Decorating a Leather Book Cover with Gold Foil: "Traditional" Methods on a DIY Budget

Decorating a book cover the traditional way can be intimidating, since bookbinder's tools are rare and often expensive. In this video I use more readily-available supplies to create an original book cover with techniques approximating traditional methods. If you are interested in any of the supplies I feature, click the link below for a one-stop shop on my Amazon storefront. Buying there doesn't cost any extra and it helps to support the channel! https://amzn.to/3PtVkkX 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Problems & Solutions 2:50 Using Hot Stamps 5:22 Tooling Borders 9:33 Tooling Letters 11:06 Fixing Mistakes 12:46 Tooling the Spine 13:56 Finished Product Check out my previous tutorials if you'd like to know how to make the gilded page edges, leather book cover, or book finishing press seen in this video: Page edge gilding:    • DIY Leather Book Binding Tutorial Part 1: ...   Leather cover DIY:    • DIY Leather Book Binding Tutorial Part 2: ...   Finishing press:    • DIY Bookbinding: Quick and Affordable Fini...