Making A Handmade Book - Part 4 - Paring & Applying Leather

In this video I take the case I made in Part 3 and apply its leather coverings. This book will have an alternate version of a half binding, in which the fore edges are covered in a single strip of leather, rather than just the corners. In the next video I will wax and burnish the decorative marbled paper before applying it to the cover and assembling the finished book!

I did experience some camera issues while filming this video, so I apologize for the grainy quality from about 1:25 to 2:36.

Timestamps
0:10 - marking out where the leather will go.
0:32 - measuring for the spine leather with paper.
1:06 - making templates for selecting leather.
1:34 - selecting and cutting the leather.
2:44 - paring the leather pieces.
4:32 - wetting out the leather and applying wheat paste.
7:03 - applying the leather to the case.
9:14 - trimming and turning in the corners.
12:28 - weighing down the case to dry.

Watch the previous videos in this series here:

Part 1 - Folding and Sewing the Book:    • Making a Handmade Book - Part 1  
Part 1.5 - Endpapers and Trimming:    • Making a Handmade Book - Part 1.5 - E...  .
Part 2 - Sewing Three-Color Endbands:    • Making a Handmade Book - Part 2 - Rou...  
Part 3 - Making the Case:    • Making A Handmade Book - Part 3 - Lin...  

And the next and final video is here:
Part 5 - Marbled Paper & Casing In:    • Making A Handmade Book - Part 5 - Fin...  

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