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Folded pocket notebook cover

A folded notebook wrap with two return pockets and a narrow spine allowance.

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US Letter
Pages
2
Sheet
215.9 × 279.4 mm
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  • Page 1 — pocket notebook cover
  • Page 2 — Assembly instructions

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Folded pocket notebook cover / LETTER

A good fit for your idea?

Letter and A4 preserve the component dimensions. Choose the sheet you will print, not a different object size.

Materials and construction

Ordinary paper for a first trial; scissors; ruler; a blunt scoring tool; a small amount of paper adhesive.

Before making a batch

Check both 65 mm cover panels and the 5 mm spine.

Record the actual notebook dimensions and thickness.

Test opening flat without pulling a cover out of its pocket.

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Instruction pages
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Orientation
Portrait

Flat cover: 175 x 110 mm.

Panel sequence: 20 / 65 / 5 / 65 / 20 mm.

Try a paper dummy about 62 x 104 mm before using a notebook.

From file to finished page

  1. Cut the rectangle and score all four vertical lines.
  2. Fold the two 20 mm outside returns inward. These form shallow pockets for the notebook covers.
  3. Score and gently bend the two sides of the 5 mm spine zone; do not glue this zone together.
  4. Insert the front and back of a paper notebook dummy into the return pockets.
  5. Close slowly and check the spine and page edges. Adjust the dummy or create a revised pattern rather than forcing a thick book.
Printing and use notes

The paper dummy size is a starting trial, not a guaranteed commercial notebook fit.

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