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Thursday Mar 29, 2012
Episode 76: Line 'em Up, Dano
Thursday Mar 29, 2012
Thursday Mar 29, 2012
Here we have accomplished a smallish - B6 sized (7.2 " by 5.3" for my American brethren) - 128-page lined notebook with free advertising. Advertising for me. It has my blog url (this one, obviously), my email (tedorigawa.bookmakers@gmail.com), my name, and my studio name: Tedorigawa Bookmakers (手取川製本). It also has small pictures of books I have made (and are for sale), one picture of myself, and the red Tedorigawa logo - on the right. The other thing it has is an inset on the lower right front cover. Many years ago I read that a bookbinding teacher insisted that the front of the book be obvious to the casual observer. I try to do that but this inset is my first attempt at really showing the front. I felt it was necessary because the back cover is more decorative than the front. I carved out a bit of the book board (next time: two thinner boards glued together; it'll be much easier) and printed 手取川製本 on a piece of paper. Then I glued it to a scrap of book board, and glued the entire ensemble into the hole in the cover. It's... okay. Next time, I don't think I'll glue it on a scrap of book board but directly onto the second book board. Getting the cover cloth was an interesting story. I went to a shop that is famous for its paper. People come from hundreds of kilometers around just to look and buy some of their products. I bought some paper and then asked if they had book cloth (布, nuno in Japanese). The female clerk (and part owner) didn't know what I was talking about so she asked the male clerk (and part owner) who handed me a big wad of thick paper. "This?" he said. "Not exactly," I mumbled. And he proceeded to hand me another big stack. "Take it. It's free." So I took it.
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