FrugalGamer
Did a bunch of #bookbinding yesterday, and in order to make things smoother, I made myself a punching trough out of cardboard. It was way easy than I thought it would be, and it makes punching the holes in my signatures so much easier!

#bookmaking #books #handmade #cardboard #diy #maker #crafty #booknerd
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Show threadMaria Langer | 📝💎🌵🛥️14h ago

@FrugalGamer I use a punching tool that I made following instructions I found on a YouTube channel. It's made out of wood and it has holes pre-drilled. I don't think it would work for everyone, but I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBzlX-fszPI&feature=youtu.be

The crazy thing about this is that I already had scraps of this wood on hand at home so I didn't have to buy anything. I made the holes 1 cm apart. I can use them in any combination.

DIY Bookbinding Cradle with Just ONE Piece of Wood and Simple Tools!

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Show threadFrugalGamer9h ago
@mlanger That's awesome and thanks for sharing! I'm a little bit afraid of working with wood, but I may upgrade to this one in the future, if I end up using the cardboard one a lot. I usually keep scraps on hand for this sort of thing (I've been trying without success to get over my fear for a while now), and it's great when you can do these sorts of projects with what you have around the house.