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Not every binding project requires fancy machines, but not every project asks for a cutesy ribbon sewn up through the center of your book, either. Sometimes, you just want your plain ‘ole, standard sized stapler to fit all the way to the center of your 8 ½ x 11 sized paper. Simple tools, simple request, right? Well, not so when that is your only hope – but possible? Absolutely.

Step 1 - Fold your papers lengthwise, in half. If you have too many papers to make a comfortable seam, do them in batches of 4-5 papers at a time. However, if you are trying to staple more than about twenty-five pages, you might want to consider the ribbon idea, a binder, or having it bound at a print shop.

Step 2 - Lay your unbound pages flat, exterior up. You will be stapling so that the ends will be curving into the inside of the book, thereby limiting risk of injury by protruding pieces of metal - not a good addition to a good night story or personal journal time.

Step 3 - Lay your book cover, if you have one, on top of the stack of papers, again, exterior facing up. Thin cardboard, like that used as a cereal box, can be covered with contact paper to protect it from rips and make a nice decorative surface to your book. It will also be easier for a staple to penetrate.

Step 4 - Open the arm of your stapler. Not the top, that exposes the staples, as when you load them, but so that the bottom hinge of the stapler is almost parallel with the staple cartridge.

Step 5 - Place a piece of corrugated cardboard under your project. This will protect your work surface, as well as provide a buffer to hold the staple until you’re ready to clamp it inward.

Step 6 - Place the stapler head ¼ of the way down from either end of the folded seam, and staple into the paper. Repeat on the other side.

Step 7 - Flip the paper and cardboard over together, being careful to not let the cardboard shift and allow the papers to slide off the staple.

Step 8 – Remove the corrugated cardboard piece.

Step 9 – Using a small hammer, screwdriver, or small pliers, bend each staple end inward, until it lies flush with the surface of your paper.

In the event that you want more pages or a more sturdy cover, one can still staple the pages being used, but in batches, and merely glue the outsides of each batch to the inside of the next. This might look a bit amateur, but so were many artifacts from cultural pasts! Make your own collection for future generations. You are only limited by your imagination!

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