Thank you! I think this is the answer to the question I should have asked (basically for a list of design/goals requirements for long-lasting, fixable designs). I really appreciate the input!

Thanks! Sorry for the delay, I just saw this. This is great - I'd love to start hosting shared files! I have a folder with all my bookbinding stuff here, I'd be happy to give you access: mega.nz/folder/uMdGx...
And sure! I've made some with libreoffice but I usually export to PDF and interpose those

I think what I'm looking for (or considering trying to help make) is a sort of bookbinder's equivalent of standardebooks.org. A repository where people can share the files they've made for CC or public domain books, along with their alternative covers for trad published books and things like that.

That's very kind! I actually really enjoy getting files ready and converting them into signatures, making my own covers etc. I just think it'd be cool to have a centralized spot to share them, someplace where copyleft indie authors/game devs could 'publish' print-and-bind versions of their books

That's really cool! The samples on your website look really great

I have no idea if that could work, but I love bookbinding and making my files available, and reducing duplication of effort, maybe others do too.

I have this kind of half-imagined bookbinding repo in my mind, where people could post their covers, signatures, etc for #publicdomain or copyleft books, or where self-published authors (already publishing free on websites) could make their books available in a sort of direct-to-audience way.

I've been bookbinding copies of #copyleft books you can only get as PDFs, and helping some authors and a game dev group I know make their books available as binding-ready files.

Huge thanks to the folks on the Naval Architecture subreddit for talking through designs and providing a ton of useful advice and resources! I used them in this scene but also compiled them into the text post of info for nautical solarpunk!

I'm hoping to promote a culture of resource-building when it comes to #writing /making #solarpunk #art so I've gathered this collection of notes, resources, & examples for any writers/artists interested in nautical solarpunk:

jacobcoffinwrites.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/n...

slrpnk.net/post/14284744

I wanted to do a scene with a similar composition, but with the ship very clearly hauling cargo, and the two just sort of harmlessly crossing paths.

So I started looking for art of ships and whales to reference, and (of course) almost exclusively found of paintings of whalers killing and carving up whales (which put a kind of tragic tinge on that wholesome description of their curiosity). So I figured that was my next subject.

I was talking with a sailor in the comments of the ship in a storm photobash and I asked if they had anything they wanted to see, thinking they'd suggest some sail ship designs - and they described the way whales come right up to sail ships because they’re so quiet and the whales are curious.

And a way to print the cover (or use fabric and cardboard for a hardcover)

It takes some time and following instructions, but it's contemplative and a lot of fun! It reminds me more of making zines than anything.

And you can customize your books, make your own covers, add bonus sections, etc!

Seriously, if you're even on the fence about it, give it a shot! All you need is a pdf of the book, free interposing software: momijizukamori.github.io/bookbinder-js

And the following tools:
An unguarded office printer
ruler
cutting board
white PVA glue
scissors
an awl
xacto knife
needle and thread

Thank you! I had a lot of fun making this one!

I like to imagine these as actual postcards from this place and time, perhaps this one celebrates a famous ship that survived a hurricane, in the moments when the storm blew it dangerously close to an offshore wind farm.