REPLY

Wonderful Work!

Congratulations!

 gmjhowe says:  Oct 30, 2008. 1:03 AM  REPLYThanks!

 Ward_Nox says:  Sep 28, 2008. 6:39 PM  REPLYFRAK Me! thats FRAKING awesome. Your a fraking genius

....FRAK

 gmjhowe says:  Sep 29, 2008. 12:04 AM  REPLYYour fraking right my friend, fraking right...

 Ward_Nox says:  Oct 15, 2008. 12:10 AM  REPLYlol i would pay good money if someone could find/make a web ap that changes f**K to frak i don't see it getting old

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 gmjhowe says:  Oct 15, 2008. 3:37 AM  REPLYhahawell, i use it so much nowadays, its embedded in my brain! Im sure if you work on it you can achieve the same.

 ardrhi says:  Oct 3, 2008. 7:29 AM  REPLYHate to break it to you, but on BSG, ALL FOUR CORNERS are clipped. It comes from an-set joke where they were "cutting corners" on paper, and it caughton as just one of those little "alien differences" between us and the people of the 12 Colonies. So you'd need to clip the corners on the binding side as well.(ref. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/trivia about halfway down the page.)

 gmjhowe says:  Oct 3, 2008. 8:35 AM  REPLYWell, its nice to hear the story as to why the corners are cut! thats pretty funny!

However, i have out-geeked you on the facts - The bound books in the series actually only have the two corners cut.

see attached image!

Thanks for that fact tho!

 imnothng says:  Oct 10, 2008. 1:52 PM  REPLYHave you noticed if they opened the book, and if so, did the paper inside have all four corners cut? I was just thinking that the reason Giaus's bookhas all four corners cut is because all the paper is, whereas bound books wouldn't be. Just curious.

 ardrhi says:  Oct 3, 2008. 10:47 AM  REPLYMkay, you got me. There's also pics of Lee going through the box of his grandfather's law books...and only the outer corners are cut. Though Baltar's"My Triumphs, My Mistakes" manifesto had all four corners cut in every copy we see...this may be because it was not truly a "bound" book, butcobbled up out of whatever paper could be scrounged.

Just for grins, here's a great link to an article with the prop master for the show: Interview with Ken Hawryliw

 gmjhowe says:  Oct 3, 2008. 2:11 PM  REPLYHave you seen my version of "My Triumphs, My Mistakes"? I think your right, about it being produced on the rough!

 abadfart says:  Oct 3, 2008. 11:26 PM  REPLYnice i might try this on a book a wrote

 gmjhowe says:  Oct 4, 2008. 2:38 AM  REPLYcool!i would love to see any pictures.

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