35lb Penland Book Trim - Hit and Run

Jim’s Description

Overview

Number of pages:

Year complete: 2008

Dimensions: H: 7 cm, W: 10.3 cm, T: 5.2 cm*

*H= Height, W = how wide the cover is, T = Thickness of book

Materials

Paper - Trim from 35lb Penland Book I made in 2007.

Sewing - Pack sewn on double cords

Boards - Front: Idaho Birch, vertical grain; Rear: Indiana Hickory, horizontal grain.

Air dried and quarter sawn.

Endband - On head only. Melody’s homespun flax.

Covering - Oak bark tanned deer by Chuck Patrick, NC.

This was a practice piece to see if I’d “cut out” enough oil for it to stick, in preparation to cover a book for University of Iowa. I decided to “cut out” a little more oil - hence a secondary stitch through the spine. The reason I call it Hit and Run is because it was accidentally run over by my former apprentice’s car, but received no real damage except “a scratch” on the surface of the leather.

Price: $945