Final Construction

The process of my final book construction: 

After getting my work printed, its on to my cover. I cut the aluminum strips to size, drill the holes and use sand paper to rough up the aluminum so the binding tape sticks better. Next step is to align it with my perspex sheet cover and card backing and bind with the binding tape. The barrel screws are inserted, then I add on the insides page by page before placing the cover on top and screwing the book in place. The final book construction makes the pages a bit hard to open but they should crease on their own over time.