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1.
Cut out the three long page strips. Fan fold all
page strips taking care that the raw edges line up
perfectly. Note the direction of the fold to start
with at the beginning of the ‘end board.’ Also check
the ending fold for the final ‘end board.’
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2.
Use the glue stick and carefully add a layer of glue
to the back side of the first strip. Make sure to
reach the edges of the strip. DO NOT PAINT GLUE TO
BACKS OF THE ‘END BOARDS’ that are located at each
end of a strip. This is the only step that requires
the use of the glue stick.
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3.
One-by-one, press the blank sides of the pages
together. Be careful to align the raw edges of the
pages as perfectly as possible. Note that the ‘end
boards’ are not included in the gluing. Repeat for
the other two strips.
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4. Move now to the
book's cover and fold the four perimeter tabs. Try
to crease the folds exactly along the fold lines.
Use the metal straight-edge ruler to press a clean
straight crease. Paint glue to the tabs and press
down.
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5. Use the
straight-edge ruler and press creases along both
edges of the spine area along the solid black on the
printed side of the cover.
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6. Hold the three
strips of pages together with the small black office
clip. You might want to place a folded bit of
cardboard under the pinch of the black clip to avoid
dents in pages. Paint glue to the spine side of the
page edges. Allow to dry thoroughly.
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7. Do a trial fitting
of the book into the cover, so you can estimate
where to start the positioning with glue.
Paint glue to the blank side of the ‘end boards’ and
the spine – a second time – and position carefully
on the inside of the book cover. Flatten out edges.
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8. To accurately
position the dust jacket, hold the red spine area of
the dust jacket right over the black spine area of
the book and hold. Slip the front flap inside the
cover and then crease along the book’s edge. Repeat
for the back flap.
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9. To assemble the
storage sleeve, fold to make four sides and a tab.
Paint apply glue to tab and press on the inside
blank surface. Flatten temporarily to get a really
good contact with the glued tab surface.
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10. Here is the
completed book project.
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