i wanted to get started on another book this weekend. i got the board prep done, but then i got stuck on the cover. i had something planned already going into the work, but then i started to change my mind. but, i've found something that i think will work well and hopefully will have more time to work on it tomorrow. i'm also excited to use my new ( Read more... )

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no journals to show just yet. i have boards sanded and made ready. enough for another 14 books. one of them being a wedding guest book i need to start work on. but, until then i have a few fun things. first, i got my pilot vanishing point collectors pen. it was on my as something i might want but that changed as i listened to the pen addict podcast ( Read more... )

in the time since my last posting here i have done a great many things. my birthday has come and gone, i've finished books fifty seven and fifty eight and i've found some fun pen obsessed people to read and listen to online. namely mary collins who blogs here and brad dowdy who blogs here and podcasts with myke hurley here. which has greatly fueled ( Read more... )

here is journal fifty five, fifty six and the start of fifty seven ( Read more... )

finally made it down to the leather shop today. tandy leather in la mesa and picked up a skiver knife, or paring knife to thin the leather out a bit for folding. and i picked up some suede for future projects. that leather is much thinner, averaging 1.0 mm thickness vs the 2.0 mm thickness of the current leather i'm using ( Read more... )

for more than just a few weeks now i've been working, albeit very slowly on a leather bound journal and it's been frustrating. but i've discovered that if i want to venture into leather working, i need more tools. and learning how to effectively pare leather with a leather paring knife. so now i'm opening a new chapter in my book binding life ... ( Read more... )

there's been a lot of things going on in my life lately, mostly changing jobs again that has kept me from having the quiet time to sit down and finish this book. but i did finally get it done ( Read more... )

since i've last posted here there have been a few journals made and one finally sold on etsy. they are mostly of the comic book type. i've been on a kick of taking some of the old beatup comics from the dollar bin at so cal comics/first there was the wolverine book two posts back, then i made one with cyclops. it isn't actually my favorite book. i ( Read more... )

i've been rather busy with this new job. so busy i haven't had much time to make very many new books, but i do have a few to share. i'm trying to find more time to work on this hobby so it will continue to grow and get better, try new things and challenge myself. so with that in mind i have a few unique books to share ( Read more... )