Maple books with coptic stitch binding

[lawrence]

I thought I’d give bookmaking a try as it seems like a fun thing to do. When we went to PA last year my cousin took us on the Duquesne incline and I thought this pic of it and the Pittsburgh skyline would make a nice gift.
The covers are 6×9 inch maple. I personalized the front pieces with my Carvewright and then resawed the 4/4 pieces down. I then hand planed the resawn pieces to thickness and finished them with some superblonde shellac.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/Carvewright/books/21024x768.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/Carvewright/books/P11302391024x768.jpg
After they were dry I folded 5 signatures (what the individual “books” of paper inside a book are called) of 5 pages each, making a total of 50 pages per book. The paper is 70 lb. drawing paper which is perfect for this size of book.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/Carvewright/books/P11302481024x768.jpg

I then drilled 6 holes in the paper signatures and in the covers themselves and LOML and I stitched them together (it is definitely a learned technique!)
(this is one of LOML’s stiches… mine are not quite as nice yet!)

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/Carvewright/books/41024x768.jpg

I found some “how to’s” for Coptic stitching here (which I’ve wanted to do for a while now) Here is one I used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHAJyzzb4EE

Thanks for looking and as always, your comments and critiques are appreciated.
Lawrence

[Ducky63]

Really look nice Lawrence. The people that get them should really like them. Keep up the good work.

[CNC Carver]

That came out very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[b.sumner47]

Lawrence, Nice work, I like the Coptic stitching, quite different. Thanks for the heads up.


Capt Barry

[ladjr]

tHAT CAME OUT GREAT.

[aokweld101]

as they say...anything that u can imagine.....awesome job!

[TerryT]

Very creative Lawrence. Thanks for showing your pics.

[SharonB]

I really like the way your mind works. You always come up with unique and wonderful projects.

[henry1]

Maple book came out good nice

[Smoken D]

Very Nice Lawrence, came out Great!

[olsenla]

Very very neat Lawrence. I always look forward to your posts to see what you have come up with. You are indeed a man of many talents

Larry