Make a Quick and Easy Plant - Flower

Make a Quick and Easy Plant - Flower - Book Press

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7 жыл бұрын

Find out how to make your own press for book making or drying plants, leaves, and flowers to use for crafts or add to your herbarium / plant collection. Instructions are simple and just a few basic tools are needed. I'd love to hear from anyone who makes one!
To order one head to Etsy and search for the marshalmade store!

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@jessicalee7119 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ~ I appreciate your "right to the point" style. 👍✌

@annegray8845 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice! A very helpful tutorial! Thank you!

@captainglad4966 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you as well! this isn't at all like the one I used in college but I think this is the one I am going to go with for my future plant presses.

@onrykiten 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I am in the process of making my own

@breanna6600 4 жыл бұрын

I just made mine. Ty so much for this video!!! So helpful

@marshalmade1567 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy!!!

@jeannepaglio5582 Жыл бұрын

A simple process I can do on my own. Thank you.

@hollycampbell4103 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm making one for my grandson.

@Offred Жыл бұрын

Very straightforward - thank you!

@lnewms8349 8 ай бұрын

This is so clever!

@kryptik0 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I would make the screws about 1/4 of the size shown here, making it easier to disassemble the press quickly.

@marshalmade1567 5 жыл бұрын

Length of the bolts you use would depend on the thickness of what you're pressing. So if it's narrow handmade journals or a few plant specimens then you could easily go for a shorter bolt length.

@mist4926 10 ай бұрын

I do several flowers so it takes several layers. But yes make as long or short as you like. I don't have the bolt so I'm going to try clamps for now

@somedwarf1059 6 жыл бұрын

we did a plant press like this in elementary school, but I sadly don´t have mine anymore :

@alainaweidner978 Жыл бұрын

thabk you this will help with my school prject

@BaltzerVids 2 жыл бұрын

That looks a bit light to me. If you made another would you go thicker ply and bigger bolts?

@natayquesodeleche380 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John. What is the length of the bolts. I want to load several layers of cardboards and flowers and was thinking that the bolt has to be long. Thanks

@marshalmade1567 3 жыл бұрын

Length of the bolt is up to you. I used 5-6" bolts. Some people think that is too long, but for me that length worked great for doing multiple layers as you described. If you're just doing a layer or two, you spend extra time spinning the wing nuts down the excess of each bolt.

@mist4926 10 ай бұрын

Can i use pine board.

@fizzin2survive 4 жыл бұрын

So do you put the book in between the press with the flowers in it? Or just put the flowers in the press? What actually dries them out then? I'm a little confused.. Sorry.

@marshalmade1567 4 жыл бұрын

Some folks use this press for making books and journals. If you want to use it to press flowers, you can put them between layers of newspaper and corrugated cardboard and tighten the nuts. The newspaper draws out the moisture over the course of a week or two. You can also use thick craft paper or purchase specialized blotting paper. You're just looking for paper that can absorb the moisture. Hope that helps!

@nicojo3042 4 жыл бұрын

You'll want to make a layered press 'sandwich'. From the bottom up stack it in-between the wood like so: cardboard, newspaper, absorbent paper, mounting paper, plant specimen, parchment paper, absorbent paper, newspaper, cardboard. Do this for each individual plant or flower specimen for the best results. The pressure from the force of the press along with absorbent paper releases all the moisture from the plant, preserving it flat. So be sure to arrange it how you like before pressing!

@kerrywright8950 2 жыл бұрын

How long does it take to dry in the press?

@marshalmade1567 2 жыл бұрын

That depends on the moisture content of what you're drying. A couple days for sure, but some thicker speicimens may take longer. If you have some sheets of corrugated cardboard on either side of your blotting paper or news paper you could always put it on front of a fan to speed things up a bit.

@audyo14 4 жыл бұрын

Did you just say your name is marshal John? My uncle is John Marshall

@marshalmade1567 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Audrey, I actually worked at a western themed camp for a number of years and Marshal was my title like an old-time US marshal. All the kids called me Marshal Jon:)

@audyo14 4 жыл бұрын

@@marshalmade1567 that's so cute! ☺️