Nerdforge | Binding a MYSTICAL Handmade GRIMOIRE / Book of Shadows! @Nerdforge | Uploaded October 2018 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Today we're bookbinding a mystical leatherbound grimoire!
Patreon: patreon.com/nerdforge
📕 Check out our bookbinding course! patreon.com/nerdforge ✨
PARTS USED:
- Real leather, black sheepskin leather 0.4mm thick
- 96 sheets A3 sized sketchbook paper (110 gsm)
- 2 sheets A3 black paper as end sheets (140 gsm)
- Waxed thread: bit.ly/2O9ZFJb
- Hemp / jute cord for stitching: bit.ly/2x4iYw2
- Brass corner decorations: bit.ly/2O6itsD
- Corner protectors: bit.ly/2J7xrgm
- Leather cord for headbands: bit.ly/2QljtdY
- Embroidery thread for headbands: bit.ly/2MmksXY
- Brass buckles: bit.ly/2E90hc8
- Large amethyst stone: bit.ly/2J6hE1b
- Oval filigree: bit.ly/2J8twzD
- Satin ribbon markers: bit.ly/2J96HMs
- Linen cloth for burnishing and covering the spine
- Leather dye
- Greaseproof parchment paper
- 3 mm wood fiberboard covers
TOOLS:
- Basic leather crafting kit:bit.ly/2x2SpXY
- Leather stitching kit: bit.ly/2N7T1Xq
- Awl: bit.ly/2O7o2qH
- Swivel knife: bit.ly/2oWPBIg
- Leather hole punch: bit.ly/2N46uPN
- Leather cap rivet set: bit.ly/2x2faMt
- Mallet: bit.ly/2O7vBhh
- Bone folder:bit.ly/2N49yLW
- Small spray bottle for coffee staining: bit.ly/2oYHTgS
- Coping saw
- Book press
- Stitching jig (or a suitable chair)
- White PVA glue (wood glue)
- Contact glue
- Thick needle
- Scissors & x-acto knife
- Stapler & hammer
- Wax for leather
Restoring a book press: youtube.com/watch?v=cBWNJ1Xq9HM
How to sew the signatures together: youtube.com/watch?v=w8MrqRHu2Es
MUSIC:
EpidemicSound
Today we're making a DIY huge, heavy, leatherbound grimoire - using real leather and traditional bookbinding techniques. By adding a large amethyst stone to the cover, sewing headbands and carving patterns with gold leaf, it really ends up looking like an "ancient", mystical fantasy book!
FOLLOW:
Website - thenerdforge.com
Facebook - facebook.com/Nerdforge
Instagram - instagram.com/thenerdforge
Twitter - twitter.com/TheNerdforge
BUSINESS CONTACT: contact@thenerdforge.com
Today we're bookbinding a mystical leatherbound grimoire!
Patreon: patreon.com/nerdforge
📕 Check out our bookbinding course! patreon.com/nerdforge ✨
PARTS USED:
- Real leather, black sheepskin leather 0.4mm thick
- 96 sheets A3 sized sketchbook paper (110 gsm)
- 2 sheets A3 black paper as end sheets (140 gsm)
- Waxed thread: bit.ly/2O9ZFJb
- Hemp / jute cord for stitching: bit.ly/2x4iYw2
- Brass corner decorations: bit.ly/2O6itsD
- Corner protectors: bit.ly/2J7xrgm
- Leather cord for headbands: bit.ly/2QljtdY
- Embroidery thread for headbands: bit.ly/2MmksXY
- Brass buckles: bit.ly/2E90hc8
- Large amethyst stone: bit.ly/2J6hE1b
- Oval filigree: bit.ly/2J8twzD
- Satin ribbon markers: bit.ly/2J96HMs
- Linen cloth for burnishing and covering the spine
- Leather dye
- Greaseproof parchment paper
- 3 mm wood fiberboard covers
TOOLS:
- Basic leather crafting kit:bit.ly/2x2SpXY
- Leather stitching kit: bit.ly/2N7T1Xq
- Awl: bit.ly/2O7o2qH
- Swivel knife: bit.ly/2oWPBIg
- Leather hole punch: bit.ly/2N46uPN
- Leather cap rivet set: bit.ly/2x2faMt
- Mallet: bit.ly/2O7vBhh
- Bone folder:bit.ly/2N49yLW
- Small spray bottle for coffee staining: bit.ly/2oYHTgS
- Coping saw
- Book press
- Stitching jig (or a suitable chair)
- White PVA glue (wood glue)
- Contact glue
- Thick needle
- Scissors & x-acto knife
- Stapler & hammer
- Wax for leather
Restoring a book press: youtube.com/watch?v=cBWNJ1Xq9HM
How to sew the signatures together: youtube.com/watch?v=w8MrqRHu2Es
MUSIC:
EpidemicSound
Today we're making a DIY huge, heavy, leatherbound grimoire - using real leather and traditional bookbinding techniques. By adding a large amethyst stone to the cover, sewing headbands and carving patterns with gold leaf, it really ends up looking like an "ancient", mystical fantasy book!
FOLLOW:
Website - thenerdforge.com
Facebook - facebook.com/Nerdforge
Instagram - instagram.com/thenerdforge
Twitter - twitter.com/TheNerdforge
BUSINESS CONTACT: contact@thenerdforge.com
