Bookbinding

Well, Bible rebind #1 is complete. I completed the process over about six days doing a small range of tasks each day. The process wasn’t as difficult as I imagined it would be. It was a matter of proceeding a step at a time carefully measuring, cutting, glueing, smoothing. Rinse and repeat.

The outcome is far from perfect, and I would/will do a couple of things differently next time. But I’m content with the result - a useable, serviceable rebound Bible.

We’ve got three Bibles that are fairly frequently read and are falling apart in various places. I have a Crossway ESV Single Column Legacy Bible in ‘Trutone’¹ where the cover is flaking and the cover is separating from the end papers. I had taped it up with duct tape a number of years ago to secure the cover but the faux leather continues to flake off, make a mess and look unsightly.