Photo Album

[Rawhide]

...here is a photo album just completed. It is made from 2-3oz leather, with turned edges, and has goatskin lining the covers. The spine has a cover, and the screws that hold the pages are concealed on the inside. It is all carved inverted style, and is colored with spirit dyes.

...I have put a cardboard 'spacer' between every third plastic sleeve....this will eliminate the pages fanning out when photos are added, allowing the folder to always lay flat.

Peter

Edited April 23, 2009 by Rawhide

[jbird]

wow that's outstanding

Josh

[flyingcuda]

..........sorry..had to wait to get my chin off the keyboard! that is beautiful!!!

[hidepounder]

Amazing as always! I noticed that the edges are turned, but not stitched. Makes it super clean! Thanks for sharing this, Marlon.

Bob

[Patina]

hi Peter,

How did you emboss the prints? Care to share? Thanks.

[TomSwede]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

Like Bob said about the turned edges, makes it look superclean.

Tom

[Rawhide]

hi Peter,

How did you emboss the prints? Care to share? Thanks.

Not Peter (even though I post for him quite often), but Are you refering to the lettering? Looking at it in a very high level, the lettering done by tracing the outlines of the letters to damp vegetable tanned leather. Then the lines are cut with a swivel knife, and Peter usually does inverted carving which means he bevels on the inside of the cut. He uses a modeling tool to accomplish this. Once he has the look of the letters, they are dyed with spirit dye, then the piece is usually oiled, and then sealed.

Marlon

[Go2Tex]

So, if the lining isn't stitched, I must assume it is only glued? There must be some book binding glues for that, or would any good leather glue work?

Excellent work, by the way. As always, you set the bar very high!

Edited April 23, 2009 by Go2Tex

[Razz]

Flawless according to my eyes and as Tom said gorgeous.

My daugther said, Dad make me one like that for my wedding album, and I said well It all depends, in how many years are planning to get married.

Because, I think I might need a few, to practice.

I would like to know how he manages to keep the dye inside those thin lines. I bet he never went over the lines in his coloring book as a kid.

Congrats on this one exremely nice.

[Rawhide]

So, if the lining isn't stitched, I must assume it is only glued? There must be some book binding glues for that, or would any good leather glue work?

Excellent work, by the way. As always, you set the bar very high!

I think it's only glued. I know he likes the leather cement a lot, but I'll ask if you'd like to know.

Flawless according to my eyes and as Tom said gorgeous.

My daugther said, Dad make me one like that for my wedding album, and I said well It all depends, in how many years are planning to get married.

Because, I think I might need a few, to practice.

I would like to know how he manages to keep the dye inside those thin lines. I bet he never went over the lines in his coloring book as a kid.

Congrats on this one exremely nice.

To keep the dye from running on you, 1. Use your modeling tool to 'define' the edge where the dye should end. Dye has a harder time turning the corner, and 2. dab off most of the excess dye to almost a dry brush. Since this has less dye, it won't run.

[Razz]

Rawhide.

Thanks for the modeler and dye tips.

Will use those on next project.

[Rawhide]

So, if the lining isn't stitched, I must assume it is only glued? There must be some book binding glues for that, or would any good leather glue work?

Excellent work, by the way. As always, you set the bar very high!

I took the liberty of asking...just in case anyone else had the same question....

...yes, all is glued. Look at any album in stores and you will find they are 'glued'.

The outer cover is glued (with contact cement) only around the edges, as there is foam padding under both front and back covers. The goatskin lining (skived to a feather edge) is glued with 'white glue' (Elma's style). I have used this as excess glue can be cleaned up with damp rag (with water of course). Glueing such a fine edge with a contact cement is not practical.

Peter