Greetings listers!
I've been looking for an article on the steps for making letterbooks
so they hold up and work. Does anyone have one you can point me to?
Many thanks!
GreyCrazy in SC
Making Letterbooks?
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-04-28
Making Letterbooks?
From: greycrazy1 (greycrazy1@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-04-28 16:58:59 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Making Letterbooks?
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-04-28 18:23:54 UTC-04:00
Diane and I found great wooden boxes in Michael's that are shaped like books. They have enough room for logbook, stamp and ink of reasonable size - say, 4x5 inches inside. They aren't big enough for a hitchhiker, though. I just couldn't bring myself to tear up a real book. I read some geeky stuff, and I could just see someone saying "Fox-Davies' Complete Guide to Heraldry? What trash! Let's tear it up for a letterbook!". Eep! One man's trash...
Failing that, almost any book may do. Diane glued some cloth to the 'binding' and 'cover', and I made up on paper something that looks like a title frontpiece and spine to glue on. I painted the edges red, like on older books. Could be any color, really.
Kate did a clever letterbook in Inquiring Minds, Rhode Island, Kent County, putting a video box in the reference area and giving it a number. I've got my N.E.S.S. series in Rhode Island, Newport County. There's supposed to be a very good one in Vermont, too. Must get there...
Dave
the von der Insels
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From: greycrazy1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Making Letterbooks?
Greetings listers!
I've been looking for an article on the steps for making letterbooks
so they hold up and work. Does anyone have one you can point me to?
Many thanks!
GreyCrazy in SC
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Failing that, almost any book may do. Diane glued some cloth to the 'binding' and 'cover', and I made up on paper something that looks like a title frontpiece and spine to glue on. I painted the edges red, like on older books. Could be any color, really.
Kate did a clever letterbook in Inquiring Minds, Rhode Island, Kent County, putting a video box in the reference area and giving it a number. I've got my N.E.S.S. series in Rhode Island, Newport County. There's supposed to be a very good one in Vermont, too. Must get there...
Dave
the von der Insels
----- Original Message -----
From: greycrazy1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Making Letterbooks?
Greetings listers!
I've been looking for an article on the steps for making letterbooks
so they hold up and work. Does anyone have one you can point me to?
Many thanks!
GreyCrazy in SC
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Re: [LbNA] Making Letterbooks?
From: Sarah (sarah@haptotrope.com) |
Date: 2004-04-28 19:49:48 UTC-04:00
I *just* placed a letterbook today in Boston. (clues to come shortly)
This is by far the simplest method for hollowing out a book.
http://www.lisavollrath.com/articles/010.html
Though I would add that if you have a power drill, and don't glue the
block of pages to the back cover, you can drill through the pages at
each corner of the niche once the edges are glued, and use that as a
starting/stopping point for the X-acto blade-- it makes cutting alot
easier.
Cheers,
Sarah
On Apr 28, 2004, at 12:58 PM, greycrazy1 wrote:
> Greetings listers!
>
> I've been looking for an article on the steps for making letterbooks
> so they hold up and work. Does anyone have one you can point me to?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> GreyCrazy in SC
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
> Service.
>
>
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This is by far the simplest method for hollowing out a book.
http://www.lisavollrath.com/articles/010.html
Though I would add that if you have a power drill, and don't glue the
block of pages to the back cover, you can drill through the pages at
each corner of the niche once the edges are glued, and use that as a
starting/stopping point for the X-acto blade-- it makes cutting alot
easier.
Cheers,
Sarah
On Apr 28, 2004, at 12:58 PM, greycrazy1 wrote:
> Greetings listers!
>
> I've been looking for an article on the steps for making letterbooks
> so they hold up and work. Does anyone have one you can point me to?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> GreyCrazy in SC
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
> Service.
>
>
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