Harry Potter style Hogwarts Library Spellbooks

Step 10: Finished

Here are a few photos of the finished books. 

Please let me know if you decide to make your own, and post some pics!


Thanks

Pete

www.standingstonestudios.com

Comments

[Nifro]

Wow thats a great idea

[cpaxton]

This is so cool! But could you please tell me how to change what's on the pages inside? I want to make them authentic

[nixiadel]

you can get info on taking out the pages and putting in new on-line. Basicly, cut out the old pages from the inside of the book. (one good slice at the spine on eather side will do it. Then cheet and get a ream of paper from the office store that has the look you want. (the tea and bake method just take to long) Print what you want. Clamp the pages leaving about 1 1/2 to 2 inches sticking out of the clamp. flex the pages one way painting a non shrinking glue with the bend and then bend it the other way and do it again. Let it dry for a while (an hour or two). Use wax paper, or something that will not stick, against the clamp and shift the glued ends down so that it will dry without warpingor cerving as it dries. Next get 2 inside cover pages for the insides. They should be as tall as the book pages but twice the length. Fold them in half and then glue the edge agains the spine about a 1/4 inch more than the pages where glued. Then take a peice of fabric and use a glue gun to atatch it up the spine of the pages for extra support. Next, use more of that non shrinking pager glue (Any craft store) and attach the other half of the inside cover page to the cover of the book. Paint the glue on the whole back side of that page and smooth it down.Press with heavy book till it all dries adn there you go. (try bing - book binding techniques, videos. That should get you some results to help.)

[buddhacat]

I can't wait to try this! But I think I'll try a Discworld title...

[ataraschke]

This is phenomenal. I can't wait to try it!

[dhill6]

Sell these on etsy. I'll buy a couple.

[Janipun]

Just amazing! It's the one item I would buy as it looks authentic and now it may be possible to make it myself, I can hardly believe my luck. Thank you!!!

[mslaynie]

Wow. I am absolutely blown away by this. You took those poor, ruined books and turned them into something worthy of displaying! Such an inspiration...

Thank you so much for sharing this! Now I've got one more task on my list of things to do...

[Cold-Overdose]

Oh my! I really have to try that! 8D Thanks for the tutorial! ♥

[AldarionAngel]

Great! Thumbs up!!

[crsunshine]

Wow, wow, wow!!! This has been a huge inspirtation.

[mrzpeterwentz]

Any suggestions as to where I might find some old big books like that?

[Jeronimus]

Is there a story behind those other books on the last picture? They look interesting as well. Any details? I like making "props", but I can just never put myself to work. This, however, seems like something that's extremely fun and doable. So I've been meaning to try this project or something similar out for a while now... I'm trying to design an interesting cover title at the moment.

[aolsen]

 Bloody Brilliant!!

[jenalden]

Brilliant job! Super inspirational. I have absolutely no use for this and no time to do it, and yet I read the whole thing and I'm dying to try it out. Great job.

[blaza1141]

exactly the same with me :]

great job, looks very legit!

[FabioBurkard]

GREAT! Thanks for the artworks!

[notuboc]

ah! wonderful technique! i'm frankly not a hugh HP fan, but this same technique could be applied to anything of course. can't wait to try it out~

[HeavensnoHellyeah!]

Usually if I get an email from this site it doesn't always catch my eye, but this is the exception.  Good work, I'll let you know if I make any, there is a great bookstore near me that puts books like this in their free bin all the time, so I just might.  One question though, is the gold real, and can you find it at any Michal's, or Hobby Lobby?

[tasham77]

You can easily find gold leaf at both Michael's and Hobby Lobby back by the paints

[TamRock1003]

 Fantastic!!!

[cardigans]

It's Brilliant!

[Rhamza]

Awesome, thanks for the future project!

[lunastyx]

What a WONDERFUL Instructable. I am a book printer & binder, miniature books but an occasional full size & I could never had don the steps so well as you did. They were concise & easy to follow & I think a novice could do this project. Afterall, if someone is on the Instrctables page they must be bold, do-it-yourselfer types, eh? Perfect job!