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I’ve made several of these now, always as gifts for others as a token of Kiwiana using the indigenous woods of New Zealand. This one is made of recycled Rimu. As such the color of the wood varies greatly and occasionally you see nail holes which I think just adds to the interest. Rimu ( Dacrydium Cupressinum ) – though technically a podocarp and therefore a hardwood, was also called Red Pine and was the favored wood for structural framing ie: house construction because it grew long and straight. A shame really. That practice has since been stopped and the tree is now protected but recycled Rimu abounds from old house demolitions.

You’ll often see these wooden books around the Backpackers (hostels) or information centers as guest sign-in books.

The scrapbook can hold either US 81/2”x11” paper or metric A4 sheets up to about 80 pages depending on the thickness of paper used. The hinges are just leather strips from the local sheep industry.

I make minor improvements with each version. This time my breadboard ends have now also received a dowel in the center instead of just being glued in the center.

The construction is fairly quick and requires a minimum amount of material, just two flat boards and the breadboard ends.

The finish is a standard raw linseed oil ( 3 applications) and 2 applications of a natural wax (Briwax 2000).

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com


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scottb

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posted 391 days ago

Another great gift idea! Beautiful woods.

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Buckskin

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posted 391 days ago

Those are to cool. A great gift idea for the person who has everything!

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MsDebbieP

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posted 390 days ago

gorgeous!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 390 days ago

are the pages held in with the three loops of leather?

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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miles125

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posted 390 days ago

neat idea!

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 390 days ago

Oh yes, I like that a lot.

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Karson

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posted 390 days ago

Nice idea. Great job.

i’m sure that a case for photo pages could also be done.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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daltxguy

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posted 390 days ago

Hey MsDebbie,

There are 3 holes that I bind with short pieces of the leather to work as hinges, then there are 2 holes spaced a bit further back which go through the front and the back and through matching holes in the paper. The holes in the paper are drilled – I back the paper front and back with scraps of wood and then bore through the entire stack ). A long piece of leather is then used to bind the pages to the front and back. That’s the bow you see on the far left.

The size can obviously be varied to take whatever size paper is required.

The leather hinges can also be replaced with any other kind of metal hinge – or I suppose even a wooden hinge wood be interesting but more challenging.

Thanks for all your comments!

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 390 days ago

i have made a little notepad in similar manner (and love it).
I put 2 screw thingies through the wood/paper to hold it together.

but I really like the leather idea!

Some time this week, I’m going to make another note pad and use the leather idea.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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