Rockoboy Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Hi there, I saw somewhere hereabouts, a pattern for measuring a book for a padfolio, but I have goggled and searched to no avail. Can somebody please point me in the right direction? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Maybe this thread? I didn't look super close at it. But I saw measurements and explaination lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Jls also has a small notebook layout PDF on his website. His is for field notes but, he shows how to make the pattern so you could just scale it up. Or the one I made for my dad measured 19 3/4" by 12 1/4" .That holds a US legal pad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Thanx for your observations @Stetson912. Unfortunately those are not the posts I have seen. It was a line drawing of how to figure out how much to add to the front and back cover, considering the thickness of the book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Have a look at this video. Although it is for a knife, he shows how to measure & allow for a thick item, and you could use a similar method. It is well worth watching the whole thing for the assembly, finishing, and other techniques, and is a masterclass in leather work 'Designing and Making Leather Slip Cases' by Ian Atkinson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Making the link live for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNR8uT2kD7w Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Thankyou Sheilajeanne; my computer skills are even worse than my leather work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted October 16, 2018 Found this too. It had a line drawing by jls in it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, zuludog said: Thankyou Sheilajeanne; my computer skills are even worse than my leather work Zulu, look at the top bar in the posting screen. To the left of the quotation marks, you will see what looks like a link in a chain. Just click on that, and paste your link into the box that pops up. Easy peasy... :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted October 20, 2018 Thank you everybody who contributed, @zuludog, @Stetson912, @Sheilajeanne, and @JLSleather comes through again, with exactly what I was looking for. Excellent work by @particle on his offerings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
