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So I decided to make one. I have lots of pallet wood and took one piece, cut it in pieces, trimmed one edge straight, glued them together and trimmed them to the proper size for the journal paper with a half inch overlap. I drilled three holes through the hinge strip and the back cover, and cut some dowels on my trusty dowel cutting jig, which as you can see has gotten a lot of use.

I set this aside until the final assembly. I use Tung Oil for most of my projects. After finishing, I assembled the book by gluing the dowels into place. I constructed a spine cover from a scrap piece of decking I had and glued it in place.

Once dry, I trimmed the dowels flush. I installed the hinges. Which, basically, was my only expense for this project since I had the paper sitting in a drawer for years. The screws came through the cover and I Half Inch Dowel Jig Question filed the protruding points smooth. Personally, I was very pleased with the results.

Yes, there were a few things I'd do differently. Dowel holes can be marked by manually measuring and lining up the pieces to be attached, or using a dowel jig to help. Store bought dowel jigs can do the job in a variety of ways and are a more accurate time saver over manual measuring.

You can use couple pieces of scrap wood and bushings to make your own dowel jig that is cheap and accurate. A drill press with a forstner bit will help make the holes straight and clean and the bushings are available at any hardware store. Workshop is a new blog from Lifehacker all about DIY tips, techniques, and projects. Please enter the email address associated with your Lee Valley account and we will send you an email with your username.

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