AT THE INTERSECTION OF INDUSTRY, MATERIAL, PLAY, AND A WORKING CLASS ATTITUDE
THE ART OF MAKING DO
A solid steel hinge notebook made with vintage stationary including a cream-color 25% cotton linen paper, with a woven texture on the surface. the largest hinge notebook I have to offer, made with a 6in weld-on hinge. This item is very heavy, weighing about 3.1 lbs and consists of a complete set including two refills, three booklets in total; each custom made to the hinge with their own set of hooks and o-rings. 180 pages in each booklet. also includes a vintage metal mechanical pencil and vintage led included to refill.
notebook made from secondhand: hinge, legal pad, vintage file folders, steel wire, brown paper bags, linen paper
and: shock cord, heat shrink tubing, rubber o rings, glue, stainless steel o rings, metal grommets
These are made by creating custom inserts for the hinge that allow the booklet to wrap and hook into place inside the hinge, moving with the hinge as it opens and closes. The booklet is made considering page numbers, size, and layering material. I will create a test booklet for each new hinge kind because I work within margins of five pages, meaning if I have 3-7 extra pages, it can entirely and obviously affect how the notebook closes. Real estate inside the hinge is extremely limited, and I have to consider millimeters of space, which is why I use the binding materials and methods I do.
This is a perfect bind using mull cloth and archival book glue, made into a semi-hardcover booklet that fits perfectly inside the hinge, pressed so the paper in the booklet can absorb some of the extra space left by the elastic and grommets, and stays there until you want to refill/exchange it. I try to include as many pages as possible while not overloading, but this took extra time as I was working with a new paper type, and each paper has a different weight and thus slightly different thicknesses. four layers of paper and mull cloth make up the cover and allow the booklet to have integrity; this helps when metal and paper meet. the hinge edges are sanded down to limit friction, fraying, and to make it smooth to the touch.
6 in x 3.5 in
3.1 lbs
made to order, please allow 3-5 weeks for making and shipping.
items are handmade, please allow for uniqueness. i work with metal and paper, and sometimes the booklets get some machine oil from the hinge onto the spine/booklet; this does not affect utility and is unavoidable, as these are still industrial materials and hinges are supposed to have a little lubricant inside the moving parts.
shipping costs are calculated based on package weight and destination. duties and taxes are not included in the checkout price.
AT THE INTERSECTION OF INDUSTRY, MATERIAL, PLAY, AND A WORKING CLASS ATTITUDE
THE ART OF MAKING DO
A solid steel hinge notebook made with vintage stationary including a cream-color 25% cotton linen paper, with a woven texture on the surface. the largest hinge notebook I have to offer, made with a 6in weld-on hinge. This item is very heavy, weighing about 3.1 lbs and consists of a complete set including two refills, three booklets in total; each custom made to the hinge with their own set of hooks and o-rings. 180 pages in each booklet. also includes a vintage metal mechanical pencil and vintage led included to refill.
notebook made from secondhand: hinge, legal pad, vintage file folders, steel wire, brown paper bags, linen paper
and: shock cord, heat shrink tubing, rubber o rings, glue, stainless steel o rings, metal grommets
These are made by creating custom inserts for the hinge that allow the booklet to wrap and hook into place inside the hinge, moving with the hinge as it opens and closes. The booklet is made considering page numbers, size, and layering material. I will create a test booklet for each new hinge kind because I work within margins of five pages, meaning if I have 3-7 extra pages, it can entirely and obviously affect how the notebook closes. Real estate inside the hinge is extremely limited, and I have to consider millimeters of space, which is why I use the binding materials and methods I do.
This is a perfect bind using mull cloth and archival book glue, made into a semi-hardcover booklet that fits perfectly inside the hinge, pressed so the paper in the booklet can absorb some of the extra space left by the elastic and grommets, and stays there until you want to refill/exchange it. I try to include as many pages as possible while not overloading, but this took extra time as I was working with a new paper type, and each paper has a different weight and thus slightly different thicknesses. four layers of paper and mull cloth make up the cover and allow the booklet to have integrity; this helps when metal and paper meet. the hinge edges are sanded down to limit friction, fraying, and to make it smooth to the touch.
6 in x 3.5 in
3.1 lbs
made to order, please allow 3-5 weeks for making and shipping.
items are handmade, please allow for uniqueness. i work with metal and paper, and sometimes the booklets get some machine oil from the hinge onto the spine/booklet; this does not affect utility and is unavoidable, as these are still industrial materials and hinges are supposed to have a little lubricant inside the moving parts.
shipping costs are calculated based on package weight and destination. duties and taxes are not included in the checkout price.
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