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How to bind your own Hardback Book

Step 7Mark and cut out the cover boards

Mark and cut out the cover boards
place the bound folios on a piece of stiff card so that the bound edge lines up with one straight edge and then draw round the paper allowing about a quarter of an inch / 5mm border on the three other edges.

Cut the card out and then cut a duplicate.

Corrugated card is fine as the cover, as is thin foam core (foamboard), but the best kind of card is the stiff card that is used as the backing for drawing and sketching pads.
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Nov 3, 2010. 2:04 PMainedhel says:
You could also potentially use the cardboard inserts from those cheapy 3 ring binders. Just remove the plastic wrapping that forms the cover and pockets on the inside and viola! Perfect for the job because it's so sturdy!
Aug 14, 2010. 8:00 AMDaydreamer-x says:
which material do you use for this cover boards?

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