Bkor131 Report post Posted July 6, 2017 Hey there, all. So, I'm absolutely enamored by the idea of thick, leather bound books, with tooled covers and such... How is this done? Is this actually a thing, or just a fanciful imagination or misconception? Any advice or references are appreciated. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted July 6, 2017 Traditional bookbinding is a thing, and there are a lot of cool things that can be done with it. Another idea is to make a slop cover for a book and add your tooled panel on the outside of a normal hard cover. Google will give you a lot to look at, especially if you look at antique or ancient tomes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkor131 Report post Posted July 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, immiketoo said: Traditional bookbinding is a thing, and there are a lot of cool things that can be done with it. Another idea is to make a slop cover for a book and add your tooled panel on the outside of a normal hard cover. Google will give you a lot to look at, especially if you look at antique or ancient tomes. Could you direct me to a few resources for that? It'd be much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted July 6, 2017 Sadly, I can't. I don't know much about it, other than what I've seen online. The only guy I know for sure is Sergey Neskromniy on FB. He also posts here but I don't know his user name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gigi Report post Posted July 6, 2017 1 hour ago, immiketoo said: The only guy I know for sure is Sergey Neskromniy on FB. He also posts here but I don't know his user name. I think his username is: 'arbalet12' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stelmackr Report post Posted July 6, 2017 Google says: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+leather+bound+books&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS715US715&oq=how+to+make+leather+bound+books&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.18135j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted July 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, gigi said: I think his username is: 'arbalet12' Yes!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkor131 Report post Posted July 7, 2017 11 hours ago, stelmackr said: Google says: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+leather+bound+books&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS715US715&oq=how+to+make+leather+bound+books&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.18135j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 That's fantastic, definitely something I'll have to try out on a few books of mine (I've seen this applied to the Harry Potter series, and I'm in love with that idea.) But, what I'm referring more to is the idea of, as the author put it, "building my own cutesy journal with expensive hand made paper and fancy stitches", minus the expensive hand-made paper part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted July 11, 2017 I've dabbled at book binding. Take a look on YouTube for sealemon. She shows lots of ways to stitch paper. Bind books and make book presses and other needed items for next to nothing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
