I watched the Frost videos about step by step rebinding and he made it look so simple. I plan to try it but am afraid that mine will look like your first attempt. Good job on the 7th and good luck rebinding the 2 into one.
Nice video. Of note, tooling leather is only done on veg tan leather. The type of leather you are using can be blind debossed with hot stamping equipment, which is very pricey and requires the design to have a stamping tool with the entire design engraved on it. Most Bible covers do not have stitching, so unless you’re just looking for that detail on yours it’s not very popular IMO. Lastly, given your stated interests in the details you could make a Bible Cover in vegtan leather with stitching and tooling…think the type of leather a saddle is made from. This is obviously not rebinding the Bible, just a cover. I enjoyed your video and thought I’d share some insights I have on the leather working.
Great work. How did you do the butt joints on the Bible where the fold in over meets the liner? Do you measure your cover an inch or so larger and glue it down to itself instead of folding it over the liner? I wonder if that would be a good approach to a thinline Bible? The first time I tried a thinline (Cambridge concord) i measured too short. Good video.
That's right, the cover leather is folded over onto itself and then carefully glued to get it right on the edge of the liner. It works really well if you don't like yappy Bibles, and it would work for a thinline.
@@BiblesByDrew I was confused by that portion of the video too. So, there still is a liner, right? You've just glued the edge of the cover onto itself such that it lines up perfectly with the liner aesthetically speaking? And the text is still adhered to the cover by the liner, right?
@@blikker8 Yep that's right. Instead of the edge of the cover being folded over the liner, it is folded onto itself so that it butts up against the liner. It's a minor difference in construction.
I believe this one is just regular cardstock, and the spine is not attached to it in any way. On bigger Bibles I would reinforce the cardstock with a strip of leather and fold the cardstock to make an Oxford hollow. Much stronger that way, although you lose some flexibility.
ok did you get the covers on ebay? And did you just cut the old covers off so when you open the bible past the liner it go directly to the first page of the bible? Thank you
@@BiblesByDrew I just ordered a 3mm set and a 4mm set from Amazon to try. I don't know which size Tiger thread works best for which size irons, but I guess we'll see.
Would you be interested in rebinding a bible for me. I think your work is great. And i would just be thankful to have it done i dont expect perfection. Its an old cambridge concord that the old cover looks horrible any improvement would be a blessing to me. And id pay what you asked
Huge jump in quality from 3 to 7. Great job!
That's amazing progress from #1 to #7! Way to go!
Nice progress
I watched the Frost videos about step by step rebinding and he made it look so simple. I plan to try it but am afraid that mine will look like your first attempt. Good job on the 7th and good luck rebinding the 2 into one.
Thanks for sharing ! #7 looked very good
Oooh, those corners on #7, good for you!!
Thank you! I'm making progress.
Perfect practice makes practice perfect.
Nice video. Of note, tooling leather is only done on veg tan leather. The type of leather you are using can be blind debossed with hot stamping equipment, which is very pricey and requires the design to have a stamping tool with the entire design engraved on it.
Most Bible covers do not have stitching, so unless you’re just looking for that detail on yours it’s not very popular IMO.
Lastly, given your stated interests in the details you could make a Bible Cover in vegtan leather with stitching and tooling…think the type of leather a saddle is made from. This is obviously not rebinding the Bible, just a cover.
I enjoyed your video and thought I’d share some insights I have on the leather working.
Love this video for its honesty of the learning process! What glue did you use between the cover and liner? Thank you!
It's been a process for sure! I use PVA glue, you can find it pretty easily on amazon
Great work. How did you do the butt joints on the Bible where the fold in over meets the liner? Do you measure your cover an inch or so larger and glue it down to itself instead of folding it over the liner? I wonder if that would be a good approach to a thinline Bible? The first time I tried a thinline (Cambridge concord) i measured too short. Good video.
That's right, the cover leather is folded over onto itself and then carefully glued to get it right on the edge of the liner. It works really well if you don't like yappy Bibles, and it would work for a thinline.
@@BiblesByDrew I was confused by that portion of the video too. So, there still is a liner, right? You've just glued the edge of the cover onto itself such that it lines up perfectly with the liner aesthetically speaking? And the text is still adhered to the cover by the liner, right?
@@blikker8 Yep that's right. Instead of the edge of the cover being folded over the liner, it is folded onto itself so that it butts up against the liner. It's a minor difference in construction.
What kind of cardstock did you use? Did you fold it to fit the spine? Or is the spin "sitting" right on top of the cardstock? Thanks!
I believe this one is just regular cardstock, and the spine is not attached to it in any way. On bigger Bibles I would reinforce the cardstock with a strip of leather and fold the cardstock to make an Oxford hollow. Much stronger that way, although you lose some flexibility.
Well heck. How do I get a rebind? I'm not on Instagram. Do you have a website? Rebind 7 looked pretty good and 11 looked quite good.
Hey man! I don't have much that's public yet, since I'm only doing ~1 Bible per week. But if you're interested shoot me an email drewtake2@gmail.com
ok did you get the covers on ebay? And did you just cut the old covers off so when you open the bible past the liner it go directly to the first page of the bible? Thank you
I got the leather from eBay, yes, but I still had to make it into a cover of course. And yeah, the inner liner is attached to one of the first pages.
@@BiblesByDrew oh ok I thought it may have come made like you ordered
it like we saw. Made but not made it order gotcha
What size irons did you use to punch your stitching holes?
I think the ones on this rebind are 4mm. I've been using some slightly smaller ones that I like a little bit better though.
@@BiblesByDrew
I just ordered a 3mm set and a 4mm set from Amazon to try. I don't know which size Tiger thread works best for which size irons, but I guess we'll see.
@@custerranch yeah I'm still experimenting a bit as well.
Would you be interested in rebinding a bible for me. I think your work is great. And i would just be thankful to have it done i dont expect perfection. Its an old cambridge concord that the old cover looks horrible any improvement would be a blessing to me. And id pay what you asked
Hi Justin! If you're interested, you can shoot me an email at drewtake2@gmail.com