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Joni Graves sewed the signatures on leather cords using an upright sewing frame (which Rick also made), then hand-hammered wire into arched hardware to hold the tension. The pointed ends were sharpened, threaded through blue grommets in the cover, and hammered flat. On the inside, small circles mark where the wire ends rest — evidence of hands, not machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeather cords want to stretch. The hardware keeps them honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result opens completely flat — cord binding distributes stress across the entire spine rather than concentrating it at the hinge, the same principle used in medieval bookbinding. It's a remarkably durable structure for a book that's meant to go places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt approximately 6.75 × 11.75\", it's built for plein air work: landscape format, 120 pages of 90# drawing paper with deckled fore edges, secured with a blue elastic closure. 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