How Do You Make A Hand Tooled Leather Bible Cover?
Bibles are often important items to their owners, and may become treasured family heirlooms. Because of this, protecting them from dirt and damage is a significant consideration. A handmade leather bible cover will not only accomplish this task, but can itself add to the beauty and family history of the book. Select an appropriate leather for the cover. Ideally, you should use a thin, flexible tooling leather, usually available at craft stores. Lay the leather flat, with the smooth side down, and lay the closed bible on it. Excepting the spine, trace all sides of the bible onto the leather with a pen. Roll the bible up so that only the spine is resting on the leather, and trace the top and bottom of the spine onto the leather. Then roll the bible so that the other side is resting on the leather, and trace all sides but the spine. Remove the bible and connect the traced lines on the leather with the pen. They should form a large rectangle. Measure a half an inch outward from all sides o
