OUGD504 Type in Context - How would a stone book be made?

For the book, I was torn at the beginning for what binding technique to use for the book itself. After attending a book binding tutorial I knew that I needed something that would open flat on the table to allow the reader flick through this coffee table book. To do this, the bindings that I narrowed it down to where ring binding a Coptic where the best options to achieve this. With incorporating stone though, ring binding was a less likely choice as the stone would become brittle if I where to drill into it to it and the last thing I want is it to break when someone puts it down on a table so having the book Coptic will be a better option to go with and it with its binding on show it links in with the content of the book focusing on the craft of stone based lettering. creating a book using stone that I couldn’t drill into proved to be a welcomed challenge that had me thinking at it at all different angles, cutting the slate is a different story as there are many ways that are possible to cut the stone down to size i.e.:

- Slate clippers (easiest way to cut but not so neat

  edges)

- Brick Layers trowel (longer way, rough finish but the

  more time that put into it achieves a better end product)

- Claw hammer (rough finish but the cheapest)

- Diamond angle grinder (best for finishes but have to

  wear a mask due to dust)

- Glass cutter (not really a slate cutting technique but in

  theory it should work but I’d have to test it out)

from discussing my ideas to my peers and tutors, having the stone as the front and back cover allows for them to be stuck onto the likes of card which removes the need to drill holes into them. looking at what is the best to achieve this I found a few options to test out such as using no more nails, super glue, pva, double sided tape, 2 part resin etc. but most of these strip down card so I’ll have to see which one has the best outcome when there done.