Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Leather Book Cover

On day off #6, Teddy and I went to a trading post in Saranac Lake that we frequent every summer, despite grave trepidation on our part regarding the store owner. We put on brave faces and made our way to the back room where there are stacks and stacks of leather. I got a nice red piece of cow hide to make a book cover out of. I worked on it around camp for a while and just finished it here at home. Here is the finished product:

2 comments:

Barry Howe said...

Well done! I like the last picture

Philler @ Leather Book Covers said...

Great binding job on your book! Love the leather and the stitching that you choose to embellish. Beautiful!

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