Replicating 'The Notebook' Part 1: Planning, Folding Signatures, Cutting Boards, Sewing and Trimming

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For those dyed-in-the-wool romantics out there, I'm certain the 2004 film 'The Notebook' holds a special place in your hearts. For those who haven't seen the film (no spoilers!) it is the story of Allie Nelson and Noah 'Duke' Calhoun, whose life-long love is retold through the pages of Allie's journal. The notebook itself takes on a significance all its own throughout the film which I can't properly convey here, though the fact that it takes the title role should give a hint of its importance. The book in the film was of course just a movie prop, with a small group of pages pre-printed and repeated multiple times to give the effect of a filled journal. In this video series I embark on recreating that journal as it might have been before Allie first set pen to paper. I've tried to make the video in a tutorial style, which you can follow to either make your own 'The Notebook' notebook, or a journal that's all your own. You can follow along as I plan out the project, cut and fold paper for the pages, cut the cover boards, lay out and pierce the sewing holes, sew the text block, cut and attach endpapers, and finally trim the pages to size. In future videos I will complete the case, apply the book cloth, pare and apply the leather corners, tool the decorative lines, and finally attach the text block to the cover, completing the book. Part Two: https://youtu.be/Z3v4AUJaE-Q Part Three: https://youtu.be/nojmI7yTMMw Chapter Timestamps: 00:46 - Planning 02:27 - Cutting Paper 04:07 - Folding Signatures 06:29 - Preparing Cover Boards 10:33 - Marking Up for Sewing 12:13 - Piercing Sewing Holes 13:33 - Sewing the Text Block 22:50 - Making Endpapers 27:32 - Marking Up for Trimming 28:54 - Trimming the Text Block If you enjoyed this video please consider subscribing to the channel and activating your notifications for future installments. And if there are other movie books you'd like me to re-create, let me know in the comments! I have a few in mind but I'm sure there are more, and if this video proves popular I might make it into a full Book-Prop series. As always, thanks for watching! ________ If you'd like to support the channel and get loads of extra content, check out the Four Keys Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fourkeysbookarts Other ways to support the channel: You can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fourkeysbooks Or you can drop a tip in my PayPal account: https://paypal.me/FourKeysBooks?locale.x=en_US All contributions help me to keep making videos, so your generosity is greatly appreciated! ________ Follow me on social media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/four_keys_books/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fourkeysbookarts All original works of art in this video are copyrighted exclusively by Four Keys Book Arts. Music Credits: A Song Without A Name by Poor Inked Endings - Listen to and support Poor Inked Endings here: https://noisetrade.com/poorinkedendings/the-woodshed-demos