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Pocket notebooks // How-To | I Like To Make Stuff

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[sofiadacosta]

wooow this video is 9 years old?? i love how timeless it is!! today i made some pocket notebooks with linoleum scraps from the floor :)

[mcremona]

My list of things I want to make keeps getting bigger.  Way to go, Bob.

[jimmydiresta]

Great vid. For many years I would take 6-8 large index cards and pass through the sewing machine at the center fold on the stitch and trim even on 3 sides for a pocket note book.

[Iliketomakestuff]

I just got several orders for these (which means I have to make a bunch this week) and thought maybe I'd re-share this older project.
It's a quick and easy one, but such a handy thing to have around!

[AsianCrack-crjk]

9 years later and I still come back to this video every couple months as a refresh before I make more books to replace the full ones 😁😁😁

[lydiacostello]

You make it look so easy, I gave it a go. I had tools except for paper cutter, and as such, everything kept being uneven. I made a notebook eventually, but it ain't for public consumption. Thanks good video.

[Scarshadow]

This and Sea Lemon's vids are what I have to thank for making my own notebooks and sketchbooks without having to spend too much money! The only thing that I wish this video included was slowly cutting the edge of the finished notebook with an exacto knife/box-cutting knife and ruler to people that do want an even edge option. 📓📔📒

[AlekStang]

Great simple project! My wife teaches creative writing and her kids would love these for writing journals.  

[ebayyyyy]

I love how customizable they are. I'm thinking about Christmas gifts and favors for themed parties.

[robbobstone]

After saying you were going to show us how to make notebooks and then it went into the intro of cutting wood, torching wood, and cutting metal my immediate thought was "that's gonna be a crazy notebook"

[trexsty]

This just gave me the perfect way to show off my designs and sell something useful that also shows off my designs

[jethrowb]

Loved this idea. On my second batch of ten using Old Training Navigation Chart as cover and graph paper inside. The last batch was wildly popular.

[dbhoward]

Saddle stitching, you notice how the inner pages tend to extend out a bit beyond the outer pages and cover, in the printing industry we call that "creep" and on booklets with a bunch of pages we had to compensate for that by moving the images progressively in toward the spine on the inner pages, then after saddle stitching take the booklets to a high speed paper cutter and cut off the open end....not to go on, but we also set the books up in signature format. Yeah was in the printing industry for 40 years...

[velasquezjovani]

This is probably the easiest yet still beutiful tutorial I have seen so far, thanks!!

[saurabhbisht]

just took me 5-10min and now I have a good pocket notebook

[ShavingsandAwl]

Simple, effective and they look really classy. I have some old maps and technical drawings that would be great for this. Thanks for sharing Bob.

[edwardturner]

This video is so helpful, making it so much easier than so many other of these videos!

[mordaeu]

So simple and way cheaper in the long run instead of buying moleskine or Leuchtturm pocket notebooks!

[FarhanAli-ylcf]

I love how the design on the outside looks

[ourclassroomwithmadamsalinel]

It's December 2020 and I am searching for a good gift for my friends, then, I saw this. Thank you.