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Beyond the Blueprint:
Leather Binding
An intermediate course for bookbinders ready to work with leather — from paring and preparation to raised bands, caps, and decorative finishing.
Intermediate level — you should already know how to section-sew and forward a book block. This course does not cover those steps.
Taught by Simon — 20+ years of bookbinding expertise
What You'll Learn
Four chapters of hands-on technique.
Everything you need to bind and finish a beautiful leather-covered book.
Chapter 1
Introduction to Leather Binding
Tools, templates, cutting techniques, and constructing a spine piece with raised bands.
Chapter 2
Leather Preparation
Thinning and paring, using the Scharfix, the paring knife, and getting your leather to the right weight.
Chapter 3
Leather Binding
Adhesives, wheat paste, corners, pasting the spine, band nippers, tying up, and creating caps.
Chapter 4
Finishing
Trimming, squaring out, measuring, half or full leather cover, basic tooling, and casing in.
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Enrol today for instant access to all four chapters plus lifetime access to revisit anytime.
One-time payment
$297 AUD
- Lifetime access to all 4 chapters
- Step-by-step video instruction
- Learn at your own pace
