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the-tenebrus — A Steampunk Experiment
Published: 2008-12-16 01:29:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 12955; Favourites: 385; Downloads: 0
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My first steampunk book!Created as a birthday present for , it's a celebration of everything that makes for Instant Steampunk - leather, brass, rivets and cogwheels, with a zipper thrown in for good measure. In the pic, the book isn't quite complete - since then I fixed up the corners where there are small gaps from the leather folding.
This was probably the most time-consuming book I've worked on, but _so_ satisfying. Nothing works out stress like hammering rivets
And if you want to see more rivets in action, visit 's pages, where this little beauty [link] is an example of what happens when a mask maker gets their hands on rivets. I'll put up a sketch of the original design, and you'll be able to see how wonderfully well she's translated it into three dimensions
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Wow I don't want to know how long it took to make this book. Looks amazing!
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OMG, can you please message me and let me know how much it would be to have you make one of these for me?
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Hi - I'm not taking commissions at the moment, but any books I make for general sale will go on my website: www.black-wyvern-books.com so check back there once in a while
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Thank you! It all depends on what bits of scrap I can lay my hands on when I'm making a book
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Love it! This is creatively done, and I love the result!
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that is awesome! i just made the inside of a book and im planning to make a cover in leather too.
the zipper/rivet thing i find to be very interesting
do you have any tips for me? because this will be the first time i do something like that...
and you look like you are pretty good at it.
i will be burning a drawing in the leather too.
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Hi 
Apart from that, just take your time, don't panic if something goes wrong - it's all a learning curve. Good luck with your book!
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well my book is allready finished now but maybe i will do some leatherthings again. i like it 
well there were tough parts for my book yeah... it depends also on wich leather and stuff. i didnt use rivets because it was allready hard doing just leather haha
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this is my book
very good but yeah. first time
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That looks great - I really like the patterns you've marked into the leather. You should absolutely keep on making things with leather (and not just for the smell!)
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thanks! well yeah i might do that again. it makes you work really concentrated. else you fuck up the leather and you must start all over again. and it is great to put leather in a work.
it makes it look so special
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That is super cool!!! I want one... <_<...>_>... *steals and runs*
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This looks amazing, thouhg not necesarily steampunk. Love the gold use, but I'd like to see the natural color of the leather, not the color the gold relfections give it.
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I want it!!! This is so amazing, are you going to make more and sell them?
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I think my next big book project might be another steampunk edition - the hard part is amassing all the necessary bits and pieces
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Steampunk is my new shiny toy
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Egads, this is amazing. Urge to learn bookbinding... rising...
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Give in to the temptation! It's so satisfying to hold a book in your hand that you've made yourself...
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I had no idea you'd posted this here - you sneaky thing!
This book is absolutely beautiful - the photos really do not do it justice. It glows.
I was completely speechless when I received it as my birthday present, and consider myself really lucky to own it. I think it's the best present I've ever had made for me!
Now I have to figure out something suitably Steampunk to fill it with...
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Crocodiles!
I'm quite proud of this one
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You should be proud. It's fantastic.
And it's treasured.
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That is so freeking epic XO I love this!
I may even yous this as inspiration 4 a book I am working on, if I do I promace to refer to ur image
Amazing work there ^^
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Everything looks good with rivets! Although I'll get told off if I encourage you to use them where they aren't needed ~shifty~
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Nothing makes me happier than finding deviations that can go in both my steampunk and bibliopegy collections! I love this, and though I never associate zippers with "proper" steampunk as I see it, putting one on the spine of a book is absolutely freakin' brilliant. I also love that a winding key is the lock mechanism.
Fantastic work. Bravo!
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