Book Cover (Bible Size)
Posted by Craftip (Jun 11, 2014)
I put the dye in a vat and dipped the leather in it. Although you have to use a lot of dye, I think it will be dyed almost perfectly evenly. This has become the dip-dyed leather. To sustain color, I used some horse oil and made it natural feeling.
This post is credited to Leather Craft DELSOL.
See the original post in Japanese site.
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Prepare it using a pattern.
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Put a logo on the ear part inside. If you do so later, you will damage the front side of the leather.
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Apply the bond to the attaching parts.
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Glue the inner leather. Give some pressure by a roller, or such.
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Cut off the excess part and try not to damage the front part.
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Treat the edge using a plane or file.
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Take off the excess of the edge.
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Sew the periphery either by hand or a sewing machine.
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Dye the edge.
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Burnish the edge with gum tragacanth. I used canvas.
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Spread the hose oil warming it, and wipe with dried cloth. Then, it's done.
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