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Step-by-step tutorials for making planners, notepads and notebooks by hand — designing the pages, printing them, and binding the finished book. Each project includes a materials list and a template you can edit before you print.
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DIY Refillable Notepad: How to Make a Notepad with Chicago Screw Binding
150 pages held by two Chicago screws in a three-panel chipboard cover — no glue, no wire, and no special equipment beyond a hole punch.
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DIY Refillable Notepad with Chicago Screws: Lemon-Themed Notepad Tutorial
A small refillable notepad with a lemon-print chipboard cover, held together by two 18mm Chicago screws you can undo by hand to swap the pages.
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DIY Flashcards: How to Make Custom Flashcards with Chicago Screw Binding
A set of custom flashcards on a single Chicago screw, with wrapped chipboard covers front and back so the cards fan open and never bend in a bag.
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DIY Refillable Notepad with Chicago Screws: Dual-Section Notepad Tutorial
Two independently bound notepad sections in one body — three chipboard covers and four Chicago screws, so you can refill either half without touching the other.
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