D- A tactic I use is to cover the inside of the box with material before assembling the box by gluing up the cut pieces and laying them onto the cloth. The pieces are trimmed flush of cloth and assembled in the usual way. The outside cover extends over the inside 10mm is and mitered at the corners. You have to be careful not to soil the inside, but as I have a terminal case of pudgy fingers this works better for me. It also permits the use of a contrasting color for the inside lining. Close ups very good- suggest shooting extreme close ups as a separate take and inserting them during your edit rather than a blind zoom. Nate
This is so good... You made me realise the value of a well-made box. So many DIY youtubers employs professionals for lights and camera. Here, professional work employs DIY lights and camera. Please keep your lighting technician, his work is good enough, and I'm afraid we would get a major loss in quality in the bookbinding should the lighting guy get the sack.
When I first started looking into bookbinding as a hobby I hadn’t realised that so many binders also do box making, but seeing all your videos on enclosures and boxes for conservation, it suddenly made a lot of sense why that is! Anyway, thanks for this little series! Now I want to make dice trays for all my D&D players 😂
Another great video, thank you. Would you consider a video on making (Chicago screw) post bound books like those used for photo albums, scrap books, etc. I'd like to make a version where the posts are concealed but I know these are a little more difficult. There are so few videos out there on this topic.
I had just watched a video on the manufacture of a watch whose thickness is 1.8 millimeters when your video arrived on my screen, and well the precision of the work is really comparable! Best wishes seen from France and translated by google
A well timed video, I'm about to make a set of boxes and trays. That trick using an awl prick to do the inside mitres is genius in its simplicity! This whole process strikes me as hard to do in paper though, as you would have to glue out the whole sheet before you start?
No, the trick is to use a dry adhesive, like a PVA that has evaporated a bit and gone a bit thick. But if the paper is thin, it will need laminating before using. At the start I'm covering a little gold cover in paper. There would be all sorts of problems if you try and glue out the paper.
P.S. Thank you for sharing this very elegant solution. It would've taken me a considerable amount of time, material and patience to get there on my own. D.S.
Beautifully demonstrated. Logical, precise and easy to understand. Thank you!
D- A tactic I use is to cover the inside of the box with material before assembling the box by gluing up the cut pieces and laying them onto the cloth. The pieces are trimmed flush of cloth and assembled in the usual way. The outside cover extends over the inside 10mm is and mitered at the corners. You have to be careful not to soil the inside, but as I have a terminal case of pudgy fingers this works better for me. It also permits the use of a contrasting color for the inside lining.
Close ups very good- suggest shooting extreme close ups as a separate take and inserting them during your edit rather than a blind zoom.
Nate
Watching a competent craftsman is always a delight.
This is so good... You made me realise the value of a well-made box.
So many DIY youtubers employs professionals for lights and camera.
Here, professional work employs DIY lights and camera.
Please keep your lighting technician, his work is good enough, and I'm afraid we would get a major loss in quality in the bookbinding should the lighting guy get the sack.
When I first started looking into bookbinding as a hobby I hadn’t realised that so many binders also do box making, but seeing all your videos on enclosures and boxes for conservation, it suddenly made a lot of sense why that is! Anyway, thanks for this little series! Now I want to make dice trays for all my D&D players 😂
Another great video, thank you. Would you consider a video on making (Chicago screw) post bound books like those used for photo albums, scrap books, etc. I'd like to make a version where the posts are concealed but I know these are a little more difficult. There are so few videos out there on this topic.
Qué maravilla, qué precisión, qué paciencia. Muchísimas gracias por sus vídeos.
This Californian LOVES watching you work!!!! Always much to learn, and much gratification.
I had just watched a video on the manufacture of a watch whose thickness is 1.8 millimeters when your video arrived on my screen, and well the precision of the work is really comparable!
Best wishes
seen from France and translated by google
Thank you for the white pencil.
Helped my simple mind visualize your process.
Need to get a sharper one. That china pencil went blunt right away.
Thank you for this. I like to make nice looking boxes for my craft supplies, especially those that I keep out for ready access.
The pitter-patter of a glue brush. Thanks for the close-ups.
These last two videos were really great. I don't usually make boxes but I think I will try.
Great tips here for people who do cartonnage.
Thanks Daryn. Another great video.
This was extremely helpful to me. Thank you very much, DAS!
A well timed video, I'm about to make a set of boxes and trays. That trick using an awl prick to do the inside mitres is genius in its simplicity! This whole process strikes me as hard to do in paper though, as you would have to glue out the whole sheet before you start?
No, the trick is to use a dry adhesive, like a PVA that has evaporated a bit and gone a bit thick. But if the paper is thin, it will need laminating before using. At the start I'm covering a little gold cover in paper. There would be all sorts of problems if you try and glue out the paper.
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I think you should give your lighting tech a break. They're probably working multiple jobs simultaneously and are likely distracted. 😉😉😉
P.S. Thank you for sharing this very elegant solution. It would've taken me a considerable amount of time, material and patience to get there on my own. D.S.