How to Repair your Bible: THE RIGHT WAY

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[@Axella.Shalom]

My bible started falling apart , tried hot gluing, didn't work, tried tape obviously didn't work and got totally called out for it when I found this video. 🤣 Thankfully I didn't reach the "point of no return " and was able to watch this video and followed along. Happy to say I've successfully fixed my own bible !!

[@Keep_preaching]

So glad this was helpful to you!

[@frostypiper8562]

I absolutely love seeing so many folks here needing Bible repairs. It means they're actually using them!

[@DonBabcock-l6k]

My wife had a bible she dearly loved and as she's a real note taker, it was filled wih YEARS of annotations. The cover separated on one side and we were thinking of getting it rebound. In looking on the web, we came across this and it was just what i needed. I ordered the materials and just now finished re-attaching the cover to her bible. It will be waiting for her when she gets home. Thanks SO much!

[@katrineleber7238]

Thanks, I needed this. I have a 40 year old Bible that has lived in my car all this time. You never know when you are going to need one. It now needs help.

[@Outrjs]

Thanks! I pray a blessing over you, Mr. Frost. I pray that you and your family are well taken care of. Please keep your soft heart. Keep it soft for people like me that you will meet along the way. Jesus Christ is the Living King! I pray infinite wisdom and knowledge. I pray that as you heal people in your ministry, you can prophesy their solution. Which is always back to Jesus. Good bless you and your family.

[@Keep_preaching]

Wow. Bless you my friend, thank you for your wonderful gift offering.

[@RobertP_1960]

I can watch this stuff all day...I have done a few repairs for people in my church, no where as good as you...but I am learning a lot watching your videos. Thanks

[@johnholler5946]

Thank you so much!! Saved me a bunch of money. The spine wears out on my Bibles way faster than the covers. They seem kinda cheap. Now I know how to put them back together. I appreciate it

[@johnwhite6067]

My English-Spanish Bible fell apart. It was unusable. My wife gave this to me as a Christmas present in 2006. I have used it extensively in Cuba and daily here in the USA. It was with me on three occasions in Peru. I followed your instructions, and my old Bible now sits back on my desk! Thanks for the lesson on rebinding my Bible!

[@Keep_preaching]

that is amazing, great job :)

[@idoitforyou2]

Thank you so much! I was gifted a student Bible at the age of 15 and at 37 it had fallen apart. I tried to goggle a repair shop near me to fix it but I think it will mean SO much more now that I can fix it myself. 😊❤🎉

[@robinoski55]

This was such a nice detailed video. I learned a lot. I am attempting to fix the cover on my Bible today. I have hot glued it and gorilla glued it so many times is 40 years old. Here’s hoping it all works out. I’m excited about this process. Thank you again.❤

[@Keep_preaching]

that's awesome, good luck!

[@InternetCurmudgeon]

Ultra thumbs up - super helpful! I'm going to fix my wide margin Cambridge stat! (really, it's probably more like me asking my wonderful and super crafty wife to help me).

[@Keep_preaching]

that's awesome glad to help.

[@jmkm333]

Thank you for this! My Latin Missal was falling apart. It was my grandmother’s so I want to keep it for life. thanks to you I can fix it and continue to use it!

[@ashleypelton]

Great job, exactly what I needed to see to learn how to DIY repair my Bible! Thanks

[@kylespringer4960]

Your craftsmanship is unmatched. You make something difficult look very easy! It’s a joy to watch your work. Thanks for the care you take with the Word of God!!

[@Keep_preaching]

Thank you for this comment! blessings.

[@melmorg4377]

Fantastic what a blessing for honoring Gods word . My soft cover and leather Bible's generally live in a protective case zipped up.

[@MongolianBushape]

Wish I had known this when I was much younger. Thank you for such a good tutorial

[@Keep_preaching]

Now you know when your old! Glad to help 🤠

[@stanminner7288]

Thank you for your videos. I have attempted a few of my own repairs. I wish I had waited till after viewing your instructions.

[@Lipjam]

I was just planning this exact repair on NEB from 1972. I watched your Bible rebind video and then this came upon my feed. Problem solved. Thank you. I am going to paint the leather also if you have ant tips.

[@joecalvert4805]

I have never done this before. Congratulations on explaining it in a manner that was understandable for a first timer.

[@Keep_preaching]

Awesome! Thank you.

[@faithschmidt5526]

Thank you so much for this detailed video! My granddaughter wanted her Bible repaired. I offered to buy her a new one, but she had a lot of notes and markings in it that she didn't want to lose. Some pages had come loose and the cover had come off. With the help of your video, I was able to repair it. Thanks again!

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad I can help :)

[@djbdavis98]

This is great. I have needed to repair my Bible for years. I dont have a press though. Clamps maybe I can make one.

[@lauraashby9055]

I am hoping to repair my mom’s Bible that she received when she got married. I am really nervous about doing this. Thank you for the video, makes it look easy to do.

[@cynthiascott2152]

Thank you for this great video. I have already attempted to fix my husband's Scofield Bible and when the spine breaks off again, I will know how to fix it the right way! I am saving this to my list so I will be able to find it in the future!

[@Keep_preaching]

Awesome :)

[@Vinvictory-k5b]

Thank you Lord Jesus for your video. Exactly what I needed. God Bless You.

[@IndigoSun77]

If anyone is interested in finding the pen, its Ranger White Opaque Pen.. they sometimes are labeled Inkssentials Opaque Pen White. Really great pen.

[@BlessedDiscernment]

This was super easy to follow along with! I am missing a few materials to get the binding done right now - thanks for including all the items I will need before beginning. Much appreciated 😊

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@survivetolife]

Thank you! God is good! This is exactly what I needed to see! I have been watching your videos (and some others) hoping to learn basic repair, not really planning to rebind with new leather. I have a pigskin leather Scofield 3 ESV where the maps are separating from the spine. Now I see the appropriate fix. Not really what I wanted to endeavor, but… it is the right fix. Thank you. Best wishes and prayers for you entering your ministry calling!

[@kapirk2244]

This is fascinating! I know this has to take a lot of patience, that I do not possess!

[@ownelpostal2362]

Ko wow I took a trip and it slide down by my brake and I didn't see it 300 in morning now I can fix it thank you very old. You have been a God send don't stop this I have started book binding thank you pastor

[@nbccrome6862]

Just stumbled across this video. Awesome. I'm excited about this tutorial. I bought a Thomas Nelson signature series KJV that has the same issue as this Pitt you just showed us how to repair. I've done several rebinds but wasn't sure how to repair my TN signature series but now I know. Thanks again Jeremiah for the videos. Keep teaching us Padawans. Lol

[@nancynoneya5742]

Thank you for this very instructive video. I am going to try to rebind my Bible first which is coming apart. If I can do a good job on this one then my daughter and I will attempt to do an old family Bible that we've had for almost 50 years and she keeps it on a table and has been using it daily.

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@j.g.campbell3440]

Thanks for the hint about flame-sealing the ribbons. I'm gonna try that with the ribbons in my hymnals!

[@CleveDawgPound]

I love the desire for perfection but the acceptance it is not attainable. I struggle with this, and while I have learned a TON from your videos about binding, this may be my greatest takeaway. God bless.

[@Keep_preaching]

Encouraging and discouraging lol I hope to help people believe they can fix their own bibles! No one can reach perfection.

[@jaryacevedo6739]

This is just what I needed! I've been looking and looking for a video like this and they were always so complicated! Not yours! I actually feel like I can do this without problem. It gave me hope, I really wanted to save my study bible. THANK YOU!

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad I could help! 😃

[@Psove]

thanks for the clear instructions, this way I was able to make my Bible very well

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it helped!

[@Brother_barber]

Thank you brother for all your doing I really appreciate it!

[@kenamarie2381]

Hearing that I’ll have to let my Bible sit for 24 hours after I fix it is by far the hardest step in this process 😂

[@nbccrome6862]

Great video. I love the Bible repair videos. I would love to see these more. Thanks for making it

[@Keep_preaching]

You got it! Thank you for watching my friend.

[@nbccrome6862]

Sorry Jeremiah... Follow up with a similar issue to what you've shown.. I have a TN Signature series edge line. The rear signature has broken loose with the end sheet still attached to the tab. How do I fix this? Remove the block, repair it and then recase it into the liner tabs? Thanks

[@saviorsoundrecording7713]

Great and informative. Hopefully we can get mine repaired...

[@Keep_preaching]

Good luck!

[@coraanderson7448]

This is absolutely great. Thank you so much for showing me how to do this.

[@peterforden5917]

I've got Bible's I bought in the 70's and I love and use they're falling apart at the seams, now and ONLY now do I know how to repair them, and maybe get to use them a further 50 years :D

[@Keep_preaching]

What a blessing :) Thank you for sharing.

[@Panhandlepiper]

Very informative. Thanks.

[@Keep_preaching]

Your welcome!

[@hitherefrompointswest4805]

Great video, I can tackle my Holman that has seen a major failure front and back.

[@brownmullins]

Thank you so much Good Teacher. This method is such a blessing. I always outsource my leather jobs and it gets a bit pricey. Thank you so much.

[@Keep_preaching]

You are so welcome!

[@KJLovin1]

Thanks!

[@jas77450]

Great instructions

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pamelagreene9417]

Great process video! Thank you! 😊

[@Keep_preaching]

You are so welcome!

[@HoppasJagStoer]

Thanks!

[@TobaccoRowe1960]

Yep I can do that Thank You!

[@DonStuart]

Excellent information. I believe I will be able to follow the detailed process so well demonstrated. Many thanks.

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ttoy3603]

Very helpful, I am trying to decide if I try it myself or send it some one.

[@helenlehman2939]

Wonderful job. Thank you 👍

[@CharlesLN]

Thank you for this Excellent tutorial. I have a 1988 Nelson that I picked up that this will definitely help with repairing the cover.

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it helped

[@thinktank8286]

Does the book glue have to be thinned out any for use in the needle feed applicator bottle?

[@custerranch]

Thank you so much for pointing out the extra space to allow movement when it opens! I think I may be binding mine too tight or too close to the spine, especially for the thicker leather I've been trying. I'm probably putting undue strain on the block where the liner tabs attach. The physics are hard for me to predict precisely, and by the time you can see how it turned out, the glue is set.

[@KevinAPierpont]

Thanks for your generosity in sharing this. I'm starting to learn to do this myself.

[@Keep_preaching]

You are very welcome

[@randybeyer9622]

extremely cool...

[@Keep_preaching]

Thanks!

[@dovco8565]

Excellent introduction to book repair. Question is how do you keep glue brush from drying and would like to see bottom of the wood press. Thank you again. David

[@Keep_preaching]

Use a sandwich bag and rubber band :)

[@rosannalangley-kb7fb]

That was a great teaching video. Thank you!

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@docmarlow4783]

Excellent! Any way to purchase your online services wherein I can video you the disrepair of my Bible in order to get some specific advice to repair it properly? It is quite beyond what your new Bible repair presentation?

[@Keep_preaching]

I do offer a live Video service, send us an email [e-mail]

[@mickthemarvel]

Great explanation! You’ve given me the confidence to give a go on my ESV from bible college.

[@Keep_preaching]

You can do it!

[@GrahamAnglican]

2:13 I thought my nlt Pitt Minion I bought brand new was broken. Whew!😅

[@russellspear4911]

Did you read the terms of service?

[@ravizionguntur6098]

May God bless you Bro

[@jdanpey]

This was a cool behind the scenes thank you for sharing

[@guycooper8197]

TY VM

[@dawanacaldwell925]

Thank you SO much for these videos! They’re incredibly helpful!!

[@Keep_preaching]

You are so welcome!

[@elizabethwilkinson2635]

If your Bible is falling apart it probably means your life is on a firm foundation

[@Lela-biblestudy]

Thank you!

[@Keep_preaching]

You're welcome!

[@dalemedlin7490]

Thanks this video was very helpful.

[@calhtech]

Thanks for the video! Your instruction is very helpful!

[@Keep_preaching]

You are welcome!

[@crucifiedlife9700]

Thank you for the great instruction. Awesome work!

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jackjackson8969]

What kind of craft/construction paper do you use? the glue is drastically wrinkling the paper I'm using.

[@Raven-King]

I prefer the American Standard over the New American Standard. Thank you for sharing.

[@mdz0739]

Thank you for sharing this information. Your work is exceptional! My bible has this "classic" break that you mention and I want to repair it myself. It is an Oxford University Press Scofield bible that I got in 1982. All of the pages and signatures are in good shape, just a complete break on the back cover between the cover sheet and the bible paper. Will the repair method be the same for my Oxford as it is for your Cambridge in this video? Thanks!

[@mdz0739]

I know you are busy and it's the Christmas holidays as well. I repaired my bible using this method with a few differences due to the fact that it isn't a pit minion binding. I went 1/2" on each side of the binding with the book cloth and craft paper and for the cover, I used the bone folder to separate the end sheet material from the cover 1/2" deep in order to attach the new binding. I glued both sides of the paper and cloth instead of just one side because mine doesn't have the 3/16" gap. After gluing and putting it in the press, it is like new. I also had some signatures that I thought I was going to have to glue together from the inside after putting on the cover but the new binding fixed them as well. Thank you again for taking the time to put these videos together. It is such great help! God bless you!

[@Keep_preaching]

Thanks for watching! all paste down covers will call for this type or repair. if your bible has a leather lined cover, that is a different repair and this way will not work.

[@mzsmile85]

Thank you so much for this detailed video! What changes to the repair process are there if the break occurs at the end sheet crease rather than between the fly-leaf and bible paper as you describe in this video?

[@helenlehman2939]

Okay, where do I get book binding cloth? What kind of glue are you using? Where do I get that? Will this process give a 3" deep set of scriptures?

[@matthewICC]

Great job! Is it a good idea to reinforce the spine? Add card stock or a spacer of some type?

[@davidclark6172]

Good job I have a local church Bible publishers 180 with a synthetic liner and it's starting to crack next to the text block whats your take on synthetic liners it seems to me that they're not really made to last that long what's your take on Pace down paper liners vs. Synthetic liners what do you like better? Thank you

[@Keep_preaching]

Some synthetic liners, like LCBP uses, are of great quality. Like Cambridge bibles that have synthetic liners, they last. Any material on a bible, if taken care of will last. Bible covers fail because when they are drying out, to prevent this some leather oil will greatly help, but once it begins to fail it is too late unfortunately.

[@lesaadams5977]

My bible pages have broken apart in sections from the binding. How would you suggest fixing it since the binding is completely apart? I’ve had my bible for 25 years and want to fix it

[@kirtusstruthers3175]

Thank you. You made that look so easy. I am sure it is harder than it looks but I now feel confident that when the need arises I will be able to do the same. Am I correct in my assumption that the process would be different for a edge lined bible?

[@Keep_preaching]

your welcome! an edge lined bible would be repaired a bit differently, actually easier to repair and edge lined than it is a paste down.

[@ancientxtitan9313]

Hello. I noticed one of my Bibles have bubble on the leather cover and it is noticeable. I've seen these also on some reviews in Amazon. Is that a problem and how can I you fix it? Thank you.

[@einarengemoen2486]

This was really cool and educational, thanks!

[@davidgustafson-td6ru]

Thanks

[@JustKelsey2.0]

Loved the video! Found you trying to find a repair for my Bible. It is cracking like crazy on the edges of the leather binder and need help figuring out how to stop it from cracking more while l use it. Help?? Advice?? Wish l could attach a picture!

[@helenlehman2939]

Where do I find the handle glue pin?

[@bobcriss600]

What kind of glue do you have in the needle applicator bottle? Same as used throughout?

[@Keep_preaching]

PVA glue made for book Binding

[@georgetaylor5662]

Mr Frost, I have two bibles that need repaired. Both have separated from the back. Can you repair these for me? Both bibles are special to me and i do not want to mess them up.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Very helpful! Thanks.

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidbraddock_us]

Thanks so much! Do you have a link to replacement ribbons?

[@Keep_preaching]

any 1/4 double face satin ribbons will do :)

[@woodwalker8743]

I am rather curious I don't know if you've done this but I've seen several times people will combine two different colors of leather. It would be very beneficial to myself and those of us who are trying to learn this craft better to see how you would go about that.

[@Keep_preaching]

Will do one day :)

[@marty3482]

Beautiful bible!

[@JamesWall-e9e]

Great Video - Thank you so much..

[@theUnSub_46]

Not something I'd attempt myself, but very informative.

[@Chickabee-Hill-Farm]

Hi there, I really enjoyed your video and thanks for taking YOUR time to make it! I do have a question, Is the glue you use on the spine (from the jar) the same glue you have in the little needle bottle to reattach the pages? I only saw one glue in the links but wanted to make sure.

[@Keep_preaching]

Yes, it is

[@jacobcrouch4561]

Glad I found your informative video for Bible repair. I want to repair my Bibles (I have 3 Bibles coming apart) and am ready to make repairs. Do you happen to buy supplies online and where is best? Looks like you do great repairs.

[@Keep_preaching]

Glad it was helpful! I have links to many supplies in our description.

[@BrianCarlin-checkpointHome]

What is the thickness of the craft paper you are using

[@Keep_preaching]

usually around 60lb-80lb.

[@newapologist]

I didn’t see a link for the white pen.

[@ronastepbackintyme3809]

Great job,thank you

[@Keep_preaching]

Thank you too!

[@dimesonhiseyes9134]

I love this. But i have a question. This is a great video on hiw to rebind a bible with a normal binding but i want to rebind one in a field journal style or wrap style cover. Is that possible with a glued bible like this?

[@Keep_preaching]

It is certainly possible!