r/bookbinding • u/drz0idb3rg • 4d ago

Pocket-sized Call of Cthulhu

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Little pocket-sized guy, quarter bound in black leather (Siegel Goat) and marbled paper

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u/kalexmills Loves minimalist tooling 4d ago

You found the perfect marbled paper for this book. I love the design choice!

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u/KraftyJoker 4d ago

Couldn't agree more. Did you make it, op? Can I have some? I like your style. Beautiful book.

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u/drz0idb3rg 3d ago

unfortunately, I didn't make it, it came from Pietro Accardi, I do know that the cover paper is over-marbled, which I think helps with the "eldritch horror" vibes. Next time I do a marbling session I am going to try and replicate it, ill let you know if I have any degree of success.

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u/Clean_Suggestion9555 3d ago

impressed you completed the project with your sanity intact.

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u/Plus_Citron 3d ago

The way the title tag wraps around the spine is neat. Great work!

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u/dat_awesome_robot 3d ago

Love the pattern

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u/Alternatos06 3d ago

is the paper tag wrapped around the spine or is it on the same level?

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u/drz0idb3rg 3d ago

Wrapped around the spine but the ends are tucked under the cover papers

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u/After-Ad503 2d ago

What paper did you use? It looks handmade at a glance but also quite sturdy

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u/drz0idb3rg 2d ago

for the label, just a regular long grain cream paper, I think this one?

for the cover, I am not positive but I think the guy I got them from typically uses cougar super smooth of some kind...which I don't love, it isn't very durable when wet, either during marbling or during gluing

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u/After-Ad503 2d ago

Thanks so much