Making A Medieval Book By Hand - Part 4 - Paring and Applying Leather

Hello everyone, and welcome to my bindery! This is Part 4 of my in-depth video series on making a medieval-style book - for more information see Part 1 at the link below. This series has no speaking and a minimal amount of music for those who want to enjoy the peaceful simplicity of quiet hand-work. For those seeking insights into my materials and techniques, you can turn on subtitles to read my full commentary on the process as you watch! This installment in the series is devoted to covering our book in leather. That simple statement may make it seem like a straightforward task, but in reality it is a multi-step process that requires a great deal of care to execute. To make the process a bit more manageable I break it down into two main stages: attaching the leather to the spine, and pasting down the covers and doing the turn-ins. In addition, the only adhesive I’m using in this video is wheat flour paste. The paste has a very long working time, which means I can perform a