Guide to Book Binding

***Welcome to All That's Bound***


To begin on your journey of crafting your very own book,
you will need the following supplies...

*A pelt or skin of some type
*Ten units of argurat pulp
*A plastic bottle
*A wooden block (you can buy these or make your own)
*A block plane
*A spine lining
*A book-cover
*A book-cover decoration (optional)

1) You will need to make yourself a bottle of binding glue
a) Boil your hide/skin on the small stove
b) Crush your argurat fruit into a pulp
c) Place both the boiled hide/skin and pulp into the plastic bottle

2) You will need to make two wooden boards which will be the front and back of your book
a) You can whittle your own block or purchase a wooden block of your choice from Eoko Ashaseeote's Woodshop
b) Using your block plane, PLANE your blocks until you have shaved them down into flat boards.

3) Using your binding glue, GLUE the lining, and while the glue is still wet, BIND the first board to the lining.

4) Using your binding glue, GLUE your book, and once again before the glue dries, BIND the remaining board to it.

5) Lastly, GLUE the book and ADHERE the book-cover to it.

6) If you wish to add decoration to your book, purchase a book-cover decoration and while holding both your book and the decoration ATTACH the decoration to the book.

While now you have a book, it is empty! To remedy this, GLUE the page and INSERT it into the book.

If you wish to remove a page from your book, simply open the book to the page you wish to take out and APPLY dedlas oil to the book.


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