Binding a MYSTICAL Handmade GRIMOIRE / Book of Shadows!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @dinpure
    @dinpure 6 лет назад +4667

    At the beginning of this tutorial: "maybe I should try this"
    At the end: "maybe I shouldn't "
    This is absolutely amazing!!!

    • @happymailmagic
      @happymailmagic 5 лет назад +15

      SAME!

    • @francescafloris4041
      @francescafloris4041 5 лет назад +4

      Same ahahahah!

    • @aliceesperanza
      @aliceesperanza 5 лет назад +26

      Lmao I was like....yeah that looks like a lot of work and you have to be very precise and patient.

    • @esthermiranda7966
      @esthermiranda7966 5 лет назад +11

      What's the name of the golden sheet that she put on her book? I don't understand the language very well... I'm a Portuguese speaker.
      If anyone knows the name will help me a lot! Thanks ❤️

    • @BobbysGirl1973
      @BobbysGirl1973 5 лет назад +10

      @@esthermiranda7966 Gold Leaf--you can get it in the craft store

  • @Woshiwaiguoren
    @Woshiwaiguoren 5 лет назад +1271

    This video introduced me to a new hobby. Since watching this, I have moved to watching numerous other bookbinding videos and have created about a dozen books of my own. But it all started with this awesome video. Thanks for inspiring me!

    • @miykyervan4566
      @miykyervan4566 4 года назад +2

      Me too i have a new thing to do in quarantine and not just sit around using my phone

    • @jsstarvingart206
      @jsstarvingart206 3 года назад +2

      same! I keep watching these over and over, i like to set them on in the background as i work on books ^w^

    • @55Quirll
      @55Quirll 4 месяца назад

      Same here, she is giving me good ideas for projects

    • @GuidoReflexionesyaventuras
      @GuidoReflexionesyaventuras Месяц назад

      Could you make a video about it

  • @roninelenion4805
    @roninelenion4805 4 года назад +3959

    Imagine finding a book like that in someone's house, opening it, and finding that it's a cookbook.

    • @ALM-je2gv
      @ALM-je2gv 4 года назад +221

      Well, it would be the coolest cookbooK I'll see XD

    • @projectcerebus
      @projectcerebus 4 года назад +329

      Or it just a teen's diary and with first page caption : OMG! my first kiss!!...

    • @roninelenion4805
      @roninelenion4805 4 года назад +74

      @@projectcerebus That's even better!

    • @SpookySquid14
      @SpookySquid14 4 года назад +26

      I'M DOING THIS NOW

    • @hbtbored849
      @hbtbored849 4 года назад +19

      Oh well , even the imagination is painfull😂😶

  • @FitziaM
    @FitziaM 5 лет назад +617

    30 years ago I learned the hand-bound process and since then I didn't see anyone do it. Thank you and congratulations, you are very young and you are rescuing this art. Greetings from Mexico. Your cat is truly lovely.

    • @bluepy7724
      @bluepy7724 5 лет назад +18

      Fitzia M.F. This so wholesome

    • @aquamarinabogarin
      @aquamarinabogarin 4 года назад

      ayyy hermana mexicana que bello es verte por aqui

    • @jeutdraw3021
      @jeutdraw3021 2 года назад

      hi FM lets connected, I love drawing.

  • @morning.cereal
    @morning.cereal 2 года назад +300

    This showed me just HOW MUCH WORK goes into making a book, particularly a book with extensive details. Amazing and beautiful book, astonishing job on it.

  • @reinealicis
    @reinealicis 3 года назад +417

    Seeing her crafting makes me actually want to make stuff for my craft.

  • @bunbun2812
    @bunbun2812 5 лет назад +1808

    Imagine using that as a witch sketchbook or just a sketchbook in general

    • @keepyourshoesathedoor
      @keepyourshoesathedoor 4 года назад +5

      Mackynzie Justice That’d be cool.

    • @brooklynnbailey4356
      @brooklynnbailey4356 4 года назад +39

      I was looking up ideas for my new grimoire. My last one was just a sketchbook that I embossed and painted but I kind of want to go more "all in" so to speak. My first one was kind of a trial run when I first got into witchcraft and now I want to do a more finished and personal looking book.

    • @333stalker
      @333stalker 4 года назад +12

      To me, sketchbook and silly doodle would be a waste of expensive blank book, use it for a more useful thing like a secret recipe to natural antidotes and cures and ointments then pass it down to through your following generation. Then it will be a truly magical book, the worthy of Grimoire. Then maybe get more book like this note more knowledge of our time, all of it to pass down generation. When the people of the world has fallen back and lost their technology, knowledge, language, political, arts, creation, and power, these grimoires from us will protect them.

    • @Nmohamed44
      @Nmohamed44 4 года назад +7

      @@333stalker yeah that's the point to be honest. It's for spellwork, studies on deities etc. I like your thinking

    • @aubreycasados2027
      @aubreycasados2027 4 года назад +3

      Artistic magik

  • @whiplash1317
    @whiplash1317 4 года назад +348

    i could easily see someone with that book still blank going up to their friends and saying "hey look at this cool book i got, it has some really weird symbols and pictures in it" they look and see nothing "wait, what do you mean its blank?"

    • @hayrettinyavuz9274
      @hayrettinyavuz9274 4 года назад +16

      I'm gonna try that lol

    • @janlol8064
      @janlol8064 4 года назад +7

      @@hayrettinyavuz9274 omg i wanna do that too

    • @6_fr3d
      @6_fr3d 4 года назад +3

      @@janlol8064 I like your profile picture! :D

    • @janlol8064
      @janlol8064 3 года назад +3

      @@6_fr3d thanku 😋

    • @6_fr3d
      @6_fr3d 3 года назад +3

      @@janlol8064 Np! :>

  • @mariaetheridge8343
    @mariaetheridge8343 3 года назад +41

    As a solitary practitioner, this is probably one of the most beautiful books I've EVER seen! Well done - it's an heirloom!

  • @TheSasquatch33
    @TheSasquatch33 6 лет назад +2415

    Pretty soon you're gonna have to do a DIY Spooky book shelf to hold all these spooky spell books.

    • @spicybeantofu
      @spicybeantofu 6 лет назад +21

      That would be cool.

    • @meghall337
      @meghall337 6 лет назад +21

      She sells them - www.ebay.com/itm/Handmade-Leatherbound-Book-Grimoire-Book-of-Shadows/392152287463

    • @leosabat4636
      @leosabat4636 5 лет назад +19

      and use magnets to make them levitate

    • @indianrider4375
      @indianrider4375 5 лет назад +1

      I do have my own spooky shelf

    • @nickramirez5310
      @nickramirez5310 5 лет назад +1

      @@meghall337 the $25 one underneath looks pretty cool too...

  • @berserker3414
    @berserker3414 5 лет назад +916

    Fantasy books I desire to own:
    -The Necronomicon
    -The NeverEnding story book (the one inside the story)
    -The diaries from Gravity falls
    -The Enchiridion from Adventure time

    • @MrGrilledcheeseits
      @MrGrilledcheeseits 5 лет назад +31

      Necronomicon:
      www.deviantart.com/millecuirs/art/The-stitched-faces-Grimoire-737703221
      Neverendeing story:
      www.deviantart.com/rfabiano/art/The-Neverending-Story-hideaway-book-box-621713174

    • @Moostery
      @Moostery 5 лет назад +18

      I want the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

    • @Astra.6889
      @Astra.6889 5 лет назад +20

      Yay a fellow gravity falls fan!

    • @megadeathx
      @megadeathx 5 лет назад +9

      You should also include a version of the necro book from Evil Dead.There are several franchises which use the Necronomicon, by the way.

    • @babunking7401
      @babunking7401 5 лет назад +7

      Maybe Bill Cipher might have a deal?

  • @maskedmarvyl4774
    @maskedmarvyl4774 4 года назад +214

    Your book would look right at home sitting on the shelf in a Harry Potter or Dr. Strange movie.
    I don't know if you've already sold your book or not, but as I mentioned in a previous video, you could easily add a miniature Adafruit of Arduino sound board and have it make eerie moaning sounds when someone opens it up, that alternates to someone weeping, evil distant laughter, etc. That would really add to the creepiness factor of the book.

    • @bbbutter
      @bbbutter 3 года назад +12

      It’s a book of shadows, I don’t think this person intended it to be creepy

    • @juswife
      @juswife 3 года назад +1

      @@bbbutter fr

    • @iheart_sierra
      @iheart_sierra 2 года назад +2

      I have this book that I used the tut for next to my 3d printed Stella and Stolas figures (from helluva boss)

  • @mirtta6022
    @mirtta6022 4 года назад +975

    imagine using this masterpiece as book of shadows

    • @vivamik8076
      @vivamik8076 4 года назад +79

      As a Wicca, I'd love that

    • @celeste2915
      @celeste2915 4 года назад +29

      this is literally what I was thinking about

    • @Elisarouyt
      @Elisarouyt 4 года назад +21

      Planning to make my own for a bos soon 😌✨

    • @destinyrix2103
      @destinyrix2103 4 года назад +12

      My friend tried to use my bos for notes until she saw what it was

    • @TheMysticWood
      @TheMysticWood 4 года назад +34

      I’m going to attempt to make this for my wife for Yule.

  • @CaramelFae
    @CaramelFae 6 лет назад +407

    I actually really like the bookbinding, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. The electronics are cool, but I do enjoy the simpler technology DIY things. Just do whatever projects interest you!

    • @j.s4980
      @j.s4980 6 лет назад +1

      OBERON that is so true

  • @demonboyroxky
    @demonboyroxky 4 года назад +877

    Step 1: make book
    Step 2: write rituals in book
    Step 3 : raise the dead and take over the world

  • @draigporffor3288
    @draigporffor3288 5 лет назад +1446

    I was like " I wanna make my own fancy book! It can't be that har-" ... nm

    • @Paquillixtli
      @Paquillixtli 4 года назад +49

      It isn't hard
      Believe me, you can do it with the simplest tools
      Cardboard, Bond paper, a sturdy thread, a needle hard enough, some leather or fabric or fake leather, withe glue (for wood) and a nail or a saw
      You can press the book with rope and wood tables! And saw it in a chair

    • @msuwulize5836
      @msuwulize5836 4 года назад +2

      Fr tho

    • @jngvny
      @jngvny 4 года назад +6

      @@Paquillixtli method may be simple but doing that is pretty hard for people with no similiar experience

    • @sandravovin
      @sandravovin 4 года назад +7

      do it! I've never sawn, never held wood glue in my hand... and now my own black grimoire is drying in the living room

    • @jngvny
      @jngvny 4 года назад +2

      @@sandravovin holy shit nice

  • @Nerdforge
    @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +168

    Thank you all for the incredible feedback on the previous bookbinding video! We'll soon make more of our usual projects too 😄
    Thanks for watching, and have a great weekend! 🎃
    PS: Thanks to all our wonderful Patrons for their monthly support, we really appreciate you!
    - Martina

    • @BattlePhoenixMedia
      @BattlePhoenixMedia 6 лет назад +1

      How long did it take overall for you to complete the grimoir

    • @francislambert5189
      @francislambert5189 6 лет назад +3

      That's a prize if I ever saw one. I have to make one that would follow your bookbinding technique, which, if you ask me, could be duplicated..even the chair :) Anyone trying it out should do well. Peace :)

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +10

      About 22 hours of active work, spread out during a week or so :)

    • @williamwinder3466
      @williamwinder3466 6 лет назад +4

      I will never ever do anything remotely like this, nevertheless you have got yourself a new subscriber.

    • @vineowl
      @vineowl 6 лет назад +3

      Could you post the things for the gold leaf part? I seem to be having trouble finding the primer needed, found lots of gold leaf though :) P.S: I loved this video and am thinking of making one for a friend as a gift, you're an inspiration!!!

  • @tianared7818
    @tianared7818 2 года назад +16

    Господи, это просто потрясающе. Нашла твой канал случайно, но получила огромную порцию вдохновения.
    Огромное спасибо. Прекрасная работа.

  • @IRespectWamen
    @IRespectWamen 5 лет назад +1599

    I'm too broke to buy your book😩! But I understand why the price is that high. You've put a lot of hard work into your books so it's very understanding.

    • @礼晟
      @礼晟 5 лет назад +4

      how much is her book?

    • @therailrangervmtg8658
      @therailrangervmtg8658 5 лет назад +42

      Sengkeong Lee This Grimoire is $499 on her website 👌

    • @drinksomestew8159
      @drinksomestew8159 5 лет назад +2

      @@therailrangervmtg8658 send me da link plz

    • @therailrangervmtg8658
      @therailrangervmtg8658 5 лет назад +2

      potatohead thenerdforge.com

    • @goldiemum3991
      @goldiemum3991 5 лет назад +30

      @@therailrangervmtg8658 Wow, what a rip-off. O_O Search for "AlexLibris" on Etsy. He's a professional book binder. His works are not only way better looking but also cheaper.

  • @mavos1211
    @mavos1211 6 лет назад +277

    Absolutely amazing results!
    It really makes you appreciate the craft and art of book binding from years ago.
    It makes me a little sad to think how people used to take so much pride in the things they produced unlike today where everything is made as fast, efficiently and cheaply as possible making it literally disposable.
    Congratulations you have really come a long way In the art of book binding and am now producing real things of beauty.

    • @bustin9549
      @bustin9549 6 лет назад +16

      Innovation is wonderful but it's definitely easy to miss more wholesome times, where everything was made with character; the craft of every item was so intricate

    • @Mastattak
      @Mastattak 6 лет назад +17

      That’s true, but when cheaper books were introduced, more people could own them, and that’s true for most things. There are sure lots of negative sides to faster and cheaper productions, and I too think that we all should be less wasteful, but there are also a good amount of positive aspects to it

    • @beaq6755
      @beaq6755 6 лет назад +6

      I think the possibility of making books faster and cheaper has actually a lot of positive sides, because along with making them more accessible to less wealthy people, the lowered prices of production allowed to make more kinds of books, and also, now when something is handmade it acquires even more value and character.

    • @ManMan-tg2mw
      @ManMan-tg2mw 6 лет назад

      And everyone also starved or died to disease. Also because books were handcrafted they were uneducated.

    • @DojaDuxkEater
      @DojaDuxkEater 5 лет назад

      Book binding is cool! But don't let that invalidate the work that goes into book creation nowadays. Authors then and now put lots of work and effort into what they make, whether its gimeless stories printed onto a page, or a few hours of work into book binding. At the end of the day, they can each respect the others craft, and people watching from the sidelines should respect that too.
      Just because something cam be made quicker doesn't make it any less valuable.

  • @Pianoman25624
    @Pianoman25624 4 года назад +40

    I LOVE THIS BOOKBINDING!!!!!! Please keep going with the series!! I hope to learn how to do this one day

  • @WinchesterxNL
    @WinchesterxNL 6 лет назад +106

    Oh wow!!! The quality of this! Sadly my budget isn't big enough to be able to buy it, otherwise I would've bought it already.
    Seriously getting a sense of the occult in your videos lately, and honestly I do enjoy it. Combined with the tech stuff, it's a nice difference.

    • @georgemetos
      @georgemetos 6 лет назад +2

      You can make one of these for pretty cheap. Sea Lemon has some great videos on how. You can also get fake leather from Joann's for really cheap (since you don't need a lot and they always have coupons). You can reuse the board on the back of the pad of paper for the cover (you can also cut the board into fourths if you what a heavy cover, just tear the pages in half then fold again. A shorter book but you also have more pages!). All in all, you can probably make one for about $20 or less if you are a good couponer.

  • @manylittlefish693
    @manylittlefish693 5 лет назад +282

    Making these kinds of books is a goddamn adventure in itself

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin 2 года назад +2

    0:55 I love that she commits her left arm to slightly coddle her cat once it sits on her.
    Cats are the best.

  • @MoistCrumpet
    @MoistCrumpet 5 лет назад +161

    Wow, no wonder these books are always so expensive. The amount of hard work that goes into making them is amazing,

  • @Abraleo
    @Abraleo 6 лет назад +68

    If you want to achieve an easier V shape in the ribbons, try folding them in half (vertically) and then just cut once, that way it will be easier, the use of the candle to seal the threads is a really good idea :)

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +8

      That was way more clever, hahah. I'll do that next time!

    • @CT-pj6pn
      @CT-pj6pn 5 лет назад +1

      Leonid Lopez I never thought of that!!!!! Aaaah

  • @vedmaNatka
    @vedmaNatka 2 года назад +2

    Your videos are amazing. I have absolutely no intention of mastering medieval binding, I'm fine with much simpler approaches, that don't require a book press. But I watch your videos fascinated, they inspire!
    Thank you

  • @paintingdragons1828
    @paintingdragons1828 6 лет назад +797

    This makes me realize why books where for the rich in the old days just making the book takes time and money then writing it took even longer

    • @georgemetos
      @georgemetos 6 лет назад +60

      Medieval books we almost limited to religious texts for this reason alone. A monk would spend several years to decades handwriting the text into a manuscript (they were praised for their regular handwriting) onto usually goatskin vellum. Then it would be bound into a book. Books really became more widely available with the invention of the printing press and then more economically produced paper.
      There is a fascinating documentary on the Devil's Bible (its really just a large Bible with odd illustrations and a weird history) and how a monk pretty much spent over a decade teaching himself calligraphy and how to draw and bind the book himself.

    • @georgemetos
      @georgemetos 6 лет назад +17

      @paly jefferson that's exactly how old manuscripts were made (hand written of course). You can actually lay out a book in Adobe InDesign and then have it print out so when you fold the folios /signatures everything lines up perfectly

    • @iciajay6891
      @iciajay6891 5 лет назад +10

      Books were knowlege. And knowledge was power.

    • @ActuatedGear
      @ActuatedGear 5 лет назад +16

      @@iciajay6891 What do you mean "was"?

    • @GoddessLuna23
      @GoddessLuna23 5 лет назад +3

      @@georgemetos Fasinating!

  • @billmorrow8535
    @billmorrow8535 6 лет назад +25

    That's mighty fine workmanship! Thank you for making this video; it clarifies several steps I've never really been able to grasp, like headbanding. Well done!!!

    • @WillBuracas
      @WillBuracas 5 лет назад

      So very inspiring. Attempt in the creation process. Thank you

  • @robocoastie
    @robocoastie 4 года назад +1

    WOW! I have a new appreciation for bookbinders. No wonder binds outside the cheap glued in mass produced types that papers separate from can be costly. Thank you for sharing

  • @12123allemeineenten
    @12123allemeineenten 6 лет назад +19

    I‘m a silk screen printer in training. In the first year (three in total) of training, we have school with bookbinding trainees. I just showed you video to one of them and she’s amazed - as am I.
    This is great!

  • @stratas111
    @stratas111 5 лет назад +278

    Not sure how this video came to be part of my recommended today but I am glad that the RUclips Gods chose it. I have never seen book making or in this case a Grimoire. So satisfying to watch. Looks Gorgeous. Definitely got a like and follow from me.

  • @lauraguebert2122
    @lauraguebert2122 3 года назад +8

    Genuinely the best part is when your cat decides to lay in your lap and you are able to just work around them. So cute.

  • @calolson9572
    @calolson9572 6 лет назад +13

    Three things:
    1) I’ve been loving the book binding videos - fascinating!; 2) You are ridiculously patient - working with gold leaf would drive me insane! 😂; 3) Seeing the word Uberzugslack in print, as someone who only speaks English, was awesome. We just don’t have cool words like that around here!
    Thank you - the book is amazing!

  • @DaemlichesStueck
    @DaemlichesStueck 6 лет назад +33

    I am making a book myself with the guidance of a mixture of your other tutorial and this one! I'm about halfway done I'd say, just sewed the headbands today and applied the wood front and back covers! Thank you so much for these videos, I learned a lot from them!

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +4

      That's awesome! If you post about it on Insta, feel free to tag us, I'd love to see how it turns out :)

  • @colesuqs
    @colesuqs 3 года назад +1

    The patience and attention to detail is unreal! I've watched this video so many times in the last several years, there's something satisfying and motivating about it!

  • @amberc1356
    @amberc1356 5 лет назад +21

    I know this video is 9 months old, but I just recently discovered y’alls channel & I’m obsessed & can’t stop watching 😭 everything is so good, it fuels my creativity!

  • @xforce300
    @xforce300 4 года назад +284

    *cat crawls into your lap while working*
    Me: "Cats really are attracted to magickal workings"

    • @aeesuu
      @aeesuu 4 года назад +5

      I just got a cat ad after reading this 👁👄👁

    • @tigertoxins584
      @tigertoxins584 3 года назад +1

      Its book making, there's nothing inherently spiritual about it..

    • @hiiiitherehaha
      @hiiiitherehaha 3 года назад +1

      @@tigertoxins584 the book is for wicca. which is about magick and spiritual workings so really it is..

    • @tigertoxins584
      @tigertoxins584 3 года назад +1

      @@hiiiitherehaha but not the process of specifically binding the pages of a book together into a book

    • @thatcrowkiddraws
      @thatcrowkiddraws 3 года назад +2

      @@tigertoxins584 Anything can be magickal or spiritual as long as you put intent into it.

  • @SheenaNeil
    @SheenaNeil 2 года назад +6

    I don’t know how I got to this video, but WOW!
    The attention to detail is incredible.
    A true piece of art.

  • @plug1461
    @plug1461 5 лет назад +101

    This is one of the best diy videos I've ever seen. It's absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing that with us, I enjoyed every moment of it

  • @Veltosian
    @Veltosian 6 лет назад +13

    This was so cool! Your spellbook video got me into trying bookbinding over the last week or so. You do a really good job of showing the steps to create an amazing piece. Absolutely fantastic video

  • @ishakbinhayat3711
    @ishakbinhayat3711 4 года назад +2

    I really want to thank you for this. I have made the same Grimore following what you showed thru this video. How I wish I can show you the products. I even salvage some old books with a new leather hard cover books. I thank you. I thank you for the knowledge

  • @SuperCroweman
    @SuperCroweman 4 года назад +4

    Recommend, for working with leather, a stitch groover. It puts a shallow groove in the leather so the stitching is below the surface. But you could use it for your gold leaf work. It will also give a different stain contrast due to removing the surface layer. All sorts of fun things.

  • @zionnemakoma1398
    @zionnemakoma1398 5 лет назад +92

    I was curious about this video. But the cat sealed the deal.
    You earned a sub

  • @Nerdforge
    @Nerdforge  4 года назад +341

    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 ✨

    • @jaysonmazia4365
      @jaysonmazia4365 4 года назад +1

      Gg the vidéo 💯

    • @anvakathazit1102
      @anvakathazit1102 4 года назад

      K

    • @juliereminiec4937
      @juliereminiec4937 4 года назад

      Lipstick, If I don't have the patience for making a grimoire.... Would it be ok for me to buy one?

    • @n.3840
      @n.3840 4 года назад +2

      Please, please, **please** see this. I have a little sister named Abigail. I will pay any amount. You choose. Money never meant anything to me. Just a tool to get what you need. I would like nothing more than to gift my little sister with this grimoire. Please. I am begging you. Will you please allow me to buy from you? This is the most beautiful art I feel I've seen in my life. I want my sister to have something to hold close to her heart. I see this as the perfect present for her. I don't even pray... and I'm praying right now that you'll be willing to consider it. Side note, you are unrealistically beautiful, what is this? Why do you look flawless to me? I'm sorry. Hopefully I'm not crossing any lines by saying that. But, just, I don't know what to say. You look incredible. Your hair, the gauges, your physique. ...your style... oh, my God, your style. Jesus. Okay... wow. Anyway. Uhh. I hope you have a nice day, or night, I guess. Depending on when you see this. If you do. Hopefully you do. I know it would mean the world to my little sister and believe me, I would make sure she knew who you were, so she could thank you if you were willing to part with it. It's almost haunting how good it looks.

    • @topaz2606
      @topaz2606 4 года назад +3

      As a wiccan, I find this very useful. And of course, it's just plain gorgeous the work you do. Thank you for sharing your talents!

  • @BenjaminUphuesNordseegrafik
    @BenjaminUphuesNordseegrafik 5 лет назад +7

    Very nice videos from bookbinding, it inspired me and I started binding a book myself (130 pages A3). The beginning is done and I can not wait until it is completed. Thank you for the great inspiration.

  • @sweettart2001
    @sweettart2001 5 лет назад +6

    What a beautiful, intricate handmade book!!! So much love and care went into this, and it shows in the quality!! This is an art form that has been lost. Thank you for sharing your skills!!

  • @fluorescentblack4336
    @fluorescentblack4336 3 года назад +3

    Amazing video! This was way more in depth than I was expecting and so close to how books like this are actually made. The book is beautiful.
    If you want to stop creasing on the spine you can add a cavity out of card or lots of layers of glue and paper to protect the buckram or leather.

    • @jeutdraw3021
      @jeutdraw3021 2 года назад

      hi fluorescent black,,, lets connected, I love drawing

  • @kmnco8
    @kmnco8 6 лет назад +111

    i think im going to get into a bookbinding phase thanks

    • @RamoArt
      @RamoArt 6 лет назад +16

      Better than getting into drugs

    • @kmnco8
      @kmnco8 6 лет назад

      👊😎

  • @Bjornthorson
    @Bjornthorson 6 лет назад +136

    can u make a phonecase that looks like some of your books? that would be amazing!

    • @bustin9549
      @bustin9549 6 лет назад +12

      This would be so cool. I'd buy 20

  • @ferl.r733
    @ferl.r733 4 года назад +9

    Your craftsmanship is amazing. The time dedicated to this projects shows the in the book. Thanks!

  • @cosmasindico
    @cosmasindico 6 лет назад +37

    What a gorgeous book press. Great project. I don't mind the bookbinding at all. Bind away.

  • @yukilorauchiha
    @yukilorauchiha 6 лет назад +13

    I will be doing a witch mercy cosplay soon and your bookbinding videos inspired me to really make her book. To make it a functional accessory. So for that I wanted to say thank you. I will be sure to tag you when I finish it.

  • @gamers7800
    @gamers7800 2 года назад +3

    An stunning job. I have a book that I would love to give this kind of look to. You’re video is amazing in the helpful sense, thanks for showing us how you achieved this look.

  • @noellelong8907
    @noellelong8907 4 года назад +13

    I love this! I made a smaller version of this so it is easier to bring with me everywhere. You explained everything so well it was easy to follow and made me want to get into bookbinding. Love your videos!

    • @jeutdraw3021
      @jeutdraw3021 2 года назад

      hi noelle long. lets conncted, I love drawing

    • @luukplayz7688
      @luukplayz7688 3 месяца назад

      I there anyway you can sent a picture? instagram maybe?

  • @EnabiSeira
    @EnabiSeira 6 лет назад +16

    This is my first time watching someone making a book and HOLY SNAP! That was amazing? Yeah! I'd love to have a book like that or a shelf full of hand-made books like that... You are awesome

  • @baronalberostella4533
    @baronalberostella4533 3 года назад

    It's a wonderful book finish. I understood the bookbinding process well and was able to see it with great interest. As I noticed in the final video cut, I used to use that image as a reference for comic writing. I was happy to be back again.

  • @edwardgurney1694
    @edwardgurney1694 6 лет назад +8

    Excellent! I started bookbinding after watching your first spellbook video, its great to see how you've improved so quickly! I'm curious, could you have done all the rivetting of the leather belt and embellishments before gluing the endpapers to the coverboards, so that they wouldn't be visible on the inside?

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +3

      That's really awesome to hear, and thank you! Also, yes, absolutely. In that case I would have tried to countersink the rivets a bit on the inside first to make it completely even when covered up with paper. Also, you might need 2 different rivets that suits different material thicknesses (mine fits 3-6mm, so the wood fiberboard + leather + cardboars = 4mm, and the leather strap is 2mm, so they're perfect - but if countersunk, they should be maybe 1-3mm).

  • @Dalkeo
    @Dalkeo 6 лет назад +8

    You should be proud of the quality in these! These are made with such precision and love it's awesome.

  • @pamelawalsh8153
    @pamelawalsh8153 2 года назад +10

    Love this book, imagine finding this book full of her paintings and sketches

  • @_GreenSkies_
    @_GreenSkies_ 5 лет назад +114

    the hardest part of book binding, for me, is waiting for all the damn glue to dry

  • @yas7689
    @yas7689 6 лет назад +293

    more book videos please xD maybe try an arabesque or oriental design? this is so cool i wish i can buy that book idk if you can ship the book to indonesia tho :(

    • @nawr494
      @nawr494 6 лет назад +4

      Malaysia, and same :/

    • @yas7689
      @yas7689 6 лет назад +8

      @@thingsofsuch wut...

    • @nawr494
      @nawr494 6 лет назад +5

      @@thingsofsuch what are you on about now? o.O

    • @Velvet-Of-Erion
      @Velvet-Of-Erion 6 лет назад

      ^ if I read that right, the universe just told you to die Jason. Maybe you should check your racism

    • @Velvet-Of-Erion
      @Velvet-Of-Erion 6 лет назад

      @@dumblewhoree nice username btw

  • @the78thborn
    @the78thborn 4 года назад

    I was just looking for more ways to embellish a cover but that coping saw technique for the holes is Game Changing for making larger books!!!! :O

  • @gone41214
    @gone41214 6 лет назад +292

    6:49 "I like my books thicc"

    • @angelv0mittt
      @angelv0mittt 6 лет назад +8

      I thought u said "I like my boobs thicc" 😂

    • @blakris9382
      @blakris9382 6 лет назад +7

      t h i c c

    • @3riccar10
      @3riccar10 5 лет назад +7

      I like big books and i cannot lie. All you others brothers cant deny....

    • @Patriotpak1947
      @Patriotpak1947 5 лет назад

      @@3riccar10 hahaaha

  • @nagisashiota4601
    @nagisashiota4601 5 лет назад +22

    i love watching peoples chanels progress. you can see how much more personality she has in the minecraft enchanted book video

  • @agnedragunaite3418
    @agnedragunaite3418 3 года назад +91

    After months and months of just thinking ill finally try to make one myself 😌

  • @aelixirartdiaries8518
    @aelixirartdiaries8518 5 лет назад +7

    I have started to make grimoires after I have seen this tutorial, It all started as a game and now is my passion. ❤️🔥Thank you

  • @lariearose8610
    @lariearose8610 5 лет назад +79

    wow now i understand the high price of this book..... my respect it is amazing!!!

  • @hugoguimaraes4624
    @hugoguimaraes4624 3 года назад +20

    Imagine use this book in your campain in d&d with your mage character, How cool It Will be

  • @tielojongmans3826
    @tielojongmans3826 6 лет назад +15

    Wow! You have an amazing skill set. This book would be a prize in any century.

  • @nunezgirl4
    @nunezgirl4 5 лет назад +20

    Did I just watch a be"witch"ing woman make the most beautiful book I've seen this year? I couldn't stop watching... amazing!!

  • @clarahettich137
    @clarahettich137 3 года назад +8

    I just stumbled across this and just wanted to say that the grimoire looks amazing and watching you make it was insanely cool, it's so impressive how many different skills went into this

  • @thistles
    @thistles 5 лет назад +64

    Girl, save old used up credit/gift/whatever cards to spread glue. It'll save your fingers!
    Beautiful work, and I loved your lap cats!

    • @edenmac7751
      @edenmac7751 4 года назад +4

      i mean you cant say that peeling pva glue off your fingers is NOT the most satisfying thing ever

    • @thistles
      @thistles 4 года назад +3

      @@edenmac7751 I'd rather not get sticky in the first place, but that's true.

  • @faerefolke
    @faerefolke 5 лет назад +52

    Explains why they're so damn expensive in the magick shops

  • @ABaumstumpf
    @ABaumstumpf Год назад

    For anybody wanting golden decorations (gold tooling) - i would suggest using heat-transfer foils. They are cheap and easy to use, but you will need a stamp/tool for the pattern you want to create and a way to heat it up.
    But that is a lot less messy than gold leaf and easier to get crisp lines.

  • @MatiasVicentino
    @MatiasVicentino 5 лет назад +35

    +50 mana
    +100% cast speed
    outstanding work!

  • @abhivandan8710
    @abhivandan8710 5 лет назад +5

    Just awesome.
    As a booklover I like this very good bookbinding method of ancient time.

  • @darleneengebretsen1468
    @darleneengebretsen1468 9 месяцев назад

    Making a book like this is not within my capability as my hands don't work so well anymore. As a self-described book whore, I just love books in general. This book which you made took a lot ofskill, patience, and artistry. It's really beautiful!

  • @carlietietge6939
    @carlietietge6939 5 лет назад +9

    Absolutely beautiful! I've made a few small books. I've been wanting to try a bigger project. This has inspired me, thank you! I've also watched your other book making videos and subscribed. Your work is amazing

  • @kebalba
    @kebalba 6 лет назад +197

    Make monster book like Harry Potter))

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +18

      Check out thecraftmaiden :) She has a great one

  • @chelseajackman7730
    @chelseajackman7730 3 года назад +1

    Dude. I wanna make one now. Not even to use as a grimoire but like for everyday planning or even journaling. It would really boost the mood!!!

  • @Aria_Morningstar
    @Aria_Morningstar 5 лет назад +11

    One day, I'll probably have to commission you to make one of these things.
    That is, if you do commissions.
    But I doubt I'll ever have the money lmao.
    Because think about it.
    Your time, materials, shipping, hard work, and other things!
    Actually, now that I think about it
    I am unworthy of these holy creations.
    All hail the book goddess!

  • @plaguemouse5549
    @plaguemouse5549 6 лет назад +245

    Just a tip, breathing in gold leaf particles is extremely bad, don't forget to use a mask.

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +36

      Thanks for letting me know!

    • @RossiaIsNoMore
      @RossiaIsNoMore 6 лет назад +2

      Is it gold or "gold"?

    • @hiraunia
      @hiraunia 6 лет назад +15

      @@RossiaIsNoMore Gold leaf is in fact gold. But its been hammered so thin that its not all that expensive. I belive 80 mg of gold leaf is about 30 dollars.

    • @yourmajesty3344
      @yourmajesty3344 5 лет назад +6

      gold is not at all harmful it is one of the unreactive metals in fact gold is used as medicines in many cultures 😁

    • @doc2kiwidig663
      @doc2kiwidig663 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah...thanks for that....🙄

  • @KimberleySheridan88
    @KimberleySheridan88 3 года назад

    i was an accessories designer at F.I.T. and when we use leather it helps to use something like a barge contact cement. it works better! love this video though!!! you are so talented!!!

  • @rucharesakaruru
    @rucharesakaruru 5 лет назад +40

    11:40 what is the music in the background called qwq it does give the atmosphere of the video an even darker one

    • @mussismiley7881
      @mussismiley7881 5 лет назад +1

      Tiptoe in the Dark 2- Håkan Eriksson....... I got that one

  • @tawnyrachelle3085
    @tawnyrachelle3085 6 лет назад +9

    Fantastic! Such attention to detail, and it turned out beautifully. Love it, new sub for sure.

  • @LukeA1223
    @LukeA1223 4 года назад +1

    I’ve used embossed designs on my leather sheaths mostly, to great effect. Beautiful job!

  • @aubreycooper1537
    @aubreycooper1537 6 лет назад +13

    this is absolutely AMAZING, you have a very special gift

  • @lizavalos6021
    @lizavalos6021 4 года назад +11

    It’s been so long since the last time I enjoyed looking at every second of a video.
    Thank you so much for sharing I loved it!!

  • @saltlifegull4091
    @saltlifegull4091 3 года назад

    I'm addicted to your videos! Where's the link to buy the book??? Make more, more! I want one! The music adds so much to the demonstrations, great selections.

  • @gone41214
    @gone41214 6 лет назад +57

    martina: mentions glue
    martina: starts watering at the mouth

  • @santhieen
    @santhieen 5 лет назад +192

    That's absolutely gorgeous. The amount of details is amazing to watch!
    But goddamn I kept asking myself "whyyyyy don't you use a brush to spread all that glue" ??? getting it off is a pain in the booty

    • @zachchenoweth6622
      @zachchenoweth6622 5 лет назад +24

      It's wood glue so not really. I really enjoy the feeling of peeling it off my skin.

    • @BingusFodder
      @BingusFodder 5 лет назад +12

      Wood glue peels off in sheets, and it looks like you're peeling off your skin

    • @dragonfruit1001
      @dragonfruit1001 5 лет назад +5

      because brushes leave streaks

    • @cerrenes
      @cerrenes 4 года назад

      she's commented in one of her other videos that she prefers using her fingers as opposed to a brush.

  • @guywithillegalname
    @guywithillegalname 3 года назад

    Thanks so much!!!! Got referred here to explain the difference between cords and tape in bindings :-). Seeing you do it with cords made it entirely clear how the cords functioned. Nice video production, too, since I'm here.

  • @BG-kf6lt
    @BG-kf6lt 6 лет назад +750

    Ebay link?

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +69

      The auction is over a long time ago, but as the buyer pulled out of the deal, the book is up for sale on: www.thenerdforge.com

    • @dawidlipka6547
      @dawidlipka6547 6 лет назад +9

      @@Nerdforge Are you going to have smaller books for sale like this AUÐUN
      model on your website? Am I correct that there is only one book available to purchase right now?

    • @Nerdforge
      @Nerdforge  6 лет назад +22

      @@dawidlipka6547 Hello, there is no books for sale now, only a journal. All the books I made have been sold, and they can be viewed in the gallery of the website :)

    • @LSFprepper
      @LSFprepper 6 лет назад +5

      I love your work. Ive been wanting to get into leatherworking and this is a huge inspiration. Cant wait to see more!

    • @ilenemurphy4575
      @ilenemurphy4575 6 лет назад +7

      Enjoyed this video so much and anxiously awaiting the others. Initially, I believed this to be a vid about spell-binding a BOS to prevent others from misusing a personal BOS. Keep them coming, I'll catch-up. HappyTrailsToYou

  • @BrotherofAriel
    @BrotherofAriel 6 лет назад +34

    I need this book my life IMMEDIATELY it's so beautiful

    • @TomlinsTE
      @TomlinsTE 6 лет назад

      You noticed she put it up for sale on ebay right? Good luck =)

    • @ranyewest961
      @ranyewest961 6 лет назад +1

      Its 500 dollars on her website:)

  • @colesuqs
    @colesuqs 2 года назад +1

    I come back and watch this every cpl months, I don't know why, I wish I was half as talented as this chick! And the patience astounds me! 👏👏👏Well Done!!

  • @pipisan4467
    @pipisan4467 6 лет назад +215

    take a shot every time she says "glue"

    • @ChBrahm
      @ChBrahm 6 лет назад +11

      I should sue you for giving me alcohol poisoning

    • @michaelacabanatan984
      @michaelacabanatan984 6 лет назад +1

      Im suing

    • @jsplast1
      @jsplast1 6 лет назад

      Wow you are "very" smart😒

    • @fribzy4111
      @fribzy4111 6 лет назад +1

      @@jsplast1 you are very "smart"... If u wanna not call him smart then dont put quotes on very

    • @catvalentine9633
      @catvalentine9633 6 лет назад +1

      i fomished thr challwbge

  • @freyasilverheart
    @freyasilverheart 6 лет назад +8

    I wish you could make the book from Hocus Pocus. The spell book/Grimoire in that movie is so detailed that I know you would be able to pull it off.

  • @TrayusStudios
    @TrayusStudios 2 года назад +3

    I just recently collected all the materials and now I'll craft a book similar to this! However, the pages will be black and I will write on them with red ink. Also, the stone in the middle will be a dark red too, it just fits better with the vibe of the other books I have made thus far, including the Book of Cagliostro from Dr. Strange. I am super excited about it and can't wait to get started.

    • @combatcanis
      @combatcanis Год назад

      Do you have a video on your channel of the result? Let us see :3!!

    • @luukplayz7688
      @luukplayz7688 3 месяца назад

      is there a way you can send a picture? instagram maybe?

  • @AmberLF
    @AmberLF 6 лет назад +48

    I'm not sure why people are surprised by the amount of glue used. Back in the good ol' days. Just as much animal glue was used when making books.

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 5 лет назад +1

      Like you said, that was in the good old days. This amount of glue isn't used in a lot of books, so it's a surprise.