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Special Edition: A Christmas Carol
Etched Metal and Leather Journal Kit

Etch faster with our Etching Tank


 
These pictures do not do justice to how deep and beautiful the etching is. Here are some close-ups of the book and what you can do with the kit.

 Etch your own 'A Christmas Carol' book with white brass covers and a distressed red leather spine! You'll need to make a trip to your local Radio Shack (or another fully stocked computer store) but then you can deeply etch the name of Dickens' classic onto the metal cover and bind the pages of the novel. We'll supply the acetate, reversed title page (in a glorious Victorian font), books in sheets (the pages of the novel), thread, our booklet Etching Metal -- How To and Idea Book and pretty much everything else you need (see the list of items you'll need to supply).

Difficulty rating:

Finished book size:
6" H X 4" W

$45.00


Our Metal Etching How-To and Idea Book covers only how to prepare, etch and finish metals. It assumes that you have access to Ferric Chloride (available at most computer stores).

Contents:

  • Acknowledgement
  • Introduction
  • Safety
  • What You'll Need
  • About the Etchant
  • Process Outline
  • Preparing the Metal
  • Transferring Image
  • Protecting Edges and Back
  • Etching
  • Removing Masks
  • Neutralizing Etchant
  • Cleaning and Polishing Metal
  • After Etching
  • Sealing
  • Make Your Own Sparging Tank
  • Resources
  • Housekeeping

Metal Etching How-To and Idea Book Only
$5.00

  • 2 white brass covers
  • 1 red leather spine
  • Paginated A Christmas Carol pages
  • 2 Sewing Jigs
  • Thread
  • Scouring Pad
  • Instructions
  • Etching Metal: How-To and Idea Book
  • Acetate Printed and Ready to Iron
  • Reversed Title Page for Copying

 Want to bind A Christmas Carol differently? You can buy just the Books in Sheets in 2 sizes!

Bonus!
Buy any book kit and the bonus kit is yours for only $3.50 (a $4.75 value).

  • 1 oz. block beeswax

  • 1 large eye binding needle

Bonus Kit
$3.50