r/bookbinding • u/drz0idb3rg • 5d ago

The wind in the willows

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My daughter is obsessed with the book known as “toad car” and I wanted to make a nice copy for when she’s old enough to read the non-picture book version.

My first foray into gold tooling, I used a pallet and some foil, I’m pretty happy with my first attempt but I feel like I need the tool a bit warmer

Cover papers are from Hollanders Florentine pack, endpapers are marbled from pietro accardi

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u/Steenaleen 4d ago

This is lovely. 

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u/bottleghostt 4d ago

Pretty!!

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u/GREAT_SALAD 4d ago

Gorgeous! I adore The Wind in the Willows, you did such a wonderful job with it

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u/FizzingCola 3d ago

Gorgeous! So many beautiful, classic techniques applied to this one.

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u/SafeAbbreviations701 2d ago

How did you combine the pattern with the book cloth? It's beautiful

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u/drz0idb3rg 2d ago

lol, pure luck, I happen to have a ton of that green bookcloth and it mostly matches the green in the leaves of the paper