US Naval Leathercraft Manual

[NerdyLeather]

Each sheet is 11x17 so 22x17 folded in half. That would be a difficult size to print or scan.

[AlZilla]

9 minutes ago, NerdyLeather said:

Each sheet is 11x17 so 22x17 folded in half. That would be a difficult size to print or scan.

11x17 is standard legal size. I don't know if a Staples could scan it or how much trouble it'd be. Large format stuff can be expensive.

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, AlZilla said:

11x17 is standard legal size. I don't know if a Staples could scan it or how much trouble it'd be. Large format stuff can be expensive.

Legal is 8.5 x 14".

11 x 17" is Tabloid or Ledger.

Commercial scanners like at Staples or UPS stores handle 11 x 17.  Hard to find others for larger pages, but there are some that will do it.

 

[AlZilla]

55 minutes ago, Northmount said:

2 hours ago, AlZilla said:

11x17 is standard legal size. I don't know if a Staples could scan it or how much trouble it'd be. Large format stuff can be expensive.

Legal is 8.5 x 14".

Yeah, your right.  Sunday morning brain cramp ...

[chuck123wapati]

Thanks everyone !!! 

[Darren8306]

I found a similar document, but from the RCAF and focusing on physical fitness. When I asked the Feds (air force) about it, they said it was out of copyright. I posted it online to share, after scanning and manually entering the text.

 

You could likely get similar permission here, and as Al Zilla offered, several of us may be willing to help out. Looks like a terrific resource! Thanks for posting.

[NerdyLeather]

So you want a scanned to pdf file of all of the pages?

[AlZilla]

8 hours ago, NerdyLeather said:

So you want a scanned to pdf file of all of the pages?

If it's not a lot of trouble, a pdf should be a lot more compact. I know we have a lot of those military manuals for sewing machines floating around and even a high res scan is under 10 megs. 11x17 would probably be larger.

If it's as easy as swinging past an office supply place in your travels, and it can be done without damaging the original, it would be a fantastic thing to preserve. I saw a copy on ebay that sold for $50!

I would at least chip in for the expense.

[BlackDragon]

This is a great resource!

Thanks @NerdyLeather for taking the time to do this.

And thank you @Johanna for turning it into a PDF.

Edited 11 minutes ago by BlackDragon