Slip Me a Book

My youngest half-sister’s birthday is coming up. She has everything money could buy, so I decided to make her a slipcase for her favorite book, The Catcher in The Rye. A slipcase is a box that protects your book from the light and air. It’s not 100% protective since you will see the spine of your book. Here is the end result so you’ll get a better idea of what it is. The box allows the book to slide (slip) right in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials
Davey board
Book Cloth
Lining Paper
PVA Glue

Glue Brush
X-Acto knife

Bone folder

Ruler

Cutting Board

Pencil

1.       Measure the book and add the thickness of the board on each side of book.

2.       Cut out 2 faces, 3 sides from the Davey Boards.

3.       Glue lining paper onto the Davey Boards for the inside.

4.       Glue three of the sides to one of the faces. (see below)

 

5.      Then glue the top to complete the box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.   Measure the book cloth by adding .5 to 1 inch on each end.

7. Glue the book cloth to the outside of the box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Glue the box on both faces.

9.      Cut the end flaps at the spine.

 

   

10.     Fold the flaps in at the spine, and then fold the flaps into the box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.     If there is excess book cover sticking out, cut it off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.    Cut the ends at the opening of the box.

 

 

13.     Fold and glue everything inside the box and slip your book in when the box has dried.

This project only took me 2.5 hours. It went by fast and I felt very good about the final product. The way the book cloth feels. It made the book seem more valuable than me paying 50 cents for it at Goodwill.