The Wooden Otter
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Making a softcover leather book, a 5e PHB!
Today I made a PHB into a softcover leather bound book! This technique could obviously be applied to other books too but it just seems to fit the PHB for me.
The STL file for the embossing pattern can be found at:
drive.google.com/uc?id=1mcB4ZM_POs_xRfshLEAt9hrGktF-SEJw&export=download
Thewoodenotter is where I post videos of my strategy gameplay and items I build in my free time! I’m particularly proud of my leather-bound book series and my Cities: Skylines gameplay series. If you’re in to building or strategy games, D&D, making things, woodworking, bee keeping, or anything along those lines then you should fit right in here. If you want to learn the finer points of a cool game or maybe see a bit of the lost art of leather bookbinding, then feel free to subscribe to my channel and stay a while.
Check out my favorite project to date, a leatherbound tome: th-cam.com/video/vR9nSxJiEGU/w-d-xo.html
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  • @sallyweiner4180
    @sallyweiner4180 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very nice! Thank you

  • @jbltech4244
    @jbltech4244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have so many questions starting with HOW? and ending with HOW IS THAT POSIIBLE?? I love this game and watching this gameplay made me feel.... I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN! you made me TRULY speechless. Love your work, keep it up brother! PS: you've earned not just one subscriber, watching this with my fellas made them addicted to your content. Hope you'll get into the high rank of creators soon, cuz you deserve it. till then, keep doing what you do the best and it will award you soon. :D

    • @jbltech4244
      @jbltech4244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      why the hell does that comment look like an essay

  • @MuhammadUmar-vb3fj
    @MuhammadUmar-vb3fj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When i import it is completely distorted. What is the reason???

  • @yadaroni
    @yadaroni 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have seen 2 other makers do this exact project. 1 did it the traditional way. It was amazing and should last a century, but I don't plan on becoming a professional book binder to do it. Another did it the quick amd dirty way. She got a cool looking book, but over time, those 3 volumes will definitely come apart. This is the best of both methods. It is much easier than the professional way, but should last as long under similar use. GREAT method for the average DIY who wants a book that will actually hold up to real world use.

  • @martasek78
    @martasek78 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Idiots are better to work on farms :) or get a NASA Education mod, send them to the education facilities, and then the Idiot trait is gone.

  • @carolinelabbott2451
    @carolinelabbott2451 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you ever felt like doing another project like this, four keys book arts did one recently and it be good for you to take a look to get more ideas. Your project was still good though.

  • @OuroborosArmory
    @OuroborosArmory 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Totally want to do this with mine

  • @brianjohnson1985
    @brianjohnson1985 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    totally doing this to my AD&D books I would really like to have the phb dmg mm1 and 2 and the unearthed arcana if room the greyhawk boxed set books in it and the maps floating in the front cover ....

  • @jasegal
    @jasegal ปีที่แล้ว

    So how much would it be to get one of these made?

  • @rodgeratkin
    @rodgeratkin ปีที่แล้ว

    some interesting techniques used there, for me to experiment with.

  • @rodgeratkin
    @rodgeratkin ปีที่แล้ว

    If these are perfect bound what is the point in sewing them as there would be no signatures to bind?

  • @vojo8558
    @vojo8558 ปีที่แล้ว

    was für ein Pfusch! 👎

  • @Tresquall
    @Tresquall ปีที่แล้ว

    Just commented on your other video... Again, I am so impressed. Going to steal some of what you did here. Excellent!!!

  • @Tresquall
    @Tresquall ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh I'm so annoyed! You did a marvelous job... But I've been working on mine for 5 years off and on, still havent finished it. I made the mistake of taking the glue off (soooo much Xacto blading!) and creating a new perfect bind. I even have the bookmark ribbons, though they're differently colotted to match the books they come from. I'm soooo stealing from you. This looks amazing. Props!

  • @marathuzula9024
    @marathuzula9024 ปีที่แล้ว

    5 minutes in my neck hurts because I find myself craning my neck to not watch at a god damn dutch angle...

  • @kennethjohnson4280
    @kennethjohnson4280 ปีที่แล้ว

    Old video, I know, but the creator is wrong. The books are, in fact, stitched signatures. Had he taken two minutes to examine the books, he would know this. Yes, there is glue on the spines, but that is normal for stitched signatures. If you don't put glue on the spines, there is nothing to hold the mull to the spine of the text block. The stitching on the three books does not line up, which creates its own problem but one that is not insurmountable. How someone who claims to be a bookbinder could miss this is beyond me.

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter ปีที่แล้ว

      I never claimed to be a bookbinder. I’m just interested in the topic.

    • @kennethjohnson4280
      @kennethjohnson4280 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheWoodenOtter My apologies. You're tools led me to believe you were.

  • @Newnodrogbob
    @Newnodrogbob ปีที่แล้ว

    As a teacher of high school geometry, 7:27 was my favorite part…

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I was proud of that but too!

  • @jessicay8207
    @jessicay8207 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m only 1 minute in and I’m obsessed and have already subscribed. Love how clearly you’re explaining things and showing us at the same time. I can tell I’m going to love this video it’s already super helpful and I’m 1 minute in!! I sure hope you have loads of other book binding vids for me to binge :)

  • @jamies8973
    @jamies8973 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to watch a 2nd time at .5 speed to hear what was being said, it's entertaining.

  • @hiworldman2299
    @hiworldman2299 ปีที่แล้ว

    What custom assets are you using?

  • @iknownothing-49
    @iknownothing-49 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Love these “making stuff” videos.

  • @n.nadiahazizi7382
    @n.nadiahazizi7382 ปีที่แล้ว

    the dedication.. dayummmmm

  • @ShatteredZen
    @ShatteredZen ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't like this enough times. Mesmerizing! Great work!

  • @graefx
    @graefx ปีที่แล้ว

    This is 100% what I have been looking for and had no idea to just search for exactly this. I've wanted to combine 3 rule books into a single leather bound tome. Now I'm a little less worried about ruining nearly $100 in paper

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter ปีที่แล้ว

      You should! It’s just paper and the results are so worth it.

  • @samueljackson605
    @samueljackson605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question: do you stitch each individual set of pages at the beginning or do them in groups?

    • @yayatheobroma929
      @yayatheobroma929 ปีที่แล้ว

      DAS bookbinding probably holds the answers to all your questions. To put the text block together, you will typically sew through one signature (usually 8 sheets of paper folded in half, so 32 pages) all the way up (or down), then move on to the next signature down (or up) and so on, until you’re done.

  • @samueljackson605
    @samueljackson605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm doing this myself and distressing the pages to look old and weathered (makes the book seem like some lost tome). It also allows some mistakes and imperfections in the process

  • @lughontheloo714
    @lughontheloo714 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have the 3rd part?

  • @blackcatredriver5878
    @blackcatredriver5878 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ideas.... thanks for the video!

  • @inkland2003
    @inkland2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very useful information

  • @misterbplays
    @misterbplays 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool!

  • @StillmanSpinningSteel
    @StillmanSpinningSteel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was 👍

  • @StillmanSpinningSteel
    @StillmanSpinningSteel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked the noises when using the tools. Im going back to watch again cause im doing a rebinding soon. Thnk u 🌌🌑🌒

  • @raysandrarexxia941
    @raysandrarexxia941 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice map! But the title says HOW to draw realistic maps, which you did not do

  • @HabbaBabbaPanda
    @HabbaBabbaPanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could by chance tell me the exact faux leather you used, it looked like embossed well and I'm looking to make my own pdf books that I bought

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I purchased split goatskin leather from talas.com. They have everything you could need to bind a book.

  • @caiquefernandes5831
    @caiquefernandes5831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    it was missing to show how you made the spine, after reinforcing its seam.

  • @zacheryfore1385
    @zacheryfore1385 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also the tree block assets

  • @zacheryfore1385
    @zacheryfore1385 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What third party assets are you using for the map symbols?

  • @calebsulkin8740
    @calebsulkin8740 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey can you show how you got the custom assets to show up in the drop down menu? Mine only show up in the brush tool.

  • @jthompson7024
    @jthompson7024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantasic map! In terms of video editing I would suggest you mute the sped-up parts to avoid the chipmunk squeaks and have some royalty free music quietly in the background. That would take this to a 10/10

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the pointers! I’ll work those into the next video.

    • @MedievalFantasyTV
      @MedievalFantasyTV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've found the squeaks very ASMR like!

  • @eufemiateodorayanezfernand507
    @eufemiateodorayanezfernand507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Esas cañuelas están mal hechas

  • @simon_roy
    @simon_roy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lmao this is genocide, but the devs didn't make prison or anything to rehabilitate them.

  • @theinfographicshub7252
    @theinfographicshub7252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The symbols don't scale down below 10 and it's problematic

  • @jmichaelolds
    @jmichaelolds 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fucking sexy!

  • @elistatham6876
    @elistatham6876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The beginning was so hard to watch. They are such beautiful books I had a hard time watching you take the covers off. I get upset if one of my pages gets creased or something. Beautiful end product though.

  • @DebbieBuckland
    @DebbieBuckland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to see more props made for your games. Love these d&D craft videos

  • @DebbieBuckland
    @DebbieBuckland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    looks gorgeous

  • @DebbieBuckland
    @DebbieBuckland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    so cool. I might make a case for mine to slip into instead of having to take the books apart. I like the separate books.

  • @KeruuKat
    @KeruuKat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing!!!

  • @plewelly
    @plewelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    But very cool videos! Might try my hand at this for a gift for someone one day!

  • @plewelly
    @plewelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could be wrong, but I think H2O2 acts as an oxidizer to help the acid work. I think strong acid plus peroxide is piranha solution (the stuff they dissolve dead bodies with in movies and tv shows).

    • @TheWoodenOtter
      @TheWoodenOtter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you’re right. It’s terrifying stuff.