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Simple Leather Book Binding using power tools! BSG Edition.

by gmjhowe on September 28, 2008

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Author: gmjhowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

step 7: More leather... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
step 8: Wrapping the edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
step 9: Finishing off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
step 10: Completed! - Eat Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Author: gmjhowe

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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 of
one 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 leather
Some white thread
Some off cuts of fabric
a 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 needle
some scraps of card
A stanley knife
Metal rule
set square
your finger (the best glue spreader you can get)
On with the show!

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step 1: Folding
Here 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 Apple
remote.
Picture 3 - Place the paper in a Vice, or under some books. Just to flatten those creases some more.

step 2: Drilling
Now 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 three
sections 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, be
sure 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: Stitching
This 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 perfectly
aligned.
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 Spine

Now 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 about
40-50mm 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 the
section 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, or
the 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 covers

Now 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 of
the 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 to
the 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 using
more 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 of
card 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 other
side. 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.

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step 8: Wrapping the edges

Ok, 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 and
clamps again. Leave this for at least 1 hour.

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step 9: Finishing off

Ok, 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 a
big box of stones from my rock collection!

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step 10: Completed! - Eat Cake

Well, 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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caltemus says:

Dec 28, 2009. 10:31 PM REPLY

Could this be used to repair an old book? I have a copy of the complete Bone graphic novel and it has fallen apart. It is fairly large though...

hinata0097 says:

Dec 3, 2009. 7:09 PM REPLY

thanks! this help a lot im writing my own book and i needed to know how to bind it!

asteriskchick says:

Jun 28, 2009. 9:19 PM REPLY

Do you have to fold the page in half before sewing them, or could you just use smaller single sheets in the same way ?

jimbo112 says:

Oct 3, 2009. 11:10 AM REPLY

By the looks of things single sheets would work just as well, with the possible problem being that pulling one sheet out (if you need it) could loosen the
rest of the pages, making them more prone to falling out. However, from the number of pages I've seen fall out of old/beat-up books, and from the fact
that gmjhowe does this sort of thing for a living (the binding, not the instructable-ing), It's safe to assume that either way works fine.

lmuli3 says:

Jun 19, 2009. 12:08 AM REPLY

i'de prolly help to also tie a thin piece of cardboard in with the spine on the backs of the pages

lmuli3 says:

Jun 9, 2009. 4:04 AM REPLY

no advice needed it is an awesome design well done i gotta try it. i think you should sell these for a quite a bit of money

gmjhowe says:

Jun 9, 2009. 4:56 AM REPLY

Thanks, when i get a bit more room, i intend to batch produce these.

JellyWoo says:

Jun 1, 2009. 4:48 PM REPLY

Cool! I will be doing this for a poetry book in school.

wenpherd says:

May 21, 2009. 3:46 PM REPLY

what is that?!?!?!?!?

Kurogaru says:

May 20, 2009. 12:35 AM REPLY

Nice, very simple and very well done, I must try it someday.

gmjhowe says:
Thanks!

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May 20, 2009. 4:33 AM REPLY

wenpherd says:

May 13, 2009. 3:21 PM REPLY

this is cool, hey you like my new profile image?

gmjhowe says:

May 19, 2009. 3:23 PM REPLY

Im glad you like, ive left you a message on your orangeboard regarding my avatar.

hammer9876 says:

Apr 30, 2009. 3:27 PM REPLY

Very classy.

gmjhowe says:

May 1, 2009. 12:23 AM REPLY

Why thank you.

man456 says:

Apr 6, 2009. 3:13 AM REPLY

Good Idea

gmjhowe says:

May 1, 2009. 12:23 AM REPLY

Thanks

wenui says:

Apr 2, 2009. 12:55 PM REPLY

Nice job

gmjhowe says:

Apr 2, 2009. 1:59 PM REPLY

Thanks!

MuadDib says:

Mar 27, 2009. 8:58 AM REPLY

Nice 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 am
wondering if one could use the denim on the spine. What are your thoughts? Thanks. W. Dale

gmjhowe says:

Mar 27, 2009. 9:39 AM REPLY

On 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 REPLY

Good to know! Thank you very much! W. Dale

tacamaral says:

Mar 16, 2009. 10:07 PM REPLY

Hey, 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 REPLY

With 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 in
denim 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 REPLY

Had 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 its
entirety 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 top
edge. 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 with
one 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 endpaper
is 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 a
real 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...

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tacamaral says:

Mar 16, 2009. 10:04 PM REPLY

Well, 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 modern
binding 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 with
the book integrity (which is especially important in his case, because of the way he sewed everything). In the method you described, all the strain when
the 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 REPLY

Thanks! 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 REPLY

Amazing! 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 dont
mind. 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
the chances 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!

gmjhowe says:

Mar 14, 2009. 4:32 AM REPLY

Well, 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 slight
blackening 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 for the spine, don't glue card directly to the spine like i did.

Zephalie says:

Mar 14, 2009. 6:39 PM REPLY

Great advice! Again, thanks. I'll try it out as soon as I can.

BolianAdmiral says:

Feb 13, 2009. 11:37 AM REPLY

That'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 REPLY

This 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 REPLY

That 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 REPLY

Where can I buy cheap leather sheets in UK? Thanks.

gmjhowe says:

Feb 8, 2009. 5:28 AM REPLY

Your 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 REPLY

mmmmmm cake!!!!!! i *heart* cake i think i'll go eat some! yum!

sgsidekick says:

Dec 28, 2008. 1:58 PM REPLY

You 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 that
up. Anyway, you did very nicely!

gmjhowe says:

Dec 28, 2008. 2:20 PM REPLY

Thanks! The paper was a bit thick for signatures - im currrently working on one using a traditional method.

oldsnake says:
Awesome project. You inspired me to make my own. By the way, the original show is way better.... Sorry fans...

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sgsidekick says:

Dec 28, 2008. 1:54 PM REPLY

Our 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 to
diss 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 in
HUGE, 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 REPLY

Yeah. Way better, like the bit where they give that kid a invisability thing so he can beat up the bully? Thanks for the comment! be sure to show me some
pics if you manage it.

oldsnake says:

Dec 5, 2008. 1:31 PM REPLY

Cmon, 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 REPLY

omg, your telling me you gave up with season 2!

RobbynAlexis says:

Dec 17, 2008. 1:22 AM REPLY

Thats 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 REPLY

thanks 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 the edge)

voltskaterzb says:

Dec 3, 2008. 9:59 AM REPLY

cool 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 REPLY

Your welcome! be sure to show me any finished pictures!

oldhamedia says:

Sep 28, 2008. 7:25 AM REPLY

Wow! 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 REPLY

beautfiful 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:
i love cake!

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