Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build.
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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
Definitely inspired by Leonard of Quirm.
Mind you, a room sized one inspired by BS Johnson would have its' charms too.
Excluding the unfinished Shepherd's Crown though?@AnguaDelphine @Natasha_Jay brilliant isn't it. I have a faint memory though of an example from a long long time ago. Probably in Europe. I'll have a search. Definitely Leonard. Although he'd almost certainly have doodled a design for a space laser or something in the margin.
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay Love me some Martina and Hansi content here
Their bookbinding videos are amazing
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay If I could take one book with me to a desert island, that would be it.
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay Impressive!
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay A Rolodex of Discworld is S-tier nerdery.
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
Martina and the shy Hansi, love them.
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay blessed be
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay @MrBerard This is fantastic on so many levels!
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@AnguaDelphine @Natasha_Jay brilliant isn't it. I have a faint memory though of an example from a long long time ago. Probably in Europe. I'll have a search. Definitely Leonard. Although he'd almost certainly have doodled a design for a space laser or something in the margin.
@capnthommo@c.im
Hmmm, I must have missed that, sadly.
Oh without doubt, L wise.
I have to admit my mind works a lot like that, dyspraxic.
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
@Natasha_Jay brilliant!
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Discworld: "Martina, who has a passion for bookbinding and DIY, decided to take on this mammoth project as her very first mechanical build. Her idea was both whimsical and practical in the most Nerdforge way: she would bind all 40 Discworld books and arrange them around a massive wooden wheel."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/17/entire-discworld-series-turned-into-a-rotating-book-wheel/
Can I read it in bed, though?
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@capnthommo@c.im
Hmmm, I must have missed that, sadly.
Oh without doubt, L wise.
I have to admit my mind works a lot like that, dyspraxic.
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt@AnguaDelphine @Natasha_Jay if you search 'book wheel' on your favourite engine there'll be several links including Wikipedia. They're not quite the same - just a way of having several books open at once but the mechanics must be broadly similar. I do love the idea of having the entire #pratchett canon in one place.
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@AnguaDelphine @Natasha_Jay if you search 'book wheel' on your favourite engine there'll be several links including Wikipedia. They're not quite the same - just a way of having several books open at once but the mechanics must be broadly similar. I do love the idea of having the entire #pratchett canon in one place.
@capnthommo@c.im @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
Found it - interesting, will study later; thanks.
Essentially Rolodex writ large.
I know, convenience wise.
My set is all Hardbacks, mix of book club and first pubs if not editions; great for reading in bed but take up a lot of space.
Mind you it would still work as I tend to reread by series rather than pub order; so easier to flip through and reference.
Watch & Witches mostly.
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