Brandon just finished making a custom book today and it is the first one that he has made this big--12 by 18 inches. The person who ordered it wants it for an album for 11 by 17 inch photographs.
The person who ordered it also wanted these initials engraved on the front.
The wood is mahogany.
Brandon does everything by hand. He hand tears the pages (hemp paper),
sews them all together and binds them,
sews the headband by hand (below),
and wraps it in leather.
Brandon learned how to bind books from a DVD he purchased (this one). Then he figured out how to do the leather and wood combination.
They are exquisite!
He now sells them on eBay and he recently opened an Etsy store. Check them out here.
