The Transmogrified Victorian Reporter's Notepad

Step 2 Getting Started

First, I removed the graph paper covers and backing as you can see in the first image. I save this kind of stuff rather than discard - cardboard always makes a nice place to write down measurements and calculations during a project - before throwing anything away, always pause and ask yourself if it can possibly be reused or recycled before tossing.

In the next image you can see that I've stacked everything together to get an idea of its thickness and weight. The thickness is important because it will help determine the correct length of screw posts to use. I have 1" screw posts plus 1/4" extensions which are sufficient when adding in the thickness of the leather (1/8" on top and 1/8" on bottom).