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 -