Place the cardboard covers on the back of the covering the proper distance apart as measured for the back, and mark around each one. Spread a thin coat of glue on the surface of each and lay them on by the marks made. Cut a notch out of the covering so it will fold in, and, after gluing a strip of paper to the covering between the covers to strengthen the back, fold over the outside edges of the covering and glue it down all around.
The Bound Book
Place the cover on the book in the right position, glue the hinges fast to the inside of the covers, then glue the first flyleaf to the inside of the cover on both front and back and place the whole under a weight until dry.
Contributed by Clyde E. Divine, College View, Nebr.
Metal Coverings for Leather Hinges
Metal Parts Screwed on Leather Hinge
A method of making a leather hinge work as well as an ordinary steel butt is to cover the wings with sheet metal. The metal can be fastened with nails or screws over the parts of the leather attached to the wood. Tinplate, iron hoops, zinc or thin brass cut in neat designs will make a leather hinge appear as well as a metal hinge.