Jimmy, You never fail to impress and inspire me. I wouldn't worry about the "purists" regarding any project you decide to embark upon. Why? The "purist" is simply someone with narrow focus, not able or willing to open their mind to alternative ways of doing things. No one would ever accuse me of being a purist in any arena, and I certainly hope you will never succumb to becoming a purist either - after all, then life would be boring! This one is an oldie, I know - but since I just watched it for the first time - it's new to me. Thanks again for posting videos of your projects on KZfaq. I've enjoyed every one of them that I've had the pleasure to watch thus far.

Man : you got style. I literally loved the idea of carving the cardboard with the logo and pressing the soft cover paper into it. It's art ...

Incredible. I can't get enough of these videos. Thank you so much Mr. DiResta

Materials needed: 1. Binding board(get acid free) on the web $15 - $20 Sizes .067"--.098" makes 2 books 2. PVA glue (Elmer's or regular binding glue). It's called Copydex in the UK. 3. Fabric, or leather 5. Exacto knife, Tape measure and Square 6. Clamps and boards 7. Book cloth (may also be found as binding cloth) 8. Not sure what those little stitched ends are called 9. Really sharp scissors (Upholstery scissors for leather) 10. Stencil 11. Folding tool (should be bone, or really smooth plastic) for creasing and as squeegy 12. Paper (usually glossy for front and back cover sheets, but not mandatory)

This guy doesn't mess around! Glad to have FINALLY found a straightforward, to the point tutorial without a lot of talking, because that just messes me up. This worked for me. Thanks Man!

Watched this forever ago, just came back to watch your process because I'm binding my own book now. Hope it's as successful as yours was!

Why are you such a badass builder! Even book binding? Just plain awesome!

Very Very Cool!! Jimmy Deresta is the KING of KZfaq. Always the best!

I'm a purist and you did a good job, if nothing else for the fact that you DID it. Good for you.

Thank you for watching and commenting ! some where in my comments i listed a few times .. look of Talas book binding they sell it all ! thank you

thank you for watching , the space will determine how much the cover will hang over the book .. aproxx 1/4" it is a "feeling" thank you !

Watching it at 2 in the morning. Loved the quiet in this video.

2:35 Oooh, so that's how you do the corners, to get them neat....thanks for showing that.

Very well done. You illustrate the solution to a bunch of steps in the process that have given me a really hard time. Thank for sharing!

Thank you Jimmy DiResta for making this video. I combined your technique and one I found on instructables to make my own leather bound cover for my bible :) I wish I could share the photo with you. But anyways this post is a drop in your sea of comments. But thank you so much :)

WOW! I have not seen a better book binding tutorial on KZfaq Ever! Yours is the absolute BEST! This is simply amazing!

Thank you for watching !!

I liked the " I don't need brushes or sewing" method, very good, straightforward!

Dude, you are very gifted with your hands. I haven't watched all your videos, but after skimming through all the ones you've listed on your channel I'm impressed with your craftsmanship & array of talent.

thank you for watching!, JADE glue or PVA .. same thing kinda like Elmer's white , but stays flexable

I've gotta say, this was the first of your videos that I watched, about two years ago, and it is pretty amazing how your channel and brand and presence have grown since then! Thanks for the constant inspiration and creativity. God bless.

The most amazing and skillful book binding video I have ever seen on KZfaq! A picture is literally worth a thousand words.

This is the best book binding method I have seen yet!!

Absolutely RAD! Such an amazingly fun and creative way for artists, poets, tinkerers, etc to keep their notes OR make their own VERY personalized art/poetry books, etc! ROCK ON!

IS THERE ANYTHING ON THIS PLANET THIS MAN CANNOT CRAFT?? good job 😳👍

I love this video! You showed more information at a high speed, with fantastic results that most show in a long video! Thanks for sharing!

You are a man of many talents, Ive learned a few things from you as well. Please make a video of your shop, i cant believe you have so many tools at your disposal!

you really are quite the renaissance man Mr.DiResta

Couldn't find a notebook that'd fit my needs. Now i know that i shall make my own :D Thanks again, Jimmy!

Beautiful workmanship. I always love watching your creative process in your vids

im an artist and instead of going through the hassle of hunting down or paying a publisher im going to try and do it myself this is awesome ( now to do a rad job and simplify it ) thanks for the rad video post!!

Thanks Jim, that was cool to watch. Thanks for the info and video.

You are such a guy! #LoveIt One of the best tutorials I've seen!!!

Dropping that pen knife at the end was like dropping the mic after killing a performance on stage. Awesome, Jimmy!

loved this video. im getting ready to make my own book, ill be using a stitch method instead of just gluing the pages together like that, but so many videos ive watched have been boring or too time consuming or wayyyy too much talking. this is how its done! love the knife throwing... great job!

THANK YOU. I am an avid writer but was constantly getting a headache. And it turns out I am dyslexic and have a sensitivity to light and reading the black text on white pages. So, the fix is to write on yellow paper, but there are no nice journal books in yellow paper so I've been improvising. Now I can make my own books with yellow paper so my headaches will stop when I'm trying to write. You are awesome!

i have used this method for several bindings and never had a journal break yet Thank you for watching !

One of the coolest things I have ever watched.

Really amazing!!! Beautiful!

Nice job! I love to watch Your videos. Small binding advice: Dont put glue all the way to the spine of the book when attaching the covers, leave about inch without glue, and make that first paper quarter of an inch shorter. When you open the book it is than not under stress and moves freely. Best to check on wery thick books. Loving Your work

amazing craftsmanship!

oh my goodness! i remember watching this back in 2012 as an 11 year old that was always wanting to make something and i remember watching this and it being so cool and relaxing at the same time. i remembered the other day about this video and have been searching for it! so happy i found it!!

That is bloody amazing mate very very well done

thank you for the positivity! and for looking !

thank you! this is SO less complicated than all the other ones I've seen!

I'm really impressed ! I'm going to try this myself ..... Thank You

You made that look easy Jimmy, great skills.

Literally wouldn't be surprised if I googled it and found out this was actually the guy that built the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower by hand.

I love this video. He makes it look easy.

como me gusta ver tus trabajos, todo lo resuelves tan fácil.

This was amazing. Now to try it out for myself. Thanks!

This is GREAT! Thanks again for sharing. This helped me a lot!!!!

AWESOME! I've been thinking of making my own "notebook"-like implement with graph paper, and have been thinking through how I might build it. Thanks for the great video!

Oh man! I love this. My next small project for sure. Thank you so much.

This video it's awsome because it fast-forwards the boring parts, everybody should do that...

loved it! you inspire me.

I really need this recently !! It's quite simple steps !! thanx!!

awesome work. looks good.

Well done. Both the book and the film.

This was such an amazing tutorial. Thank you.

You rock! Love from the Philippines! 💗

Wow, your craftmanship just blew my mind. Just subbed and can't wait to be able to hit the workshop to try this one. Keep up the good work!

Thank you, I have been looking for this advice for ages!!!

very cool. there's a lot more information here than in the 10 minute ones where they explain absolutely everything they're doing.

best craftsmen i know great job!

awesome work Jimmy Diresta

Simply splendid......

Sick. Love the use of the Ruger catalog.

Wow! This is awesome!

Got to try this - so cool - Thanks

This is still one of my favorites.

gorgeous work! I made one like this too but I stitched the pages together before gluing

thank you very much ! that part is called "head banding" or "head band" please tell a friend ! thank you !!

awesome. so easy looking.

You are fantastic!

wow! I agree with that one, I've never seen a book binding tutorial as good as this one u have here yet nice tutorial, I like the cover

great job.... thank you for this tips

Really amazing !!!

Beautiful. Thank you

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Wow, love it!!!☺ Great as a bujo or sketchbook!!😊

اقسم بالله انت عبقري وموهوب ♥♥

awesome work !!!

wow, thank you, i was seeking for this kind of tutorial, so concrete

WOW! I'm gonna do it myself! Thanks for tutorial!!!

Meticulous and beautiful. You have many talents.

This looks cool I constantly carry a tablet with me and love the idea of making a personalized one like this. I really like the way you in layed your name. Nice job Jimmy.

the perfect gift for someone you REALLY like :) Especially if you write some personal words in it or add some pages of photo paper prints into it.

I hope I'll be that good someday. Thank you for sharing this!

wow, this is very professional, thank you fo rmaking this, it's very helpful!

11/26/23 revisiting this video. Still stands as a strong book binding video.

this was awesome! ...I made a few sketch books before...but nothing like this, great job

I like this man.goodjob

Привет вам из России! Очень интересные у вас задумки,фантазия работает на все 100%,а я думаю ,что же он такое делает? ,а это книга! Great job!!!

you're a wizard, jimmy

GOOD GOSH.....I LOVED WATCHING THIS...YOUR STYLE IS COLD....

Really sweet job :)

NICE, thanks for the video and making me subscribe.

You sir, just won a new suscriber.

Thank you so much !! about to make a new one w different techniques