The wood boards are made by master craftsman Jim Croft with the same specifications as used by violin makers and aircraft rebuilders. He is internationally known for his skills, and he travels annually to various locations in the USA to teach students how to make books with wooden covers.

Jim is a Medieval bookbinder and papermaker. The wood boards are made by Jim Croft and I am very fortunate to be working with him on this project. There are considerations related to both the style of binding as well as the best way to make the wood boards. Not many bookbinders work with wood bindings. I really wanted to have wooden boards on this book, and burn the wood so as to tie into the storyline. A total of nine different collaborators have been involved, including the bookbinder, the fine art printer, the wood craftsman, the engraver and the artist. This project is larger in scope than the previous one. Coming off the completion of The Eyes of the Dragon, Firestarter started to take on a life of its own.įor those unfamiliar with these books, I work with a bookbinder, and we use the page block from the original 1st edition of the book, and then we rebind it in a unique way that ties into the story. I had the idea for how I wanted to rebind this one long before I got around to doing it. Firestarter is one of my favorite Stephen King novels, and for me it was an easy choice for the 2nd in this custom bound series of books.

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