New Toys . . . er . . . Equipment!

My mini book press and cradle arrived today!  Merry Christmas, me!

My larger book press has four screws, and springs to keep the top plate up. The mini one doesn’t have the springs, as mini books are typically thin enough that springs wouldn’t compress enough, so it comes with a pair of blocks (my larger one also came with blocks for shipping/storage).

Sharpie for scale. The cradle included the aluminmum hole-spacing template and another awl. Here’s a pseudo-action shot:

I’m ridiculously excited with these. But that’s what Christmas presents are for, right?  Thanks Mom!

Also tonight I got 7 of the booklets I photographed last night entered into inventory and posted on Etsy.