Book rebind

[BlackDragon]

I started a book rebinding project. 

It's going to be JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion in a clamshell box and after the holidays I'll do a box set of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I started by tearing off the paper covers from the text block. I painted the page edges black with white specks. I added a vellum title page, a black silk ribbon, burgundy headbands, and black marbled end pages.

For the cover I used 2-3oz vegran goat hide. I gave it 3 coats of Fibing's green Pro dye, .095" binder's board. For the cover art I used gold and holographic heat transfer vinyl (htv). I sealed it all with a few coats of a mix of Resolene and carnuba wax.

The clamshel box I used .095" binders board, burgundy book cloth, black marbled paper, and the art was htv.

 

Edited 15 hours ago by BlackDragon
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[chuck123wapati]

that is the coolest work Ive seen for ages, man. You did a fantastic job!! 

[Mulesaw]

That looks spectacular!

Fantastic job, the black and white dotted edges and marbled pages looks like a lure to a bibliophile - whispering: I hold great secrets that you secretly yearn to read.

Will it reside on your own bookshelf, or is it a Christmas gift to some lucky person?

Brgds Jonas 

[Darren8306]

Incredible work. Thanks for sharing.

[BlackDragon]

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the feedback.

6 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

...Will it reside on your own bookshelf, or is it a Christmas gift to some lucky person?

Brgds Jonas 

The thought process was to make it to sell. If it doesn't sell it was going to go on my bookshelf. Before I put the leather on it I showed it to a friend and he wanted it for his son. He just really liked the page edges and end pages. Lol

Do y'all think I should put a 2 line border on the front and back covers?

[AlZilla]

Very creative.  No kind of copyright issues, since you're just rebinding an existing book? Similar to repainting a truck?

Looks like a satisfying project.

[BlackDragon]

4 hours ago, AlZilla said:

Very creative.  No kind of copyright issues, since you're just rebinding an existing book? Similar to repainting a truck?

Looks like a satisfying project.

Thanks!

No issues with copyright.

With rebinding as long as I dont make changes within the text block I'm safe. So I can't add my own art or any extra pages inside the text block. I can add things on the back and front though.

I can't recreate any Tolkien, Warner Bro, or Amazon art. Even their elvish script is protected. Thankfully a guy made his own "elvish" script that he gives permission to all to use for private and commercial work.