Cut about 10mm into these underside areas. When the leather folds over to the underside of the cover, you will need to recess these places also. Chisel out this volume of card on the cover and sides also. With the cover on edge score a line about 1-2mm into the grey card (this will differ depending on the thickness of the leather you have). Score along a line 50mm from the spine edge. I have decided to have a 50mm spine of leather on the cover. To make the leather spine sit flush with the finished product, we need to "chisel out" the areas of the cover that will have a spine. In this example I have doubled up the card (I reckon it feels nicer to have a thick cover - glue together to make 4mm each, if this is the case) 2. Get the 2mm grey card (or whatever thickness card you have) and line up the spines of the sketch pads to one edge, measure around the A5 sketch pads and add about 8 - 9mm to top and lower side, 15mm to the front of the book. (Also other stuff if you want to make it extra cool) Some tools that may also help will be: clamps of various sizes a staple gun to staple pages together a craft knife a pencil a steel ruler scissors sandpaper and I use a heap of old encyclopedias to press all of the newly glued stuff.ฤก. This particular process requires: 4 x A5 sketch pads 2mm thick grey card about 0.5mm white card for the spine structure leather (or similar) for the spine on the outside A strip of cotton to help bind the pages Masking tape (18mm wide) Glue (PVA) is usually the best as when it dries it remains flexible Contact adhesive for glueing the leather and nice paper for the cover. Obviously simple changes can be made to embellish your book, however this is up to you (I'll explain a few that may be useful to you). I am a big fan of great looking books and sometimes I like to bind computer printouts so they look good on my shelf. The process has been derived from the process of making a proper professionally bound book. This instructable will show how to make a good looking hard cover book that you will have no problems displaying on you shelf or giving as a gift.
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