Notebook #4
![A closed notebook, bound in cork leather.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/finished-closed.jpg)
Lots of process improvements on notebook #4, like a different technique for glueing on the bookmark, finishing the text block before adding the cover, and much more.
![An open notebook with blank pages. The edges of the paper are visibly rough.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/finished-open.jpg)
![A closeup of bottom side of the notebook, the bookmark sticking out. The edges of the paper and cover are visibly rough.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/finished-closeup.jpg)
From a feature perspective, this one has thinner end pages, which makes the combination of end pages and cover less rigid. I think this is better, but there's still more to do in that area.
![Notebook open; damage visible from the inside, between pages 2 and 3.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/finished-damage.jpg)
When opening the notebook fully, this puts tension on the first page after the end page, leading to the damage shown here. I need to find a solution for that. I have some ideas that I want to try in the next build.
![The notebook, showing the following signature on the inside of the cover: Notebook · Hanno Braun · 2022-W11 · #4 · Made in Odenwald](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/finished-signature.jpg)
I don't think I'll start with the next one right away though. I'm currently working on some tooling that I hope will improve the accuracy of the holes, and thus of the whole text block.
Here are some pictures I took during the build.
![A stack of signatures; hole for sewing already made.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-01-signatures-holes.jpg)
The signatures, with the holes for sewing made.
![The sewn text block.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-02-sewn.jpg)
The sewn text block.
![The text block clamped in the book press, the spine side sticking out. The bookmark has been glued on.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-03-bookmark.jpg)
The bookmark glued onto the spine, before the mull goes on.
![The text block, a sanded side up front.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-04-sanded.jpg)
One side sanded.
![The text block, a clamp holding it together. An unsanded side is up front.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-05-unsanded.jpg)
Another side yet to be sanded.
![The text block, all sides sanded](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-06-fully-sanded.jpg)
All sides sanded.
![The text block, all sides sanded, the corners rounded.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-07-finished.jpg)
Fully finished.
![Notebook #4; cover glued on, but not cut to size yet.](/hanno.braun-odw.eu/notes/notebook/4/build-08-cover.jpg)
The cover glued on.