Removing Bible Cover

Cover Removed

Measuring Lambskin Liner

Measuring The Leather Cover

Cover and Lining are both cut to size

“Skivving” or thinning out the corners to make it easier to pleat the corners later.

Rounding the corners of the lamb skin liner

Gluing the liner to the leather cover

Pressing down the liner with the roller. Thanks to my wife for my handy turtle paperweight from Trovo Co.…I also store my sewing needles inside!

Trimming the edges of the leather cover to size

Gluing down and folding over the leather to the edges of the liner

All Edges glued down

Pleating the corners (this part takes patience and time to get it right)

Pleated corner. I’m happy how this one turned out.

Etching in the straight line for the holes for stitching the edges of the cover

Using leather awls to make the holes for stitching

Holes punched! Looks good. Good corners…I’ve messed those up before.

Thread measured, needles attached and ready to hand stitch the cover…this will take me a couple hours.