I do leather working, and you are correct. Shape and carve, then stain/dye the leather. If you stained then carved you would get un-dyed leather showing in the lines of the carving. As well, since you need to wet the leather for carving, you would also get colour bleeding.
@@Moonarale You are kidding right? Bookbinding vices and presses are difficult to get hold of, and a good Binder will keep their skiving/paring knives at LEAST as sharp as a razor. I know mine are. A proper bookbinding setup is NOT a good place for a young child.... I did not let either of my daughters into mine until they hit 13 - 14
Hey, everyone! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year! We're kicking off 2020 with a Witcher project 😀 Hope you enjoy this one! - Martina & Hansi
Jeg regner med den ananas plata på veggen er sånn lyddempende sak? Får meg i alle fall til å tenke på tapeten goblinene i WoW alltid hadde i hjemma sine, hah! Fin bok da. Har du vurdert det kan være lurt å lage 3, 4, 5 av di samtidig og selge di andre for å dekke kostnadene?
Happy New Year!!! The Witcher is awesome, this tome is an awesome edition to the collection, and you - are - a legend!!! I wish knew people as creative and craft as you (*0*) Keep doing you, my dude!!!
Who wants more book projects? 🙋🏻♀️ I actually really wanna see how far books can be pushed in regards of tools, materials and special effects. Please keep them going! Maybe something from GoT, LotR, the Hobbit, Eragon, Harry potter, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Diablo, (more the Witcher), the legend of Zelda. Just a few which might inspire you ✨
Add tentacles to a dark green leather book! *I am Hermaeus Mora, the guardian of the unseen, knower of the unknown. Become my champion and I will give you the knowledge you seek.*
Love your hair. I will say that while you technically "can" dye your leather before carving (I've seen it used to case the leather pre carving) it's generally not the best way and usually makes it more difficult to see your scratch lines for carving. Loved this video
One thing I really like about your channel is how genuinely happy and exited you are about your projects. On other channels they seem to be trying so hard to seem professional that it almost makes them seem indifferent and usually you won’t get more than a “I’m really happy about this” and a smile out of them. The genuine joy and excitement you show makes it more relatable and fun to watch
While I love all the things you guys make, it's your books that I am the most captivated by. You're incredibly skilled, and entertaining to watch, and a huge inspiration to me. I really want to learn how to make books, mainly because of you and this channel. And the intro to that sponsored part just got me at the edge of my seat. I've been a worldbuilder for over 20 years, so that world anvil thing is bloody perfect! Definitely checking that one out!
Interested in learning bookbinding like this? I made a step-by-step course! If you want to support us and like bookbinding, check it out on our Patreon from the Apprentice tier and up: ✨ www.patreon.com/nerdforge ✨
Remember when she got a glue brush that one time and was so proud of herself 😂 she’s never used it after that one time 😂 and this is why she’s one of my favorite crafters on your tube
World Anvil is awesome. I write short stories and so trying to create a whole universe for a large story was SO difficult. I have been able to create a timeline for characters and have been able to keep it all organized. I TRULY appreciate that i found the site through you!
This is amazing once again!! I love all of your videos but as a writer, your book and tome videos hold a special place in my fantasy obsessed heart. I hope if one of my own book series gets published one day you will make a book for that. I think it would be amazing to see what you could come up with. Once again, amazing job and I can’t wait to see what you make next!!
I have seen demos of people applying gold leaf and quite a few have used make-up brushes in particular a big blush to tap the gold leaf down to the adhesive. I hope this is helpful. I do so love to watch you doing your projects! Thank you for sharing so much with us.
this is what i think you can do, attach the leather to the spine and then, use the book to mark all you need to know where all is going to be placed, next, open the leather to one side, work on it (carving, tooling...etc), change the side and repeat, last dye the leather as you want and then glue. I am a leather artisan, that is most likely how i would do it. Sorry if my grammar is not good, i am spanish but i did my best to comment this because i like the things you make and want to help you a little with the leather part. i hope you carry on making all this beautiful things, its really relaxing to see how you do it, thanks for all the hard work ^_^
I worked in printing (binding & small format reprographics) when I was in college... these videos show me a whole lot of what we DIDN'T do and how things are done differently, and that there is so much left to learn! More book-making and book-binding please!
Wow, that one is epic! I love watching your videos making tomes. You put in so much work and your artistic skills are amazing. You both have such a wide varieties of skills it makes me think of the term, "reinissance man", of course I think the term is applicable for women and men. I'm a fan of The Witcher series so this project was a hit for me. I love it. Thank you for sharing the steps, links to supplies and inspiration! Have a wonderful day!
Tremendous Handcrafting THE Witchers Tome, take all the time you need Tome of Water can wait, once all the books are done will there be writings (magical spell writings) in your books pages that way to give them like they were all written by sorcery? keep up the great work Nerdforge. :)
Briana Hawkins I’d like to see a video about scripts and calligraphy, but also stamps for the sake of time and just because stamps are incredibly useful. That would make really good use of these various spellbooks and give them each their own flair.
I also make books and found that a right angle raised form with a backing board makes the paper folding go much faster. It make lining both corners effortless.
Looks amazing. Maybe another idea is to make the elements embossing out of plexiglass, carve away the leather on top of it and add some flat LEDs underneath them. Then when you open it up, the eyes will light up as well as the symbols. Love your vids!!
Another amazing video. Honestly I don't think you need to speed up too much some of the stitching or things you've "done before." It's so peaceful to watch.
Love how this turned out! it looks like something that witchers might carry as a condensed book of essential lore and abilities :) Also I have seen a few channels talk about world anvil, but you are the first i have seen that actually shows some of its functionality! thank you for that and I will definitely be checking it out :)
I owned horses for a while and the tanner we used to make our saddles would do both dye leather and carve and carve then dye leather. The ones that he dyed first and carved second looked amazing because the dye would be all over but as he carved unto the leather the natural color would come out in the carvings.
you CAN stain first and then carve ... BUT you will get uneven colouring in the carved portions ... and can get very heavy darker colouring in the compressed areas ... The carving after does make for a nice contrast to the stain ... and is a good highlight for very dark coloured books ... . also ... if you carve after and are applying a fill like gold leaf or silk thread paired with gold and silver threads ... then the fill will cover any miscolouring pretty well ... if you DONT fill in the carved area you can use a q tip or similar applicator (brush) ... and add a light touch of the stain to the carved portions that are showing that you dont want to show ... . think of it like this ... the people who carve pumpkins and use different thicknesses of the actual pumpkin to allow or block more or less light through them ... it is the same idea except the light comes from outside not inside ... so you tend to remove the dark to make the light ... instead of keeping the dark to block the light
Hey, you made this on my birthday!! Witcher is one of my faves. Love that you switched out the amulet, it looks much better than the one in the series. This has to be the coolest book I have ever seen! And I love to watch you making books! (As well as other stuff)! So glad I found your channel! Love the hair :) Hugs from Katla (Enebakk, Norway)
I just love what you do! Came across nerdforge when searching book binding as I wanted to learn how to! You are inspiring , creative, and oh so clever! What a wonderful legacy you will leave your family and others. I would love to come across these amazing things in my grandma’s attic, in the future, that’s for sure! Ps huge fan of the Witcher , too!
Wow. I haven't looked at any of your bookbuilding projects until now. It brought up memories of Print Shop class in High School in the 1960s (yes, I'm old). Have you looked into "marbling" the edges of your books' pages? It's really easy and looks so cool. Beautiful job. I have a suggestion for your "I don't have three hands" problem. You can buy "third hand" tools, alligator clips on little jointed stands to hold components for soldering but they're rally only good for that one thing. You can also buy surgical instruments like hemostats and Kelly clamps- they're like fine-duty locking pliers (one has smooth jaws, the other has really fine teeth) and they come in different sizes. You clamp the part to be soldered in one of them and another to the first one to hold it up off your work surface. You can use them for lots and lots of things- they are seriously indispensable for craft work.
Love it! I'd love to create something to keep track of all my crochet projects. If I keep watching your magical skills I just might work up the nerve to try. Your creativity is just amazing!
I love seeing how excited you get when the things you make work out the way you want them to! This is an amazing book! Don't stop making book projects because I love them.
Oh, one more thing! Your merch announcement is REALLY helpful! All of them are extremely useful and amazing. WorldAnvil is on my list now to help me finish one of my projects. Thank you!
Hey Martina! I made a book just like your fire/earth/air tome! I followed all your steps, and my book actually turned out quite cool! I think I need practice on the gold leaf though 😆 Greetings from bushfire ridden Australia!
It's a beautiful book and I remember you said if only I had a third hand there's a tool called to Helping Hands that you can even keep your soldering iron it also you can have a magnifying glass to use with it it's really nice I bought one for my husband when year for his birthday Blessed Be
Another great project! And yes, staining/sealing the leather is the last step, after it has been carved, or stretched, or whatever else you are doing to it.
Just started using world anvil a little while ago. They go into exhaustive detail, but I think that's part of what makes them so cool. By the way, I love your book binding videos, they are some of my favorites. Your videos have inspired me to try and make my own super cool stuff. Thank you, you guys rock!
I absolutely love your enthusiasm Martina. It is truly infectious. You are always upbeat and everything is the coolest or the best thing you ever made. Never change!
Never stop making book binding videos!! I live for them. I used your first two booking binding videos to make my own leather bound books for my paper making class in school. 💕
Best idea is to have all Witcher books sereies in such custom handmade covers! Unique and rare... Thx for great idea and owsome project you made. Very inspiring and motivating!
So, as someone who works with leather, I can tell you that you can indeed dye the leather first then carve/stamp; in fact, you can use the moisture from the dye in place of water to case your leather in preparation for carving/stamping. In the case of carving, your most likely going to have to go over any carved details with a bit of dye just to touch up afterwards. It really just depends on what order of steps you feel most comfortable with and if tooling and dyeing the leather after its on the book is what works best for you then stick with it.
Sanding my to-be clay earrings while watching this 😊 I found this channel about a week ago and I almost watched every video. I love this channel! Thank you for all you do 😍
No way, sis you're so creative! The fact that you aren't being recognized more is a crime. I absolutely love your channel and think you're going to go far, amazing work and wishing you luck in the future. Definitely going to be subscribing your channel.
for the embossing, have you ever tried to use a few sheets of high density foam or flexible rubber in the press? just apply glue and press it to form the leather around the raised shape. Not sure if it would work as i've never done a full leather bound book with embossing myself, only half bound journals etc. Some day i'll try it!
shape and carve/stamp/work/emboss, then stain and wax. Never work the leather after staining and waxing it. Guessing someone has probably said that. As for working the leather seperate from the book, yes it most definately can be done, if you are carving or embossing a complex series of designs then working the leather seperately may well actually end up easier in the long run. It does however require very precise measurement, and some shaping you may want to do before you begin the rest of the work, like the spine banding, and making sure you have the leather all nicely skived out prior to beginning so you know it is all sized correctly. Different binders do things slightly differently though. Working the leather off the book really becomes essential if you are using a lot of embossing tools, presses or dies that may put pressure on or potentially damage your boards and *ESPECIALLY* your spine. Boards are relatively easy to replace if they are damaged but if you damage the spine then you pretty much wreck the book. Any finishing though is done once the book has been bound, so any gold (or other metal) leafing, that sort of thing, waxing can be left till after the bind is done as well, I prefer to stain off the book, mostly because when it comes to staining I tend to be on the messy side :). Interested to know if you have moved onto Kettle knots for sewing though? Not watched many of your vids yet save this and a couple of your earlier books, and in the latter you were using a double knot. Not an issue with the number of folios you were using in those projects but Kettle knots lie flatter so are better used in projects with larger numbers of folios or thinner paper weights.
Even though I know by now how time-consuming these book videos are for you, I sure do appreciate that you did another one! And what a piece of art! Love your sponsor, as a DM in D&D I can see a lot of use in this and will look into the possibilities.
I AM SO FREAKING GLAD THAT I DIDN'T SKIP THE SPONSORSHIP (I USUALLY DO FOR THINGS LIKE WIX AND SQUARESPACE AND STUFF THAT I ALREADY HAVE SEEN SPONSORS FOR) BECAUSE I'VE WANTED SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR SO FREAKING LONG. I'VE ALWAYS JUST WANTED LIKE A SANDBOX THING THAT I CAN CREATE AN ENTIRE WORLD IN THANK YOU SO MUCH
I want to say how much I love your book tutorial. I made my Granddaughter a grimoire by following your instructions and she was blown away by the end result. So a BIG THANK YOU. Xxx 💖💝 💗
Hey Martina, Hansi, I have 2 questions and 2 suggestions. Questions: 1) Can I base 2 OCs (Original Characters) off of the 2 of you? 2) If so what do you want them to be? I was thinking you, Martina be a elf, witch hybrid or something like that. Hansi could be a human with clear sight that let's him see the supernatural clearly. Suggestions: I noticed you don't upload as often anymore. I'm not sure why but I thought it might be having no ideas. So here's my 1st suggestion: Look back at your past projects. You've made multiple designs for each project. Yet you only make 1 of them and never revisit the project to make another. So you could go back and make another design. You could make new designs too. You've learned a lot since most of your projects. So maybe go back and do another with the new skills you've learned. Your magic wand and magic staff for example. Here's my 2nd suggestion: Mix the things you've done. I've never seen you make a figure for your Dioramas. You've printed or bought them. I understand they're small so many make their tools or something. Like a magic staff or large shield from resin or something. Or maybe make a magical Diorama that has a figure trapped or sealed in a resin crystal. Or make a set. A Diorama, a painting, and maybe tools. Tools: Weapons, armor, jewelry, clothes, and a book. Life sized armor for a male, a female, and maybe a pet. Same with weapons, jewelry, and clothes. An the book could have info about creatures or something. An I don't mean just make the book. I mean draw and write the information. Make a world of your own..
I think I'm in love ? I mean : a video about books and how to create a book and electronics what more could I have asked for ? (Did I mention that I love books, annnd the witcher as well ) I'm so glad I got to see your video :' )
You make such beautiful things. Providing fun and satisfying alternative environments to Our "real" world. This video about the merging of electronics with leather and paper is exciting. I think I will go check out "World Anvil". For many years, I have needed and wanted to build "A Better World" (or at least part of one) Part of my alternate "world", I did achieve in Thought and artifacts and I am still pecking away at it. I really should avail myself of your bookbinding course. Thank you for what You do.
While you can dye the leather before tooling it, it makes more sense to do it afterwards, considering the carving knife will split the leather showing the natural skin of the leather which may not be dyed, since dye only sinks in so deep into the skin. So if you did it beforehand, you would have to fix certain spots afterwards.
Oh Martina, you are so talented, and inspiring. I thoroughly enjoy this channel. I was thinking, how about a tome with illuminated icons/runes on the cover (like the wolf eyes) in a future item?? Keep up the fantastic work, and may 2020 bring you even greater success.
Typically yes, you do generally dye your leather after you carve it. But it is possible to do it in reverse, as you have shown, you just need to add a little more dye after the carving and before additional embellishments like gold leaf.
I cheered at the same time as the eyes light up, full empathy right here. I've never really done any major projects, yet. Watching these videos are totally nudging me towards making something extra COOL! :D
I've recently gotten into bookbinding with leather myself, and I usually dye the leather first with a solid color then fit it to the book and then go in with details.
Imagine giving this to someone in the 15th century and telling them it’s a magic book that only the worthy can read, and if you destroy it you will suffer the wrath of the Witcher. It would be cool af
Yes, I would like to see the tome of water, but I will excitedly watch any tome video you make. Everything you make is a work of art, but your tomes just do something to my soul.
I noticed when you use leds, you connect them directly to the battery. This will draw excessive amount of current from the battery which will drain the battery and shorten the lifetime of the leds. See leds are current driven not voltage driven and so what matters to the leds is how much current it receives. To do this you just need a resistor connected from the battery to the leds. You could use a 12v battery or a 3.3v battery - as long as you calculate the correct resistor needed your leds will have a good 20k hours of lifetime and you could even calculate how long the battery would last! You will need the formula R = V/I (where R is the value you need to find out) (V is the voltage of the battery) and (I is the current that you want to feed the leds). Now voltage is easy you just read the voltage from the battery, and if you need more voltage you just put 2 batteries in series. Current is in Amps and leds need milli Amps (divide by 1000). See normally red/green/yellow leds need from 5mA to 20mA (0.005A to 0.02A). Blue leds could even take 25mA (0.025A) or even more (check the specs when you but them). For example: say you have a 3.3V battery and a red led which might be bright enough with 12mA ... so you need to work out 3.3 / 0.012 = 275. Now you won't find exactly that value but anything close is good. In fact you could work it out the other way around once you find the value using I = V / R As for the battery, as an example a CR2032 is 3V and has around 235mAH (ie: can give you 235mA for 1H) or around 18hours @ 12mA of continuous power. 18hours trying to be a bit more conservative due to heat loss and whatnot. Just a rough idea anyways. You must also take into consideration if you connect leds in series or in parallel.... in series the voltage on leds is split while in parallel the current is split. So if you connect leds in parallel and calculate the resistor for 12mA you will be really giving 6mA on each (assuming you have 2 leds) Hope its not too complex and keep it up! :)
From what I see, you have made 10 books on your channel. All of them are beautiful and very well done, making me want to try my hand at it some future day. My question is, what will you use them for? To write a story? Sketch? Randon other nerd related uses? Or purely for decorative aesthetic!? :)
You must be pretty proud of yourself making these books doesn't matter how long it takes you to do them at the end of the days you're happy with what you've done they look fantastic and I'd love to know how you did them and make one for myself
Damn, good job on all of this, only thing i would probably point out, is that getting the pages more torn and weathered. to make it really look magical! keep up the great work!
I leatherworked for years first as a hobby, then as an apprentice. You can Dye leather before etching or working leather, but its usually much easier to do this work before applying dye.
I'm not a book binder but I have done a few over the last few years. I've also found it nearly impossible to line everything up if you pre cut. I tend to leave about a 1 inch (is hem the right word?) to trim off later. I do dye it first, in a bath solution so it soaks thru. If I work it too hard after the fact and the color gets off it's easy enough to touch up. Also helps that I tend to use already thin upholstery leather, like for car seats, and then an orbital sander to thin it even more on the edges. Again, I'm not anywhere near a professional, just my method that seems to make life a little easier for me. Your results may vary.
I do leather working, and you are correct. Shape and carve, then stain/dye the leather. If you stained then carved you would get un-dyed leather showing in the lines of the carving. As well, since you need to wet the leather for carving, you would also get colour bleeding.
Imagine when her kids gets a school project best mum ever
more like their kids' friends will be begging to come and over use their craft room for projects. Talk about endless possibilities.
Yo *imagine* she would for example for her child make a diary. _That would be so fricking cool._
@@Moonarale You are kidding right? Bookbinding vices and presses are difficult to get hold of, and a good Binder will keep their skiving/paring knives at LEAST as sharp as a razor. I know mine are. A proper bookbinding setup is NOT a good place for a young child.... I did not let either of my daughters into mine until they hit 13 - 14
alganhar1 They said “make a diary” as in make one for her children.
She would probably keep taking over because of all her great ideas, her kids would keep having to remind her that it's their project 😄
Another great project Martina! I love how (nearly) every project is "the coolest thing" you've ever made 😁.
Watching her get all excited when things come together makes me so happy.
Yes, me too, it makes me smile.
she is so sweeet then ;-)
“Ugh are you serious? Another book project ..?”
Said like we get tired of the satisfying process of watching a book being made
It's the only reason I'm here.
Honestly the edits are so satisfying
Maybe we aren't but she might be.
I fluffin love these books.
@@spicybeantofu I love her work with book binding
Hey, everyone!
I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year! We're kicking off 2020 with a Witcher project 😀
Hope you enjoy this one!
- Martina & Hansi
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Very creative work. You make it look too easy. What baffles me, is that there are people who do not like this.
how long did it take you to make that book and how long it took you to learn to make books
Jeg regner med den ananas plata på veggen er sånn lyddempende sak?
Får meg i alle fall til å tenke på tapeten goblinene i WoW alltid hadde i hjemma sine, hah!
Fin bok da. Har du vurdert det kan være lurt å lage 3, 4, 5 av di samtidig og selge di andre for å dekke kostnadene?
Happy New Year!!! The Witcher is awesome, this tome is an awesome edition to the collection, and you - are - a legend!!! I wish knew people as creative and craft as you (*0*) Keep doing you, my dude!!!
Who wants more book projects? 🙋🏻♀️
I actually really wanna see how far books can be pushed in regards of tools, materials and special effects. Please keep them going!
Maybe something from GoT, LotR, the Hobbit, Eragon, Harry potter, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Diablo, (more the Witcher), the legend of Zelda.
Just a few which might inspire you ✨
Denise de Nice yess Zelda!!
Careful with the Skyrim request: she might just make a ruined book.
Add tentacles to a dark green leather book!
*I am Hermaeus Mora, the guardian of the unseen, knower of the unknown. Become my champion and I will give you the knowledge you seek.*
14:18 me when I was younger standing by the fridge closing it just enough to see the fridge light turn off
Sometimes I push the button without closing the door just to see the light turn off.
Sad thing is, I still do that
Love your hair. I will say that while you technically "can" dye your leather before carving (I've seen it used to case the leather pre carving) it's generally not the best way and usually makes it more difficult to see your scratch lines for carving.
Loved this video
One thing I really like about your channel is how genuinely happy and exited you are about your projects. On other channels they seem to be trying so hard to seem professional that it almost makes them seem indifferent and usually you won’t get more than a “I’m really happy about this” and a smile out of them. The genuine joy and excitement you show makes it more relatable and fun to watch
While I love all the things you guys make, it's your books that I am the most captivated by. You're incredibly skilled, and entertaining to watch, and a huge inspiration to me. I really want to learn how to make books, mainly because of you and this channel.
And the intro to that sponsored part just got me at the edge of my seat. I've been a worldbuilder for over 20 years, so that world anvil thing is bloody perfect! Definitely checking that one out!
Interested in learning bookbinding like this? I made a step-by-step course! If you want to support us and like bookbinding, check it out on our Patreon from the Apprentice tier and up: ✨ www.patreon.com/nerdforge ✨
That seems interesting too but I just want to buy your books lol, how do I buy one of your books?
@@embercillemage9775 me too, the books, the nook books, the models, all of it
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Is the reason for the curved binding included in the course?
You should make something for the new season like another book or a sword
Remember when she got a glue brush that one time and was so proud of herself 😂 she’s never used it after that one time 😂 and this is why she’s one of my favorite crafters on your tube
World Anvil is awesome. I write short stories and so trying to create a whole universe for a large story was SO difficult. I have been able to create a timeline for characters and have been able to keep it all organized. I TRULY appreciate that i found the site through you!
I’ve never seen such a cool unique sponsor that I’m actually interested in. That’s so god damn cool.
This is amazing once again!! I love all of your videos but as a writer, your book and tome videos hold a special place in my fantasy obsessed heart. I hope if one of my own book series gets published one day you will make a book for that. I think it would be amazing to see what you could come up with. Once again, amazing job and I can’t wait to see what you make next!!
I have seen demos of people applying gold leaf and quite a few have used make-up brushes in particular a big blush to tap the gold leaf down to the adhesive. I hope this is helpful. I do so love to watch you doing your projects! Thank you for sharing so much with us.
this is what i think you can do, attach the leather to the spine and then, use the book to mark all you need to know where all is going to be placed, next, open the leather to one side, work on it (carving, tooling...etc), change the side and repeat, last dye the leather as you want and then glue. I am a leather artisan, that is most likely how i would do it.
Sorry if my grammar is not good, i am spanish but i did my best to comment this because i like the things you make and want to help you a little with the leather part.
i hope you carry on making all this beautiful things, its really relaxing to see how you do it, thanks for all the hard work ^_^
This is actually the first sponsorship i see on youtube that I will actually make use of! Great sponsor!
I worked in printing (binding & small format reprographics) when I was in college... these videos show me a whole lot of what we DIDN'T do and how things are done differently, and that there is so much left to learn! More book-making and book-binding please!
Wow, that one is epic! I love watching your videos making tomes. You put in so much work and your artistic skills are amazing. You both have such a wide varieties of skills it makes me think of the term, "reinissance man", of course I think the term is applicable for women and men.
I'm a fan of The Witcher series so this project was a hit for me. I love it. Thank you for sharing the steps, links to supplies and inspiration! Have a wonderful day!
Tremendous Handcrafting THE Witchers Tome, take all the time you need Tome of Water can wait, once all the books are done will there be writings (magical spell writings) in your books pages that way to give them like they were all written by sorcery?
keep up the great work Nerdforge. :)
Briana Hawkins I’d like to see a video about scripts and calligraphy, but also stamps for the sake of time and just because stamps are incredibly useful. That would make really good use of these various spellbooks and give them each their own flair.
I also make books and found that a right angle raised form with a backing board makes the paper folding go much faster. It make lining both corners effortless.
Looks amazing. Maybe another idea is to make the elements embossing out of plexiglass, carve away the leather on top of it and add some flat LEDs underneath them. Then when you open it up, the eyes will light up as well as the symbols. Love your vids!!
Another amazing video. Honestly I don't think you need to speed up too much some of the stitching or things you've "done before." It's so peaceful to watch.
It blows my mind how much time and energy you put into each book before you even get to the creative part. Respect.
Love how this turned out! it looks like something that witchers might carry as a condensed book of essential lore and abilities :) Also I have seen a few channels talk about world anvil, but you are the first i have seen that actually shows some of its functionality! thank you for that and I will definitely be checking it out :)
I owned horses for a while and the tanner we used to make our saddles would do both dye leather and carve and carve then dye leather. The ones that he dyed first and carved second looked amazing because the dye would be all over but as he carved unto the leather the natural color would come out in the carvings.
you CAN stain first and then carve ... BUT you will get uneven colouring in the carved portions ... and can get very heavy darker colouring in the compressed areas ... The carving after does make for a nice contrast to the stain ... and is a good highlight for very dark coloured books ...
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also ... if you carve after and are applying a fill like gold leaf or silk thread paired with gold and silver threads ... then the fill will cover any miscolouring pretty well ... if you DONT fill in the carved area you can use a q tip or similar applicator (brush) ... and add a light touch of the stain to the carved portions that are showing that you dont want to show ...
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think of it like this ... the people who carve pumpkins and use different thicknesses of the actual pumpkin to allow or block more or less light through them ... it is the same idea except the light comes from outside not inside ... so you tend to remove the dark to make the light ... instead of keeping the dark to block the light
Hey, you made this on my birthday!! Witcher is one of my faves. Love that you switched out the amulet, it looks much better than the one in the series. This has to be the coolest book I have ever seen! And I love to watch you making books! (As well as other stuff)! So glad I found your channel! Love the hair :) Hugs from Katla (Enebakk, Norway)
I just love what you do! Came across nerdforge when searching book binding as I wanted to learn how to! You are inspiring , creative, and oh so clever! What a wonderful legacy you will leave your family and others. I would love to come across these amazing things in my grandma’s attic, in the future, that’s for sure! Ps huge fan of the Witcher , too!
Wow. I haven't looked at any of your bookbuilding projects until now. It brought up memories of Print Shop class in High School in the 1960s (yes, I'm old). Have you looked into "marbling" the edges of your books' pages? It's really easy and looks so cool.
Beautiful job.
I have a suggestion for your "I don't have three hands" problem. You can buy "third hand" tools, alligator clips on little jointed stands to hold components for soldering but they're rally only good for that one thing.
You can also buy surgical instruments like hemostats and Kelly clamps- they're like fine-duty locking pliers (one has smooth jaws, the other has really fine teeth) and they come in different sizes. You clamp the part to be soldered in one of them and another to the first one to hold it up off your work surface. You can use them for lots and lots of things- they are seriously indispensable for craft work.
Love it! I'd love to create something to keep track of all my crochet projects. If I keep watching your magical skills I just might work up the nerve to try. Your creativity is just amazing!
Sis.... the way your hair matched your hoodie in this is freaking impeccable! Your book binding is so dope! Very inspiring for the creatives
I love seeing how excited you get when the things you make work out the way you want them to! This is an amazing book! Don't stop making book projects because I love them.
Oh, one more thing! Your merch announcement is REALLY helpful! All of them are extremely useful and amazing. WorldAnvil is on my list now to help me finish one of my projects. Thank you!
Hey Martina! I made a book just like your fire/earth/air tome! I followed all your steps, and my book actually turned out quite cool! I think I need practice on the gold leaf though 😆 Greetings from bushfire ridden Australia!
It's a beautiful book and I remember you said if only I had a third hand there's a tool called to Helping Hands that you can even keep your soldering iron it also you can have a magnifying glass to use with it it's really nice I bought one for my husband when year for his birthday Blessed Be
Another great project! And yes, staining/sealing the leather is the last step, after it has been carved, or stretched, or whatever else you are doing to it.
Just started using world anvil a little while ago. They go into exhaustive detail, but I think that's part of what makes them so cool. By the way, I love your book binding videos, they are some of my favorites. Your videos have inspired me to try and make my own super cool stuff. Thank you, you guys rock!
All the handcrafted books I am familiar with, the binders used animal skin resin glue. It tends to stay a little more flexible.
I absolutely love your enthusiasm Martina. It is truly infectious. You are always upbeat and everything is the coolest or the best thing you ever made. Never change!
Never stop making book binding videos!! I live for them.
I used your first two booking binding videos to make my own leather bound books for my paper making class in school. 💕
Best idea is to have all Witcher books sereies in such custom handmade covers! Unique and rare...
Thx for great idea and owsome project you made. Very inspiring and motivating!
So, as someone who works with leather, I can tell you that you can indeed dye the leather first then carve/stamp; in fact, you can use the moisture from the dye in place of water to case your leather in preparation for carving/stamping. In the case of carving, your most likely going to have to go over any carved details with a bit of dye just to touch up afterwards. It really just depends on what order of steps you feel most comfortable with and if tooling and dyeing the leather after its on the book is what works best for you then stick with it.
Sanding my to-be clay earrings while watching this 😊 I found this channel about a week ago and I almost watched every video. I love this channel! Thank you for all you do 😍
No way, sis you're so creative! The fact that you aren't being recognized more is a crime. I absolutely love your channel and think you're going to go far, amazing work and wishing you luck in the future. Definitely going to be subscribing your channel.
I live for watching you create and bind books! Oh, and your cats, I live to see them wandering around in the background!!
Never apologize for your book videos. I can watch you bind and decorate books for hours. You're an amazing talent!
for the embossing, have you ever tried to use a few sheets of high density foam or flexible rubber in the press? just apply glue and press it to form the leather around the raised shape. Not sure if it would work as i've never done a full leather bound book with embossing myself, only half bound journals etc. Some day i'll try it!
shape and carve/stamp/work/emboss, then stain and wax. Never work the leather after staining and waxing it. Guessing someone has probably said that.
As for working the leather seperate from the book, yes it most definately can be done, if you are carving or embossing a complex series of designs then working the leather seperately may well actually end up easier in the long run. It does however require very precise measurement, and some shaping you may want to do before you begin the rest of the work, like the spine banding, and making sure you have the leather all nicely skived out prior to beginning so you know it is all sized correctly. Different binders do things slightly differently though.
Working the leather off the book really becomes essential if you are using a lot of embossing tools, presses or dies that may put pressure on or potentially damage your boards and *ESPECIALLY* your spine. Boards are relatively easy to replace if they are damaged but if you damage the spine then you pretty much wreck the book.
Any finishing though is done once the book has been bound, so any gold (or other metal) leafing, that sort of thing, waxing can be left till after the bind is done as well, I prefer to stain off the book, mostly because when it comes to staining I tend to be on the messy side :).
Interested to know if you have moved onto Kettle knots for sewing though? Not watched many of your vids yet save this and a couple of your earlier books, and in the latter you were using a double knot. Not an issue with the number of folios you were using in those projects but Kettle knots lie flatter so are better used in projects with larger numbers of folios or thinner paper weights.
Even though I know by now how time-consuming these book videos are for you, I sure do appreciate that you did another one! And what a piece of art! Love your sponsor, as a DM in D&D I can see a lot of use in this and will look into the possibilities.
I AM SO FREAKING GLAD THAT I DIDN'T SKIP THE SPONSORSHIP (I USUALLY DO FOR THINGS LIKE WIX AND SQUARESPACE AND STUFF THAT I ALREADY HAVE SEEN SPONSORS FOR) BECAUSE I'VE WANTED SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR SO FREAKING LONG. I'VE ALWAYS JUST WANTED LIKE A SANDBOX THING THAT I CAN CREATE AN ENTIRE WORLD IN THANK YOU SO MUCH
I want to say how much I love your book tutorial. I made my Granddaughter a grimoire by following your instructions and she was blown away by the end result. So a BIG THANK YOU. Xxx 💖💝 💗
I enjoy your book videos, because I follow your steps and try to do it myself. And simply love your hair!!!
You're so talented. I've been watching how to book bind for you and I just can't get it. You just make it look so easy. You got skills.
Hey Martina, Hansi, I have 2 questions and 2 suggestions.
Questions:
1) Can I base 2 OCs (Original Characters) off of the 2 of you?
2) If so what do you want them to be? I was thinking you, Martina be a elf, witch hybrid or something like that. Hansi could be a human with clear sight that let's him see the supernatural clearly.
Suggestions:
I noticed you don't upload as often anymore. I'm not sure why but I thought it might be having no ideas.
So here's my 1st suggestion: Look back at your past projects. You've made multiple designs for each project. Yet you only make 1 of them and never revisit the project to make another. So you could go back and make another design. You could make new designs too. You've learned a lot since most of your projects. So maybe go back and do another with the new skills you've learned. Your magic wand and magic staff for example.
Here's my 2nd suggestion: Mix the things you've done. I've never seen you make a figure for your Dioramas. You've printed or bought them. I understand they're small so many make their tools or something. Like a magic staff or large shield from resin or something. Or maybe make a magical Diorama that has a figure trapped or sealed in a resin crystal. Or make a set. A Diorama, a painting, and maybe tools. Tools: Weapons, armor, jewelry, clothes, and a book. Life sized armor for a male, a female, and maybe a pet. Same with weapons, jewelry, and clothes. An the book could have info about creatures or something. An I don't mean just make the book. I mean draw and write the information. Make a world of your own..
I think I'm in love ?
I mean : a video about books and how to create a book and electronics what more could I have asked for ? (Did I mention that I love books, annnd the witcher as well )
I'm so glad I got to see your video :' )
OMG I love this Tome! I have loved all of the books you have made, but I think this is my favorite!
You make such beautiful things. Providing fun and satisfying alternative environments to Our "real" world. This video about the merging of electronics with leather and paper is exciting.
I think I will go check out "World Anvil". For many years, I have needed and wanted to build "A Better World" (or at least part of one)
Part of my alternate "world", I did achieve in Thought and artifacts and I am still pecking away at it. I really should avail myself of your bookbinding course.
Thank you for what You do.
I joined "Worldanvil". Used "Nerdforge" as the whatchamacallit. Thank you for telling Us about it.
5:55 connect an led to a battery: Yesss!!! It works!!
I would probably react the same way haha
Your enthusiasm is so infectious it is wonderful. Now I need a book press. :) Excellent job as always guys.
While you can dye the leather before tooling it, it makes more sense to do it afterwards, considering the carving knife will split the leather showing the natural skin of the leather which may not be dyed, since dye only sinks in so deep into the skin. So if you did it beforehand, you would have to fix certain spots afterwards.
I'm not so much into fantasy stuff, but your skill, process and aesthetic amaze me! Beautiful!
I have no intention of making this ever but the attention to detail and time invested is incredible! LOVE this!
Wonderful project and a fantastic result. The book looks so beautiful.
Another great book. Love the LED idea. Love how it worked.
Oh Martina, you are so talented, and inspiring. I thoroughly enjoy this channel. I was thinking, how about a tome with illuminated icons/runes on the cover (like the wolf eyes) in a future item?? Keep up the fantastic work, and may 2020 bring you even greater success.
Typically yes, you do generally dye your leather after you carve it. But it is possible to do it in reverse, as you have shown, you just need to add a little more dye after the carving and before additional embellishments like gold leaf.
Please don't ever stop creating your booking making videos, I absolutely love them!!!
Add all your creations into a world from World Anvil with lore and such (like your other awesome books). Great job on this one.
I just love how excited you get, I absolutely adore how much love and joy is shown for every project!
I'm just going back and re-watching your videos. I really appreciate the editing and work you put into your videos. Great content too. Cheers.
I cheered at the same time as the eyes light up, full empathy right here. I've never really done any major projects, yet. Watching these videos are totally nudging me towards making something extra COOL! :D
This book making and leather working process is so satisfying to watch, thank you for creating these insanely intricate an beautiful books :^)
I would love a tutorial on applying the gold leaf!
I've recently gotten into bookbinding with leather myself, and I usually dye the leather first with a solid color then fit it to the book and then go in with details.
Another magnificient book. You are so talented and I just love your work. Thank you for sharing
Imagine giving this to someone in the 15th century and telling them it’s a magic book that only the worthy can read, and if you destroy it you will suffer the wrath of the Witcher. It would be cool af
Yes, I would like to see the tome of water, but I will excitedly watch any tome video you make. Everything you make is a work of art, but your tomes just do something to my soul.
So... people complain about the book projects? They’re what brought me to this channel in the first place so I can’t complain about them.
The videos are as well made as the products that are made within it. Best channel on TH-cam, hands down! Btw the music is super mega awesome
Beautiful and skillfully crafted, well done!
I noticed when you use leds, you connect them directly to the battery. This will draw excessive amount of current from the battery which will drain the battery and shorten the lifetime of the leds. See leds are current driven not voltage driven and so what matters to the leds is how much current it receives. To do this you just need a resistor connected from the battery to the leds. You could use a 12v battery or a 3.3v battery - as long as you calculate the correct resistor needed your leds will have a good 20k hours of lifetime and you could even calculate how long the battery would last! You will need the formula R = V/I (where R is the value you need to find out) (V is the voltage of the battery) and (I is the current that you want to feed the leds).
Now voltage is easy you just read the voltage from the battery, and if you need more voltage you just put 2 batteries in series. Current is in Amps and leds need milli Amps (divide by 1000). See normally red/green/yellow leds need from 5mA to 20mA (0.005A to 0.02A). Blue leds could even take 25mA (0.025A) or even more (check the specs when you but them).
For example: say you have a 3.3V battery and a red led which might be bright enough with 12mA ... so you need to work out 3.3 / 0.012 = 275. Now you won't find exactly that value but anything close is good. In fact you could work it out the other way around once you find the value using I = V / R
As for the battery, as an example a CR2032 is 3V and has around 235mAH (ie: can give you 235mA for 1H) or around 18hours @ 12mA of continuous power. 18hours trying to be a bit more conservative due to heat loss and whatnot. Just a rough idea anyways.
You must also take into consideration if you connect leds in series or in parallel.... in series the voltage on leds is split while in parallel the current is split. So if you connect leds in parallel and calculate the resistor for 12mA you will be really giving 6mA on each (assuming you have 2 leds)
Hope its not too complex and keep it up! :)
I love this one so very much. I think it's your best book. Thanks for sharing with us!
These hours and hours of work condensed in 2:35 minutes. It’s unreal how easy you make it feel to craft such a masterpiece 🖤
Saw the notification pop up and then the titel and screamed YEESSS! So loud and sudden that I scared the pets 😁😁
Where was our "Skjera Bagera" this time???
Amazing as always! Happy New and Creative year!
From what I see, you have made 10 books on your channel. All of them are beautiful and very well done, making me want to try my hand at it some future day. My question is, what will you use them for? To write a story? Sketch? Randon other nerd related uses? Or purely for decorative aesthetic!? :)
THIS IS SO COOL!!!!! I love your book making videos so much please don’t ever stop making them ❤️
You must be pretty proud of yourself making these books doesn't matter how long it takes you to do them at the end of the days you're happy with what you've done they look fantastic and I'd love to know how you did them and make one for myself
Damn, good job on all of this, only thing i would probably point out, is that getting the pages more torn and weathered. to make it really look magical! keep up the great work!
I leatherworked for years first as a hobby, then as an apprentice. You can Dye leather before etching or working leather, but its usually much easier to do this work before applying dye.
Wow! This book is gorgeous! Happy new year.
I love your enthusiasm for your craft!
I'm not a book binder but I have done a few over the last few years. I've also found it nearly impossible to line everything up if you pre cut. I tend to leave about a 1 inch (is hem the right word?) to trim off later. I do dye it first, in a bath solution so it soaks thru. If I work it too hard after the fact and the color gets off it's easy enough to touch up. Also helps that I tend to use already thin upholstery leather, like for car seats, and then an orbital sander to thin it even more on the edges. Again, I'm not anywhere near a professional, just my method that seems to make life a little easier for me. Your results may vary.
Man, most people are just use a really good binding glue and maybe a light stitching. You go all out old school and that is awesome!
your bookbinding series has encouraged me to dabble in it!! I've just recently ordered my materials, I hope it goes well
Just came home from school. Best thing to come home to
I agree
Aaaah! Every time you make another book project it inspires me to make another of my own! I might just have to make a book today 🤔