Assembling the HAROLD TRILOGY Hardcover

I have been promising to show the process that 

I'm using to make my Harold Trilogy Hardcovers, 

so here it is!

After photocopying the pages I sew them together.

Next I use basic Elmer's glue to glue the 

spin together. I usually let this sit over night 

and give it a second coat when I wake up.

Then I glue the body of the book to end papers. I use 

glue sticks to do this, they still give me some moisture 

wrinkles, but far less than with the liquid glue.

The I use the liquid glue to glue the cardboard to the cover stock. 

In this case the cover stock is brown paper bag paper.

Next I glue the body of the book to the cover.

Let it dry.

And finally use stencils to spray paint on
the cover logo and information.

I found the process I used through a writer friend, 

Hamish MacDonald who does a podcast DIY Book.

Here is his handout for quick and dirty book binding.

take care,

-denny!