u/A_Small_Coonhound

Debossing leather with chipwood, order?

New here.

From what I have found so far, most everything is showing using heat transfer vinyl. However I personally prefer the look of the stamped lettering.

Does the order matter for when I stamp it? Ie: can I glue up the spine/cover to the chipboard, then stamp. Or: do I have to do all the stamping first, then glue it up after?

Also: do I have to wet the leather first if it's already dyed?

Cheers! Please advise.

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u/A_Small_Coonhound — 5 days ago

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What's stopping me from just applying a layer of leather around a book that's already bound to a hardback and in good condition?

My current thought process would be to cut and apply a leather backing, wrap it around, then glue a new page (top page? Cover page? The one that attaches the text block to the hard cover) to cover the leather flaps and reattach the first page.

My only thought would be that it would add the thickness of the leather at the bottom of the book.

u/A_Small_Coonhound — 15 days ago