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Case-Bound Leather
Journal Kit

• Soft Leather Cover
• Genuine Davey Board
• Light Waxed Linen Thread
• End Bands
• Mull/Super
• Sewing Jig
• Step-by-Step Instructions

• Needle
• Awl
• Hole Punching Cradle (or your favorite hole punching set-up)
• Pencil
• Bone Folder or Folding Rib
• PVA or other adhesive
• Glue Brush
• Book Press (or other weight set up)
• Brass Rules (optional)

Book Bones:
Already have all your own paper, thread and leather? Don't need our instructions? Now we are selling just book board already cut to size. It's an economical choice when buying multiple kits.

Book Bones
$6.00

This unique and buttery soft leather journal is a fun challenge to make. It incorporates all the classic steps of hand bookbinding, including simplified casing in, applying mull and using end bands. This kit is not recommended for beginners, but if you can follow instructions well and have just a little experience you will love your finished journal!
Difficulty rating:

Finished journal size: 8 3/4" X 5 3/4"

$45.00

 Shown is an example of the Cased-In Leather journal with scraps of leather glued to the board before gluing the cover leather on (scraps of leather are not included in kit)

The cased in leather journal comes in 2 colors; saddle tan and rich black. 

Bonus!
Buy any book kit and the bonus kit is yours for only $3.00 (a $4.25 value).

• 1 oz. block beeswax

• 1 large eye binding needle

Bonus Kit
$3.00

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