Bookbinding & Crafts

I forgot to do the unboxing of the most exciting Steam Iron ever made yesterday. So I'll do that this time... maybe. Then I'll work on more book covers. Whether that means gluing, ironing, measuring, whatever.

Now that I know the measurements I used on the last book need to be adjusted I'll cover another book with that in mind. Yay, the $10 iron arrived, so I can use it with the fabric and backing.

The same book I previously worked on a few days ago still has a bunch of stuff needing to be done. I can't even remember what all it needs. Let's just take a look and complete the next logical step or two. The sun might burn out before I finish this book, at the rate I'm going. At least I found an iron I can use.

Before I continue making the cover for the latest book I need to choose a fabric. It has been a while since I have updated my photo catalog of my fabric collection. Once I have a gallery with all the fabrics, I need not dig through my bins to look for the best pattern. I'll still need to dig to get the one I have selected, but at least I can do the selection via photo swatches. Maybe all I will do today is take photos of fabric.

It's been Mr. Ages since I moused around with bookbinding or anything creative. Mrs. Brisby decided not to visit due to my lack of motivation. I don't even know if I'll actually do anything, but I want to start a stream since I took so long to set up my craft station. It's a mega mess because I haven't used it. Maybe all I will do is assess what the next step should be for a stack of books. Gotta start somewhere, or not at all.

Bookbinding is currently my primary crafting hobby. Many books are cut and in need of alignment and edge smoothing via sanding. I use a belt sander and various, simple jigs. Mostly it is a process done by hand, and ultimately I have to trust my eyes for the end result. This is one of my least favorite steps in the process because it is time-consuming and difficult to get right. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era.

Bookbinding is currently my primary crafting hobby. Many books are cut and in need of alignment and edge smoothing via sanding. I use a belt sander and various, simple jigs. Mostly it is a process done by hand, and ultimately I have to trust my eyes for the end result. This is one of my least favorite steps in the process because it is time-consuming and difficult to get right. Near the end of my IRL hiking livestream yesterday, things worked halfway decent. I'll try using vdo.ninja's native app today to see how it compares to my normal setup. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era.

Bookbinding is currently my primary crafting hobby. Many books are cut and in need of alignment and edge smoothing via sanding. I use a belt sander and various, simple jigs. Mostly it is a process done by hand, and ultimately I have to trust my eyes for the end result. This is one of my least favorite steps in the process because it is time-consuming and difficult to get right. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era.

Bookbinding is currently my primary crafting hobby. Many books are cut and in need of alignment and edge smoothing via sanding. I use a belt sander and various, simple jigs. Mostly it is a process done by hand, and ultimately I have to trust my eyes for the end result. This is one of my least favorite steps in the process because it is time-consuming and difficult to get right. I'll use the same streaming setup as last time, except with the newly tested sub $5 wireless mic. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era.

This will be a short stream since my friend is on the way over in a couple hours. Many books are still cut and in need of alignment and edge smoothing via sanding. I use a belt sander and various, simple jigs. Mostly it is a process by hand, and ultimately I have to trust my eyes for the end result. I have done bookbinding for about eight years. This is one of my least favorite steps in the process because it is time-consuming and difficult to get right. I'll mostly use the same streaming setup as last time. However, the Insta360 camera needs a revisit, so I'll use 100% phones as cameras through VDO.Ninja today. I revamped details of my OBS scenes last night to look a little more consistent and pleasing to [my] eye. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.