Extinction - VER details and WIP photos under the cut
(see the finished book here)
I had started this bind months ago and my first idea was to mimic the frame on the front page, just in the same paper as the endpaper... that was not turning out as I'd hoped. The frame didn't work with the pattern and even when I went through with it anyway, it turned out the chiyogami was too translucent to look nice and crisp. The bookcloth was shimmering through and gave it an overall 'not so good' look. Eventually I scrapped the case and the book block went on the 'finish later pile'.
(on left you can see a little how the paper of the turn in shines through the endpaper)
I still wanted to repeat the paper and this time decided to go with the paper pattern rather than picking up the frame of the novel and it worked much better. There was still the issue of the chiyogami paper being thin (only 70gsm) and white. This time I backed the paper with a white paper though to counter that effect and it worked much better. I picked the shapes I wanted to work with and cut them roughly to size.
Because I'm really bad at ignoring the parts that won't be visible and help focusing on the positions, I cut a frame from some wastepaper to cover what would not be visible on the finished case and tried some arrangements.
This also allowed me to see where 'problematic areas', such as bits and pieces in the hinge area (those tend to work loose, so I try to avoid them) and too sharp angled or small bits right on the edge of a turn in, might turn up. When I was satisfied I marked the backside of the paper with a pencil to know where the paper was going to wrap around the edge of the cover.
The only thing that got me worried then was the thickness of the backed paper. Since I did not creat a recessed area for it, there's a good chance of more chaving on the paper when handling the book. I gave it a good press (in a hydraulic press that applies much more pressure than a stack of books or a small iron cast press could). Even with the case all dry already it pressed pretty flat though. For good measure I worked down the paper edges with a bonefolder while they were still freshly glued and was rewarded with a smooth transtion between cloth and paper. Palpable, yes, but no edge to catch on. Which was all I wanted.