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Copper Coins

by Mu Su Li

This is the fan translation of Copper Coins by Musuli, which you can read here (or the official version which is published by Seven Seas). I did the binding, but not the typesetting/interior design. I was trying out new backing boards and accidentally backed this too deep, and would have needed a thicker cover board than what I usually use. So instead of just layering pieces together and making a thicker board, I made a sort of wraparound overlay out of a thin piece of chipboard, using bookcloth to cover the outer layer and the same paper as my endpapers as an accent underlayer.

In keeping with the wraparound design, I made a dragon stencil that could wrap around the book too (modified a stock image to make it a little longer in the middle). It’s gold paint layered on black to give it a weathered metal look to match the coins (even though if we were going by canon appearances, the dragon should be black). The stenciling ran into some issues (the particular vinyl I used did NOT want to adhere to my bookcloth) but I kinda like the rough-looking result (on the dragon at least. The title could’ve come out better but it is what it is).

Rather than being attached at the top like a standard ribbon bookmark, this bookmark is attached to the bottom of the book so that the coin tassel at the end can hang over the top when it’s in use.

Please note that this is a personal binding made for my own use and enjoyment and no money has been made from this project.