09 - Gluing Down the Cover Boards Part 1
Before you start this part, make sure you have your glue, something to spread it with, a few paper towels to wipe up any stray glue, boards (as in two-by-fours, or anything flat you can put on top of your cover-in-progress), some pieces of wax paper, your weights (or heavy books in my case), and whatever you're using for the cover material (I'm using some spiffy faux leather I got from a local bookbinding business). You may also want some spacers so you don't have to fiddle with the placement of the boards in relation to each other while the glue is drying. That can get a little frantic. Bits of cover board scrap trimmed to the desired hinge width works great for that.
Take your first cover board, and coat it evenly with glue. You want enough to stick it to the cover material, but not so much that a it will ooze out from under the board and get everywhere when you press it down. Again, use a brush, use a putty knife, whatever.
Then put that board glue side down on the cover material and press it down. Wipe up any excess glue before putting a layer of wax paper on top, then put the whole thing between your boards with some heavy objects on top while you get started on the spine board. This will help make sure the resulting cover is as smooth as possible.
Take your first cover board, and coat it evenly with glue. You want enough to stick it to the cover material, but not so much that a it will ooze out from under the board and get everywhere when you press it down. Again, use a brush, use a putty knife, whatever.
Then put that board glue side down on the cover material and press it down. Wipe up any excess glue before putting a layer of wax paper on top, then put the whole thing between your boards with some heavy objects on top while you get started on the spine board. This will help make sure the resulting cover is as smooth as possible.
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