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Beautiful Custom Books – Mr Tim Baker

Mr Tim Baker's Custom Prop Book

I love books – not just the contents, but as against the old saying as it is – I occasionally judge a book by it’s cover.  The above book is by a gentleman called Mr Tim Baker, and he’s a makeup artist and prop maker.  This is apparently just one of a series of 6 custom prop books that he’s doing for some mysterious project that he’s not able to speak about yet, but oh – if the above book (and the rest) are anything to go by, it’s got to be something quite special.

The books were spotted over at the Handmade Book Community at LJ, by Mr Giles, and they’re just amazing.  Follow the link to see ammonite covered books, ones with hands and dials, and the above book with moving, hinged parts!  (Apparently the movement is required for the plot of this mysterious project.)  A beautiful Steampunk book that demands interesting content.  I’d be quite intimidated if I had anything even close to that to write in.

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 25th, 2007 at 7:46 pm by Tinkergirl and is filed under Steampunk Images.

  • Masado
    Wirklich ganz allerliebst dieser steampunk
  • Oh this is weird, I just stumbled onto this :D Thanks for the great comments on the books everyone.

    They are all props for a Graphic Novel I'm writing. I've worked on several Stop Motion Animation productions and i wanted to use the same approach in the Graphic Novel format. All the images are shots of puppets, models and miniatures instead of drawings. It will take me a while to finish but it's a fun project (my shop is growing full of 1/5th scale sets, props, puppets and miniatures). I just hope the feedback is just as good from the final piece ;-)

    Thanks again,

    Tim Baker
  • michele_blue
    Oh, that's lovely. I haven't had a book with a lock on it since my junior high school diary, but now I want one. Want!
  • The ammonite book would also suggest 20,000 Leagues to this bug.

    My shelf weeps at the lonely spaces denied fulfillment by the lack of these tomes. Oh, the writing and drawing those books could enfold in their majestic glory.

    *sigh*
  • Horg Neurocam
    I’d be quite intimidated if I had anything even close to that to write in.

    My first thought would be to fill that book with all the wonderful posts from Brass Goggles itself, a treasure trove of marvels worthy of any behinged tome!
  • Tinkergirl
    Reading more into the history of Mr Tim Baker's posts, it seems it's going to be for a series of graphic novels which I believe (don't quote me, please, it's not entirely clear) he's writing himself.

    I've also read that the other books contain puzzles and cyphers in the covers, and a working astrolabe. The images he's posted have been slightly photoshopped though, to prevent anyone trying to solve them early. *chuckles* I do love a good puzzle/riddle.
  • Well, there is the TV series of The Diamond Age, which I'm guessing would require a number of nifty-looking books.
  • There is a nautical map on the cover by the looks of it, so maybe "20,000 Leagues"
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