[SML] Big book spines

[Jon Ares]

Eons ago, I had a friend that worked at Powell's, and she/I would get
cool book cover/spines and make prop books for shows, etc... but
rarely does one find 3-4-5 inch thick books, because that means the
book will weigh 70 pounds.

 - Jon

On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 11:24 AM tech dept via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> What about approaching Powell's for pre recycling 'big books'?
> They get books by the railroad box car load and I suspect that they discard tons of books.
>
> 26.08.2022, 12:25, "Jon Ares via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>:
>
> Howdy all.... looking for suggestions on making up (fairly easy)
> giant book spines. I mean BIG book spines. Ok, not 20 feet tall - but
> realistic spines on 3-4 inch thick "books" that will look like a
> casually-stacked books that actors stand/sit etc on. I can manage the
> "guts" of the books/stacks of books, just looking for suggestions of
> what the spines can be formed with. I may even make some steps (step
> facing) look like book spines. So those would be more like 7-8 inches
> thick spines.
>
> I want that gentle curve of the book spine to show, so no, I am not
> going to merely take a rehearsal cube and paint spines and pages on
> them.... I want to have the ability to create what looks like casually
> stacked books. I also need to create a fair amount, so I am hoping
> for methods that aren't something labor-intensive: days of shaping
> styro, coating with bondo, and more days of sanding. (I'm fine with
> covering the resulting "book" with muslin and painting - just need to
> batch these out pretty expediently.)
>
> I figured some of you have done this, either for shows, or store
> displays, or....
>
> Thanks for any ideas!
>
>
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