How to Hardback Book

 special equipment.

All you will need is:

Some paper
Minimum really is about 32 A4 or US Letter sized sheets, to make a half A4 (half US Letter sized book), although smaller books can be made as can ones with more pages. You can use tracing paper, thick or thin paper and of course colored or even preprinted or written on paper.

Some glue
You will need PVA (Elmer's White glue) or a rubber fabric adhesive (in the UK that is called Copydex, perhaps someone could tell me what it's called in the US), (a glue gun if you have it, would help with one of the stages, but is not mandatory).

Some stiff cardboard or corrugated (fluted) cardboard

Some fabric or leather
Any old stuff will do for the cover. I have used the fabric from some old pairs of trousers that were being thrown out (actually nothing gets thrown out in my house, just put to one side for later use). But you could use a bit of leather, some old curtains, cushion covers...etc etc, I'm sure you get the idea  

Step 1: Stack your paper neatly in (at least 4) piles of 8 sheets

Step 2: Fold each stack in half

Step 3: Unfold the paper and turn over

Step 4: Staple the pages together

Step 5: Glue the binding onto the folios

Step 6: Trim the bound folios

Step 7: Mark and cut out the cover boards

Step 8: Make the book spine

Step 9: Mark and cut the material

Step 10: Glue the cover board and spine in place

Step 11: Finish the edges of the cover 

Step 12: Glue the paper into the covers

Step 13: Cut out your lining paper

Step 14: Glue the lining in place