Last weekend I made some notebooks out of reused paper that I scavenge from both work and home. It was a lot of paper, and like any self respecting DIYer, I brought it to Kinkos and they cut it in half for me. Give me a break, it would have taken an hour for me to do what they did in a minute and I would have only saved $2. Then I folded some file folders over an inch stack, trimmed them down to size to make the cover and clamped it all in a vice. I drilled three holes along one edge, then wound floss through each hole individually. A strip of gaff tape added a classy spine.
February 28, 2010...5:47 am
Have You Seen The Notebook?
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February 28, 2010 at 1:48 pm
i smell a apt warming gift in my future! very nice sir!
February 28, 2010 at 1:49 pm
an instead of a — my b!
March 2, 2010 at 3:02 pm
You are so talented, or bored. Great job..
March 4, 2010 at 4:02 am
You once said “The Notebook” was plan B.
If you’re looking to bind more, the book Cover to Cover is excellent. Its what we used in bookbinding classes in undergrad, and still my go-to reference. Floss can work really well as a thread, but make sure its waxed, and unflavored. Looks wonderful, friend!