Fake painted book

This was made to be a fake book to store a knife in Holmes for the Holidays. I took a broken book block that lacked a cover and made one from book board and muslin. I found a cover from the time period and copied it onto the muslin in pencil then painted it with acrylic. To make the block of pages, I clamped them together then cut out the center. When the pages were even on the side, I soaked glue through the edges and clamped them down again.