The process began with piling my pages up in order and gluing them down the bound edge to give a solid layer holding them all in place, with the least amount of page lost possible. After a few layers of PVA I then applied the spine. Which was a 10mm piece of fairly heavy mango stock, scored centrally with a 2mm spine.
I then folded this spine around the glued area of my pages and pushed it as far against the spine as possible. This gives a straight spine and ensures that all the pages are held in tightly.
On close inspection the spine is looking quite nice, with a crisp edge and straight fold.
A look at the spine applied to the book from the back.
the spine from the top down, showing how it holds the pages and bind in place.
Then apply the front cover using a thin strip of double sided tape applied only to the yellow spine.
Then apply the back cover in exactly the same way.
Then comes the trimming. This should give a really clean finish, if it's straight.
The finished product. Relatively pleased.
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