Hit 50 hand-sewn books this morning and I actually counted them

I was moving some stuff around in my little workspace in Portland and realized I had a stack of completed books I never really tallied up. So I counted and it was exactly 50, which felt like a big number for someone who only started binding as a hobby two years ago. Most of them are smaller journals with coptic stitch but a few are full leather case bindings. Has anyone else kept track of their total output or do you just lose count like I almost did?

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spencer9811mo ago

Honestly never thought to count until I saw this. Now I gotta check my shelf too.

tara6421mo ago

Never thought to count" sums me up too, spencer981. Bet I've got a pile of journals stashed in corners I forgot about. @sean_cooper58's right, one good look around and I'll find out I've been lowballing myself this whole time.

sean_cooper581mo ago

Never thought to count" is exactly how I'd end up at 50 and then some, @spencer981. You're one good organizing session away from finding out you've been lying to yourself about your output.