Make a pocket-sized booklet.

 by Kiteman
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I don't remember where I first saw this, but it's a useful trick for making a small note-book from a single piece of paper, maybe for recording revision notes on.
 
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aman111 says: Dec 4, 2011. 7:22 PM
thank you! that was helpful!
nutsandbolts_64 says: Oct 29, 2011. 9:49 PM
I know I saw this before... They called these things by a certain name... Ah yes! Basically, you fold it in half, cut it halfway through in the middle, then you fold it like... Yeah I agree the instructions are gonna get rotten if you were to put it in words...
pheenix42 says: Oct 15, 2011. 10:55 PM
Oh, wow...we did things like this in my printing school imposition class!
Definitely a winner in my book! =D
Uncle Kudzu says: Sep 30, 2011. 9:07 AM
Nice combination of traditional instructable and video. The video is short and to the point - very effective.

Now, off to make a booklet!
Kiteman (author) in reply to Uncle KudzuOct 1, 2011. 1:23 PM
Thank you!
Aegian2424 says: Sep 30, 2011. 7:17 AM
I don't get it.... why make a booklet out of an A4 paper with 16 pages, while you can make a booklet that is the same dimension as this one, also out of A4 paper, but with 32 pages...
Kiteman (author) in reply to Aegian2424Sep 30, 2011. 7:32 AM
The pages don't fall out of this one, and the content can be printed on a single side.

If you're desperate for 32 pages, though, just turn this one inside out when you need to...
Brockley says: Sep 28, 2011. 1:58 PM
I remember making something like this back in kindergarten! Thanks for bringing back great memories :D
Kryptonite says: Sep 26, 2011. 5:10 AM
Ingenius! This appears to have been covered by xgenisen but the video adds another level of clarity, and should bring in a few more views for Instructables from Youtube!
Kiteman (author) in reply to KryptoniteSep 26, 2011. 5:15 AM
I hadn't seen xgenisen's version, but it illustrates the reason I went for a video - he needed seven steps, I needed 63 seconds including captions.
Kryptonite in reply to KitemanSep 26, 2011. 11:32 PM
In reality, it could be done with one step, but depending on how drawn-out you want your 'ible to be the more concise / longwinded the product will turn out. For example, my most recent took a step to fold a piece of paper in half. Excessive? Yes, but for such a short 'ible it wasn't too detrimental. (I hope...!)
iceng says: Sep 25, 2011. 10:44 AM
Very good, pocket-note-booklet.
Saw this and your purple face first thing this morning after Prince Valiant.

I have some task remembering most recent num subscript of you for my
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