I Put ALL Wheel of Time Books in One VERY Long Book

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Having this sent to me right when I’m building my new bookshelf was just perfection. THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH!

[@legobomber00]

We need a Brandon Sanderson react video next

[@blacklabelz9]

I had no idea who she was going to send it to and you came to mind. I was about to pause the video and go comment on one of your videos to let you know this exists. And then the reveal surprise at the end was just perfect. Congrats to both of you.

[@jaded787tiger5]

You were literally the one I thought as soon as wheel of time was mentioned😅

[@dagahk1]

You gotta send this video to brandon!

[@devinpeacock7940]

I never finished Wheel of Time, but this video and your reaction to it may change that 💜

[@devinpeacock7940]

“Stupid projects require stupid solutions” needs to be on merch

[@FlagCutie]

Yes!

[@honey__lemoonn1814]

Ça existe depuis toujours

[@AA-lk5my]

🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂

[@braydenmorris1537]

🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@619Slipk]

Was just about to comment on that line My life in a nutshell

[@Aerosklice]

I'm a professionnal bookbinder who graduated from école Estienne and I must say this is some great stuff, I can't wait for this monstrosity to be seen in a few decades or centuries in a rare book fair. Us bookbinders love funky shapes and systems. This is for sure a great fit. I'm pretty sure we all asked ourselves at some point "what if the text block was much wider than the spine is long ?" and this is a perfect example. Also this act of binding together multiple books is not new, it's called Sammelband (and other names but this one will work for an international comment on a youtube video) and has great historical interest as it allows us to define reading practices of the owner of the books who comissioned a bookbinder to bind them specifically together. It means it had meaning for the owner ! Great job, in so many crafts, you are an inspiration !

[@bizm]

I'm now determined to Sammelband all of my favourite series, I'm so glad I saw your comment!

[@delphinelavendermorgan4627]

@@bizmplease let us know when you do it

[@SK22520]

Love your comment! ❤

[@Bman1878]

Would love to see someone do this with _every_ Stephen King book, or maybe every _Guin Saga_ novel.

[@vincent.photography]

No way, "Sammelband" is international... I'm german and it literally means "collection" but how was "Sammelband" etablished 😂

[@buzznovo4779]

She's like "Omg look at this dumb thing I made" and it's the most masterfully crafted beautiful thing I have ever seen.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

abomination!!!!

[@catgirlQueer]

beautiful and dumb are not nearly mutually exclusive

[@buzznovo4779]

@@catgirlQueer Probably not.

[@gaiamarie254]

RIGHT every video is like that like PLEASE TAKE MORE CREDIT ur legit the best artist on this platform EASILY

[@Strawberry_Kow]

@@gaiamarie254 why did you capitalize those words

[@ehxjsjd4553]

-"do you have something to read on the road trip, make sure it's long, we're going to be driving for a few hours." -"I know the exact book."

[@zoezozo3151]

Haha real

[@Manic640]

It’ll need its own seat

[@ehxjsjd4553]

@@Manic640 it will need it's own car lol

[@marmeia8207]

I'm a book restorer, and I can already tell you that some other book restorer will get this book in 200 years and be like: wtf.... how am I supposed to fix this 😂❤

[@pupykig4914]

What would u doo

[@WinterbornDeceit]

I had this thought while she was making it. Just - "What is a historian going to think when they find this CHONK in the future?"

[@martins3993]

@@pupykig4914 There is not much to do. She glued it with non-reversible glue and she glued the whole spine together and then the leather directly to the spine. If it breaks it breaks.

[@maxxiuhm]

@@martins3993okay but would you then bolt the two halves together? Thats what i would do and then just make it look like the leather patch over is a ✨design ✨ other wise. Now say you HAD to fix it how would you go about it?

[@berenvalari]

Probably cut it into 14 volumes and rebind them each individually lol.

[@blondlibrarian]

You can use sandpaper to even out the edges of the books so that the pages match perfectly. It's a trick we use in libraries to get rid of stains on the edges of paper but it also evens out the page edges.

[@The_AntiVillain]

i was thinking a pipe vice and a wood plane

[@cvbattum]

wouldn't sandpaper leave the edges a bit fuzzy and ugly?

[@WolfODonnelfan]

@@cvbattum Depends entirely how fine sandpaper you're using

[@rainnydaay2116]

also you would need some thing to press the pages together to they return to a wood like state and there fore: would not tear until at a much smaller level (== the grit of the paper) and will feel smoother to a human hand / eye / self. so the sand paper grit is actually less important than making sure the pages are evenly and firmly pressed together because the more wood like it is the easier it is to sand like normal wood and there for use a light human hand tough to control the out come: thus allowing even a coarse grit / angle grinder disk to do the job because the human hand can compensate for sand grit / pressure significantly better than whatever else comes into play when sanding book edges: im sure only the librarians know. im sure you meant well: im sure you chose wrong: simply: your own choice of words. it depends not entirely how fine sandpaper you're using: it depends entirely on how much love / effort you are willing to put in to make what you have on hand work for you. if you do not have sand papers you need not purchase them@!!!! you !need!: any :thing: coarse: of course an auto motive grade: 10 000 grit sand paper and a book press would yield a true wood like surface: But who left among us?": has any time of day left for such: non nonsensical none sense !!!

[@MastaSquidge]

Yeah the whole time I was irrationally angry about it. Clamping it super tight and knocking the sides through a good sharp jointer would work too.

[@jadetucker8681]

ive never heard of wheel of time but this dedication for a book series REALLY makes me want to check it out

[@liesmazarina7578]

Just what I thought!

[@asthenolith]

Same! It went straight to the TBR 😂

[@rebekahhiggins9002]

They are fantastic books, but they are A COMITMENT. Just as a warning, not a lot happens in the middle books. There are so many characters with similar names that it can get hard to keep track of who is who. Rand will be really really annoying for a while and you will want to yell at him to go to therapy. But they're really really good. They are so worth it. My all time favorite series. However, if you don't like them after the first book or two, it might not be for you. That's okay. If you get to like book 7 and you're liking, just keep pushing through. There are a few books worth of minimal plot progression to get through (some of my favorite character development happens in these books though), and then it's right back to being fantastic.

[@Tekzel]

​@@rebekahhiggins9002I'm 1/4th of the way through the Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy books. I'm no stranger to commitments. Although I am more of a scifi than fantasy reader. I also recognize that the Warhammer 40k books are more fantasy than scifi.

[@PapawMustard]

I've read basically every popular fantasy series, and WoT is easily my favorite. The length and detail is a turn off for some people, but it was one of my favorite things.

[@TheSamuelCish]

Y'know if you bound the very first and last pages, skipping the covers all together, you could have yourself The Wheel of the Wheel of Time.

[@NosebleeddeGroselha]

Then you turn it inside out and outside in to open and close it

[@crafty4722]

@@NosebleeddeGroselhathose mean the exact same thing but I get what u mean

[@ranaghosh630]

Sounds painful tbh

[@gaiamarie254]

ON MY GODS

[@jaxonlee5137]

Im confused. can someone dum it doun to my level

[@DonaldMerand]

I laughed so hard at the very end when Martina is calmly reading a page while holding up 20 kilos of book in one hand.

[@brokencookie1]

And people claim nerds and bookworms are weak

[@Elvyne]

​@@brokencookie1Next time we're sending them this video

[@adfasfuiuiui1056]

wow you have really low standards for humor.

[@ameagari__]

i love the fantasy/historical side of youtube cause it takes extremely noble and traditionnal techniques to make the ✨silliest✨ things, while still being some of the coolest things we'll ever see. incredible!

[@adfasfuiuiui1056]

wow you think this is cool? you must have really low standards. smh

[@Derpy-Bo1]

Imagine losing your page in this book☠️

[@1littlekitty_jr]

I’d be so mad, underrated comment btw

[@jerricaschuster46]

…

[@tylerredforge5563]

Gotta hire a private investigator

[@1littlekitty_jr]

@@tylerredforge5563 lolllll 🤣🤣

[@emilycortes8421]

Then you gotta start AAAAALLLLLLLL over again.😂😂😂😂

[@TheStevesterX]

Am I the only one who thinks that Martina's at her best, and funniest, when she takes on projects that immediately makes her regret her life choices? 🤣

[@juliacornejo7802]

I second that thought XD

[@combatrock]

I've only been watching for maybe a year and I'm 90% sure Martina has said as much herself lol

[@abracadabruh7420]

No, that's pretty accurate tbh

[@seanrandall4954]

And she does it with enthusiasm it's great

[@tomasrubioelia6912]

Yeah, we should make people regret their life choices more often

[@ambergristones]

Brandon Sanderson immediately sending this to his publisher to expand his word count for his next book 😂

[@jasminezed7839]

This is immediately who I thought of lol

[@pclouds]

Oh no. The next Stormlight Archive book will be twice as thick, won't it?

[@watcherofwatchers]

​@@pcloudsOne can dream.

[@InVerum]

Considering he ghost-wrote the last books in the series this is especially fitting.

[@watcherofwatchers]

@@InVerum He didn't ghost write: he was fully credited for his work on the last 3 books, which was substantial.

[@malicious217]

I've got two daughters and I'm going to need to send you a video of them speaking into a tiny shovel saying "back to the project!" And "and now for the final result!" They love your show keep up the amazing-ness!

[@MeriaDuck]

I now imagine the tiny shovel thing going viral and whole classes going 'aaaaaaaaand back to the project' 😂

[@malicious217]

@@MeriaDuck that's kind of what I was thinking. Everyone sends in their own 'back to the project!'

[@destructionindustries1987]

😂

[@Qermaq]

Martina has trowel talent.

[@draygontaygen677]

At least you know your daughters have a good youtuber influence. I hope they one day start creating great works. I'll say it in advance (I'm sorry for the mess)

[@morganqorishchi8181]

I love even the cameraman having to stop and laugh at this. That's when you know your art is doing its' job: it's bringing you joy, him joy, the viewers joy, the gift recipient joy - you're basically like Santa but with books.

[@dice8372]

The fact that she's smiling throughout all this tedious work tells you everything you need to know about this girl. What a talented pair of people! Every video of theirs make me happy

[@eline8087]

I mean, she may have cut out the bits where she was crying and thoroughly questioning her life choices XD

[@lluisdemonermayans2157]

it makes me really happy knowing that Brander Sanderson is totally capable of seeing this and getting, in fact, super jealous

[@tiagodagostini]

well the last book on that pile is HIS.

[@WzrdPnda]

The last THREE are his.

[@brianhayes2863]

He would likely be the first to line up to buy this if it was available to purchase.

[@geraldeuton2419]

I hope someday when the stormlight archive is finished someone does this with those

[@Topdoggie7]

Would he pay though?

[@jennastephens1224]

It's so glorious! I love it so much. I'm just imagining at customs the agent seeing the very large, heavy, duct-taped box with the shipping manifest: 1 book and being like "Oh yeah, they're absolutley smuggling something" and then opening it and seeing that it is, in fact, 1 book

[@AncientHydraGaming]

Okay I legit started having a deep emotional reaction when you started carving the leather design. This book series means A LOT to me as it was the series that reignited my love of reading in high school when Literature classes and book analysis papers had really spoiled the JOY of reading for me. The love you are show for this project just hits me RIGHT in the feels.

[@rfresa]

Missed photo opportunity: making the whole book into a circle by bending it all the way around so the covers touch! Thematically appropriate for this series, that would be the ultimate flex!

[@theproducers1967]

Much harder to actually read though XD

[@Klbkchhezeim]

@@theproducers1967 put it on a lazy susan

[@greenapple9477]

A literal flex

[@caret_shell]

He should have a lectern made that stores the book inside of it, with the two covers resting on a double-jack system. Then with a dial or a lever or something, the reader raises one jack and lowers the other in tandem, which allows the pages to turn forward or back while leaving the open page at a constant height. It could be a very snazzy way to actually read it.

[@sarahmchugh4169]

That would be super cool

[@kenzashenna]

Just like a stepper machine in the gym! 😂

[@homersimpson118]

GRRM: “A Feast For Crows was too big to publish as one book” Nerdforge: “Hold my beer.”

[@LuzMaria95]

lmao 😂

[@leonmayne797]

A Feast for Crows was published as one book though.

[@xIII13-king]

@@leonmayne797 i think he means storm of swords

[@afwalker1921]

A feast for crows always results in a murder...

[@Braddockmbc]

@@leonmayne797 No. A Feast for Crows got diveded in two books, A Dance with Dragons being the second of the split

[@westube643]

Mom: You can only bring one book on the trip. Me:

[@cacklebarnacle15]

My uni library has book scanners, that have a table that levels out the top pages, no matter how big the book and where you open it. I think it's kind of like a scale, where the heavier side of the book pushes the other side of the split table up enough to support the lighter side until the open pages are level. Maybe you can design a table like that for this monstrosity.

[@aitanapalomanespardos7089]

Do you know the model of that book scanner?

[@keiyakins]

but can it cope with this monstrosity?

[@Crousmouse]

If you make the two covers touch, you can read the book endlessly as a wheel for all of time.

[@kellybraun7048]

I need to see if this is possible now.

[@fredericapanon207]

@Crousmouse, I see what you did there...

[@thatHARVguy]

Möbius book? They're Norse, so Book Serpent? 📖🐍

[@oliverer3]

There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the pages in the book of time.

[@ReginaRegenbogn]

@@kellybraun7048 I think I saw the wheel done on Martina's Instagram!

[@cimmy_chan]

She really dropped "I just photoshopped a thing and printed it out" super quickly and casually and it's the most high-fantasy, billion-hours-of-work-looking, *gorgeous* book insides. HOW???

[@Artey86]

I also can't get over the talent that she so casually displays at every step of these projects. "Oh I just made this thing in photoshop quickly" (while something like that would be the full time job of any other person).

[@secretlook9218]

yes it really looks lame

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

I... what? "Billions of hours"? 😂 For that simple thing? It's gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but those book insides were very simple! It wouldn't have taken her more than 3 hours to have made it. Pretty much any professional could do the same in less than 3 hours. I've done similar in about 30 minutes, it's just basic design sense. Of course she'd be able to come up with something that clean and beautiful. I am a professional artist, and I can tell she has spent many years mastering her craft--it's no doubt she would be able to quickly make a simple book inside. If you asked a kindergartener who had never picked up a crayon before to come up with a book inside, it might take THEM a "billion" hours to make something like that, but literally anyone who has a level 1 art skill will be able to make something like that in no more than a few days (altogether). In a way, it's almost insulting to be shocked at something that easy to do. You think she spent countless hours creating all sorts of wonderful things for people to doubt her skill? Yeesh. I'm more impressed with the leather carving. That is something that can't be done quickly in Photoshop; it requires so much time to make. And you can't even fix mistakes either. It must've taken her so long to accomplish, and she did it well. Why be so baffled and confused over the most simple and common designs made when you could be impressed by the stuff she ACTUALLY spent a lot of time working on?

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

@@Artey86 If you are an artist working a full time job as a graphic designer, you'd get fired for spending all day on something that simple. That's like saying "Wow this person cooked a cheeseburger at home in 10 minutes? That would take any professional chef several years to cook at their restaurant!!11!" Like, bro, that is their profession. They are going to be good at it.

[@Teekls]

@@nomoretwitterhandleswell said.

[@michaellazalde2406]

I love this because Robert Jordan’s original plan for the last 3 books was to have it as one giant book. This is awesome

[@kahil101]

She finished making this faster than anyone has ever read this series 😂

[@mabel1487]

😂 probably, I haven’t read it, i might but idk

[@TheOriginalMasterOogway]

I mean obviously. No one's gonna read all those books in a couple days are they? That's just common sense

[@cosmicknight9047]

I listened to the series at work 8hrs a day 4 days a week and it still took me a little over a month to read it all

[@TheOriginalMasterOogway]

@@cosmicknight9047 exactly. Man's acting like it's a weekend activity 😂😂

[@RockyPeroxide]

I can read 700wpm. If only I had an attention span, I'd take the challenge

[@Reveliojelly]

This is the first nerdforge video I’ve ever watched and it’s filling my nerdy little heart with fuzzy feelings i live this so much

[@jenn-k-h]

Same!! 😊

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

Binge all their stuff. It’s fantastic

[@gingerteath]

same here! lol This is too relatable😊

[@bonnieharris4538]

Seconded; anyone who does this will get addicted to Martina and Hansi's goofy creative have-a-go-at-anythingness!!​@@ColorwaveCraftsCo

[@RocketChild]

I can imagine this being in a fantasy library on a set of scales, where the scales change weight as the book is read

[@MartijnMcFly]

"How much did you read last night?" "Oh, I don't know, probably 2kg..."

[@Cane4092]

@@MartijnMcFly”aw man i only read 10grams😢”

[@iasked00]

⁠@@Cane4092”I read.. maybe 5kg? Im rea-“ *passes out*

[@crimsonraen]

I've been staring at this in Daniel's videos for a while now, but I had no idea you made it! This is NUTS! It looks SO freakin' good, and seeing all the work you put into it, WOW!

[@Well_Hello_There42]

This project is the definition of “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing”

[@juliusroman8616]

1:16 I love how Martina cuts herself off as she says "That's what she said-"

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

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[@TrajceSpasovski-nq5dt]

/\_/\ (×.×) />🤐

[@Benji_the_shit]

Ha! I did catch that 😂

[@wladimir5764]

POV: first time getting naked in front of a GF.

[@baileykayeart8799]

i imagine someone seeing this on a shelf and being like oh cool art and them having to explain it’s actually a book

[@patrickhennessy510]

I think this is my favorite build! Its so farcicaly absurd, and so well done! Kudos to the Nerdforge team!

[@kay12]

It is THE GREATEST honor to have this work of art in our home 🥰 Watching you make it adds a whole new level of appreciation and admiration. BIG HUGS 🧡🧡

[@alexiserlexcc]

???

[@alexiserlexcc]

Who are you?

[@hesamui6250]

​@@alexiserlexcc that's Daniel's Partner.

[@TerkanTyr]

@@alexiserlexcc The extent to which you lack talent for even the most basic of deductions is frankly impressive.

[@MultiArtStyleTWT]

​@@alexiserlexcc Daniel's partner, she was out of frame but you could hear her voice

[@jcool0122]

This is, without a doubt, the coolest, most ridiculous project I've seen in a long time. If only the producers over at Prime had shown half as much care and reverence for those books.

[@Zuraneve]

What the producers did to the books, especially to Mat, is a travesty. Though, if you haven't read the books, I'm told it's a pretty good show.

[@jcool0122]

@@Zuraneve agreed. I couldn't finish the 1st episode.

[@Zuraneve]

@@jcool0122 I've managed to make it to season 2 by barely paying attention to the show. You aren't missing anything except a bunch of dirty lies. Why have I been watching it? It was my partner's birthday last week (and my Prime account) and he hasn't read the books yet, so my present to him was watching together and only interjecting to explain some bit of lore since I don't trust the show to get it right. At least they did a decent job on visuals.

[@pedroluiz8750]

​@@Zuraneve"especially to Mat is a travesty" Tom enter the chat

[@maggiem6209]

​@Zuraneve Now I'm terrified. My Uncle showed me the whole show because he did read the books and I loved it. Now I'm thinking this will be another Eragon situation. 😢

[@StephanePare]

I remember Jordan one day promising us the last book will be just one book, even if it needs to be delivered to people's homes with a forklift. He most likely made a whole other separate quote about the wheelbarrow, I need to hunt it down.

[@Peregrine101]

That is also how I understood it. Sanderson started out to do as Jordan intended, but understood that you would need a proper wheelbarrow and the book would be unreadable. That's why it ended up in multiple volumes. Whenever I show a volume of the Wheel of time to anyone they are shocked how big the books are. The final volume would be gigantic when combined into one. Let alone the monstrosity that Martina build. But did I see it lacks the epilogue?

[@violetalesine1478]

Now this brings up the question, "How big would the book have to be for it to be a regular shaped book?"

[@midnightbloomofeorzea7182]

Or how tiny the font lol

[@dziooooo]

I did some rough estimates, and if you made the book A3 format (11.7" x 16.5" in Freedom Units) and printed it in size 8 font with standard margins, it would be only about 2200-2400 pages long. If you printed it on super thin bible paper, it would be 11-12cm thick (that's around 4.5"). Chonky for sure, but you could actually open and read it. For standard book paper you'd have to go for A2 format (16.5" x 23.4") to keep similar spine thickness.

[@sigils]

This is perfection

[@chantingfrog9943]

why are u here??

[@KunikidaTheMathTeacher]

Wait what

[@fatalshot]

He is that Pokémon

[@malakaisiketi124]

People surprised he is here, but he, himself, is a author. READ HIS BOOKS! PURCHASE HIS BOOKS!

[@Mugiwara.no.phoenix]

sigils!

[@The4DRY4N]

i'm so glad youtube algorithm is pushing you guys' videos cause these are one of the most INSANE projects i've seen, and the end results are always so sick!! keep it up y'all

[@adfasfuiuiui1056]

this is such a dumb video and you're glad for it? smh

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

I ❤ the fact that you came up with this ridiculous idea and still made a polished and professional-looking finished product out of it. This channel is just plain amazing.

[@mndlessdrwer]

I'll put this out there so you can consider it for future leatherwork endeavors: you can buy the dye/paint that automotive upholstery shops use to recondition leather and leatherette seats. It's basically a rubberized acrylic paint specifically designed to bond to leather and vinyl while remaining flexible and compliant. While not exactly designed to be applied with brushes, you can do so if you wish. Just a reminder that you may want to create a silicone cast of some nice leather texture so you can imprint it back into the paint if you apply it too thick. Also as a side note: most automotive leather dye/paint is designed to be applied either with a sponge or with an airbrush, so you can actually airbrush or sponge gradients with it if you buy enough colors.

[@krayzoman]

She made the Wheel of Time into a literal wheel. Utter madness, I love it.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

see what happens when you have a bored girl with to much time on her hands this kind of thing plain and simple🤣🤣🤣

[@A-Pinecone]

While it may be unsatisfying to have all of the books be slightly different sizes, I think that's a really cool part of it! You can clearly see where all the books start and end that way!

[@marcelbpunkt]

Kinda like those little gaps in vinyl LP's between songs.

[@FeaturingRob]

The moment Martina said she was mailing it to a specific KZbinr, I KNEW it was going to Daniel Greene!!! Even before seeing that they listed his name in the section below the video!!! I loved this! Excellent job!

[@kennpeters1973]

I had the same reaction. KZbinr. Gotta be a book guy. Wheel of Time. There was no other possibility. And very cool to find out two channels I enjoy so much know each other.

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@paulwoodford1984 Why would a tv show adaptation change his opinion about the books at all? Amazon didn't go back in time and change Jordan's work.

[@Konzertheld]

It really never gets old, every time you set up the book as two legs / slinky I laughed out loud :D Also I once again want to point out that I love all the little details that go into the production of Nerdforge videos... I burst out laughing at the 56k modem connection sound with Martina thinking :D all the sounds and little graphics layered over the video add so much to the quality.100% premium content.

[@lilymichelee8129]

I was trying to figure out who in the world the series could be going to and right as you were packing it I was thinking "it couldn't be Daniel... could it??" and then it was. That was amazing!

[@daysleeper1989]

I was genuinely thinking that Daniel was going to be so jealous watching this so I'm delighted to know that this was just simply the perfect crossover

[@chaosmensch9544]

hello professional bookbinder here :D I must say sure there are things I would do diffenrently if I would bind a book (esp. concidering durability) but most of the time when you make bookbinding projects i get inspired. inspired to venture out in my own feeld and try something new and not be afraid of just doing. so thank you for that and keep up totally insane book projects! i'm rly looking forward to them🤗

[@lavanya3562]

I was watching a video about clay trinket dishes when this video popped up to watch next. Got curious from the thumbnail. I have never read or heard of the wheel of time, about you but I'm so glad i stumbled upon this! The sheer art you just did with the cover?!!! wowww! The dedication to do this! and loved the reaction of Daniel as well! Now this makes me curious about the books as well.

[@jellejoustra4024]

Never heard of the wheel of time, never been interested in the proces of making a book. There’s still absolutely no denying all of the immense effort and expertise that went into this.

[@Obnoxious_twig]

I love when artists take an outrageous idea and execute it so well this is amazing

[@NerdoftheRings]

This is amazing! 😂

[@foat_productions]

Hey Nerd of the Rings ❤ Saw your tweet

[@eebydeebyz]

Lord of the rings is just good. Have no idea who you are at all but NERD of the rings just sounds amazing so I’ll subscribe anyways.

[@JoJo-nt5hr]

love your channel too!

[@saile6864]

Ikr

[@davepowder4020]

Whaaaa? I get to fanboy for Nerdforge AND NerdoftheRings at the SAME TIME??? **faints**

[@Haokai8328]

5:18 Imagine passing by someone’s window and hearing this manic laugh coming from it 😂😂😂

[@Houndlock643]

Now this is interesting. An entire universe in just one book. And I was not disappointed in how unbelievably LARGE that book was.

[@dirtygurty4]

God, I hope Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson get to see this absolute masterpiece!

[@paulwalley8296]

Imagine the artwork you could do on the edges of the book to go along with your beautiful cover.

[@HeathBlythe]

It's incredible how creativity and being able to make things with your own hands is so attractive.

[@leonardomacleod]

The only part that I felt a pain in my heart (hehe) was when Martina removed the covers, but the end result was amazing.

[@Mr_BenBrawlStars]

Its so dumb i love it

[@tHe0nLyNeXuS]

Bookmakers since ancient times: "Huh... too big of a book is quite unwieldy, let's make volumes!" Martina: "... Nah!" 🤣 BTW... it is just awesome!

[@BooDevil65]

You are my kind of crazy! I always say "I just want to peek at the video to see the amazing result" ... but I can't look away. A testament to you, your videographer, and your editor - they only add to the experience and deserve a lot of credit. BTW the fact that a beautiful box that would be a whole project video on any other channel is just a 5 second afterthought here is a statement itself! PS you did include an index, right? :)

[@creslinwest9243]

I have never been so happy, as soon as you said a youtuber who shall not be named... yet. And then when you told us you were shipping it overseas, I knew it was going to be Daniel. I am already subscribed to you both. Also loved that Daniel pointed out how Jordan basically promised the last book would be "one book" even if he had to invent his own binding system or ship it with a free library cart. It was hilarious when Sanderson basically said - yeah it's gonna have to be three books. And you just proved it could have been done??!??

[@adfasfuiuiui1056]

you need a medal for being a subscriber to both? smh

[@creslinwest9243]

@@adfasfuiuiui1056 That's not what I said. I was just excited and happy. I'm not sure why you felt like you needed to comment. It just made me a little bit sad. For a moment, I was thinking "cool, a comment notification." Then I was brought down from that tiny little bit of joyous anticipation by your snarky and uncalled for comment. If that's what you were going for, achievement unlocked I guess. Congratulations

[@Minarvk]

I have several, full editions of the wheel of time books as this is my favorite saga ! I'm very happy to see the final result of your work on this great piece of fantasy and also very sad to know I would never be able to add this book to my wheel of time, now dedicated, bookshelf. As usual, an incredible work !

[@death2foolz182]

Honestly... what an introduction to a new series lmfao. I hadn't heard of the series, but seeing the love put into this creation and how much daniel was clearly so happy to get it... I might just have a new series to pick up

[@denizium.]

with the raw carved leather it already looked insane! but the paint added so much more dimension, this looks amazing!!

[@McTroyd]

This needs, like, a rotating cantilevered shelf specifically designed to both display it and read it. Such an amazing piece of work (not that I expected less)! 👍

[@pattheplanter]

You mean, the lectern needs to be a wheel? If so, it needs an hourglass built in.

[@meli7408]

People so talented they can draw, paint, carve, scultp, and build and pretty much do anything are so inspiring ❤

[@superjay1345]

To fix the different sizes you can use sandpaper to gently buff down and blend the height differences. This was so insanely beautiful I am a huge wheel of time books lover and you made the most ultimate W.O.T. book ever.

[@kayleighpaxton9713]

It’s always so fun so to see some of your favorite creators and topics collide in the real world! I’ve not been on KZbin much recently, and so I didn’t see this until Daniel posted about it, and when he mentioned you guys made it for him, I like “WAIT BUT THEY’RE MY FAV FANTASY CRAFTING CHANNEL, YOU KNOW THEM TOO?” 😂 Of course in the world of fantasy inclined creators, the best would know the best! And I had no idea you guys were also WoT fans! Like Daniel said, this is a creation RJ himself would cherish. And I wish I could see Sanderson and Harriet’s reactions! Truly, WoT fans all across the world would spend an exorbitant amount of money to add this to their shelves (me included)! I cannot say enough how STUNNING this project turned out! Possibly my favorite project of yours ever!

[@The_Music_Devil]

My brain just absolutely loves making horrible scenarios. Imagine spending all that time making this and realizing only AFTER it is shipped out that the books were out of order. That would be pure horror. Also I died so many times watching this laughing so now my throat hurts even more. Curse the sick. I LOVE THE CHAOS.

[@samuelleask1132]

Hahahaha

[@recidivist26]

The whole time I couldn’t help but think that New Spring (book 0, aka the prequel) was missing! Besides that, perfection.

[@Pendragons_Art]

A friend asked me to repair a cookbook of hers a while back. It was in two pieces, I have no training in repair, I only really know how to bind from scratch. To see someone else do basically what I did (just attached the spines together with the linen and pray) is delightful. (She so far hasn't told me it tore again so I count it as a win!

[@kevinolver39]

I often wondered what the whole series would look like, properly done, as one volume. Now I know! Great work!

[@aprildegele1510]

Ratchet straps are exactly what I would have used. Useful hint: it would have been easier had you laid it on it's side to strap it. You are nuts and I love it! As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I also thought "slinky". Great minds. I absolutely love that you sewed the binding. That belt idea is perfect. You had me cracking up the whole time. I'm really, really impressed at your skills in, well, just about everything. I love your creativity, your authenticity, your spirit ... what the hell, you're just a total JOY!

[@LunaMail]

*BOOK SLINKY* You are incredible! The ratcheting straps were such a brilliant solution. Perhaps this is the video that has inspired me to revisit bookbinding. 😅 I love the contagious laughter throughout!

[@ksilebo]

Putting the bookpress ontop of the books to press is just pure genious but also chaos

[@TheAyaReina]

I was looking away from the screen when you said “all 14 books” and I was like “I bet it’s Wheel of Time 👀” I love this!

[@jcwdesigns82]

I spent the whole video enthralled so much by the project and the techniques that I didn't even notice her set. What the hell?!? The jealous awe of what has been made here is off the charts.

[@blue-dabad33]

i know people throw these words around but genuinely you have outdone yourself with this one 😭😭 this is simultaneously the most amazing and the most unhinged thing you've ever created and i love that for you lol

[@ChantelleArts]

This concept is crazy but you guys always manage it so I have no doubt you’ll knock it out of the park ✨

[@whitegod229]

How was this posted 9 minutes ago but your comment was 43 minutes ago

[@artswithole]

probably a member, they get the videos earrly@@whitegod229

[@Thewglo]

How do they never miss??!? ❤❤❤❤

[@ChantelleArts]

@@whitegod229don’t know maybe it’s just not refreshed? I have notifs set up and was quick though 😂

[@ChantelleArts]

@@Thewgloexactlyyyy

[@Twilyhtmist]

This was the most EPIC book binding of all time! And Daniel's reaction WAS EVERYTHING!!!! Awesome, random, wholesome fun per usual Nerdforge! This was perfect 💖

[@johncroncejr6156]

I got linked to this video from a Reddit post joking about making a Stormlight Archive omnibus like this when the serious ended. This is better than I could have imagined! Never saw your stuff before but you have a new fan. And seeing Daniel Greene as the surprise KZbinr this got sent to was an added bonus I wasn't expecting 😂

[@robertripley1966]

First when I saw all the books together I thought "Who needs this?" Then in the process, specially with the leather works I thought "I want this" :D It´s really awesome. Your talent is always nice to watch. And I agree, seeing you reading at the end made me laugh too 😁

[@ElanorNarmolanya]

Not me sitting here chanting in my head "please send it to Daniel Greene, please be Daniel Greene" even though I had no reason to believe that they are aware of each other... I squealed when the goblin himself actually appeared on screen!! 😂😂🤗 it couldn't have gone to anyone who would appreciate it more, I don't think. 😊 The project turned out exquisite, as always, and I am loving how you two are continuing to embrace the chaos and the ridiculous side-by-side with your immaculate talent and creativity! 😂 it makes for the best content yet!

[@b1nary_f1nary]

The amount of crafts you combine is crazy! just the carving alone for the cover is a masterpiece! kudos!

[@g.w.hampton5525]

Absolutely gorgeous.. the only thing I might have done would be color/antique the page edges but as someone who used to do things like this and now just sits and watches people.. beautiful job.

[@Lucifer_Abysseum]

This is SO GREAT and also not very surprising to hear that Martina ended up making someone's dream come true

[@StephanePare]

"Stupid projects require stupid solutions". If it looks stupid and it works, it's not stupid XD This is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen and now I want to learn how to redo the bindings of my most cherished books you're so awesome!

[@_Lilly_0]

It’s the fact that she wakes up one day and decides to do this whilst I wake up and decide to watch her do this

[@Aura-sap]

1:17 whyd she laugh and say. “Thats not long enough” 😭 😭 🙏🏻

[@Saavik256]

As someone who used to work in a bookbinding department of a local printworks, the different sizes of book blocks (+/- 1mm or so) can happen for a variety of reasons. Most commonly it's different settings on the folding machines and the three-blade trimmers. Personally I'd go with aligning them on the spine and head of the block. That being said, the end result is absolutely insanely amazing :)

[@samanthadean1083]

This is awesome, yet strange at the same time… Kinda reminds me of how JRR Tolkien actually wanted to release The Lord of the Rings as a single book, but his publisher decided to split the book into 3 books… Fantastic job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@Phoebe_Jeronson]

I would normally not support the destroying of book covers but she turns all of their projects into a masterpiece.

[@TheJohnDorn]

Yeah at first I was aghast at seeing those books taken apart, but by the end I want that on my bookshelf and I don't care how practical it is.

[@TheJohnDorn]

My shelves aren't even wide enough. I'd have to build an entirely new shelf for it and would without question.

[@TrekBeatTK]

Nope, I still can’t get over it. This same thing could have been achieved with trade paperbacks. I have a very hard time with making things by destroying other things.

[@sylvy16]

@@TrekBeatTKthat still does involve removing the covers tho. also like the device you are using to make this comment was made by breaking rocks and melting metal and literally everything you have or interact with is made by destroying other things, unless you just live in a forest.

[@TechnoEsoterica]

@@sylvy16 100% Also a book is not the cover it's bound in and old books are often rebound over the years. The work is the writing and the writing isn't destroyed.

[@beatriztauro7930]

my fav part of this is DEFINETLY the laugh you guys did when saw the bend for the first time its so amazing

[@donngu]

Nerdforge and Mark Rober are like the art and science teachers at Hogwarts.

[@thedarkbard]

The collab we all need. I didn’t realize how much of a similar energy the two gave

[@donngu]

@@thedarkbard that would be sweet.

[@tweedythe9131]

You’ve suddenly made me feel better about the size of the books I bind😂

[@lennoxwilliamsart7387]

omg i'm impressed. Binding 400 pages without misalining anything is hard enough but this many without being like the width of a book off O.o I imagined doing that with the 23 book of the series I'm reading currently and then i remembered that of the 10 books I own, almost every is another edition and even with the same cover, same year, same publisher, one is about double the hight of the other XD better not try it XD Kudos to you and happy to see more book related projects :D combining bookbinding with fandom love is the best

[@bri8661]

As someone who does leather (I actually started because of this channel), you can mix multiple dyes together in a separate cup to get a color in the middle. You can also add just isopropyl alcohol to make it lighter. Also, alcohol markers work really well on leather if you are doing smaller sections/items. There's a good chance Martina already figured this out, but I thought I would share what I have learned. Also leather paint is basically just watered down acrylic paint.