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Making THE TOME OF FIRE - EPIC Leatherbound Book

Get your first audiobook free when you try Audible for 30 days! Visit https://www.audible.com/nerdforge or text "nerdforge" to 500 500! Today we're bookbinding the Tome of Fire in red leather, the first of four books with an Elementalist theme! PARTS USED: - 1 mm vegetable tanned goat leather - 48 sheets A3 sized sketchbook paper (110 gsm) - Coffee and baking soda for staining the paper - 2 sheets A3 black paper as end sheets (140 gsm) - Waxed thread: https://bit.ly/2O9ZFJb - Hemp / jute cord for stitching: https://bit.ly/2x4iYw2 - Gold corner decorations: https://bit.ly/2O6itsD - Similar corner protectors: http://bit.ly/2J7xrgm - Leather cord for headbands: https://bit.ly/2QljtdY - Embroidery thread for headbands: https://bit.ly/2MmksXY - Brass buckles: https://bit.ly/2E90hc8 - Similar satin ribbon markers: http://bit.ly/2J96HMs - Linen cloth for covering the spine - Leather stain, red and black - Greaseproof parchment paper - 3 mm wooden fiberboard covers - Faux gold leaf TOOLS: - Basic leather crafting kit:https://bit.ly/2x2SpXY - Leather stitching kit: https://bit.ly/2N7T1Xq - Awl: https://bit.ly/2O7o2qH - Swivel knife: https://bit.ly/2oWPBIg - Leather hole punch: https://bit.ly/2N46uPN - Leather cap rivet set: https://bit.ly/2x2faMt - Mallet: https://bit.ly/2O7vBhh - Bone folder: https://bit.ly/2N49yLW - Book press (or a stack of heavy books) - Stitching jig (or a suitable chair) - White PVA glue (wood glue) - Contact glue - Thick needle - Scissors & x-acto knife - Stapler & hammer - Wax for leather How to sew the signatures together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MrqRHu2Es How to sew headbands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itH5xyVqMDE FOLLOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nerdforge Website - https://www.thenerdforge.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/N3rdforge/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenerdforge/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheNerdforge CONTACT: contact@thenerdforge.com

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