Radio Uge-Revue: Part 2

Step 1 of the dismantling was to cut off the back of the cover. I had my doubts about whether I wanted to slice through that nice leather, but it was the only way to ensure that the new binding would be done properly. All of the loose paper shreds had to be shaved off the spine. Initially, this was done with a scalpel, and then with 80-grit sandpaper. Luckily, all of the sewing and the cords are still in place, so I didn’t have to completely disassemble the book and re-sew it. The card and leather cover of the back came apart fairly easily. Notice that the ribs in the leather were just for decoration, and not cords used in the binding. They’re cardboard strips, 4 mm wide at the base and 2 mm wide at the top. I’ll make new ones to replace these. All of the bits and pieces so far… I used a bone folder and the scalpel to separate the leather strip from the card underlay. I only cut down to the line where the marbled paper meets the leather. This way, there was still some old hide glue…