Hand stitched
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full-grain leather
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Heirlooms given new life
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Made with honor
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Crafted for heritage
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Hand stitched
✦
full-grain leather
✦
Heirlooms given new life
✦
Made with honor
✦
Crafted for heritage
✦
SMALL BATCH DROP #001
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Two ways in
Bring us your Bible.
Or take home something new.
Whether it's a family heirloom that needs new life or a small batch drop for you to score on; each item is made for you and whoever you'll pass it down to.
Fine Binding
Give your Bible
a second life.
Every rebind is bound by hand according to your personalized design brief using full-grain cowhide or goatskin. From the cover color to the number of ribbons, your ideas take shape on my work bench. New books get a cover built to last. Heirlooms get their story back.
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Reserve your spot
Pay your deposit and hold your place in the work rotation.
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Design it together
We send a design brief: leather, colors, ribbons, stamping.
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Send your book
Ship it to the address in your brief carefully packed.
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Welcome it home
4-6 weeks later, your one-of-a-kind rebind is on its way.
Small
$150
Medium
$200
Large
$250
X-Large
$300
From the bench
Recent rebinds
Every cover is cut, stitched and stamped by hand. Here's a look at some of the Bibles that have come through the shop.
Start your rebind
A $100 deposit reserves your spot in the work rotation and kicks off your project. We'll follow up with a design brief.
Our story
So much more
than a business.
"My main creative goal is to make something that outlasts me, and I don't just mean my products. What a blessing it is to work hard, honor craft and customer, and build a future."
Half-Dead Handiwork is a one-man shop with a family at the bench. Every piece is cut, stitched and stamped by the same hands while little ones hammer alongside on scrap leather. Your finished product isn't the only thing being built to be handed down; this business is too.
Hi, I'm
Bailey.
"Every piece that leaves my bench is made with intention in every step to honor you as the client and leather as the craft."
Half-Dead Handiwork is built on faith, family and a stubborn love for doing things the old way. I rebind the Bibles people treasure most and push my creativity to the max to make everyday leather goods in small batch drops.
The best part has never been the leather or a job well done. It's the people I get to connect with and the look on someone's face when their Bible comes home with a new life.
Bailey Miller
Founder · Maker · Dad
From the people
who carry it.
Every Half-Dead piece is cut, stitched and stamped by hand using full-grain leather and customized to the client's preference. Hear about the value below.
Handmade one at a time
full-grain leather
Heirloom Bibles given new life
★★★★★
Half-Dead took the time and care to deliver on what was promised, a beautiful rebind of my favorite Bible! Shop here for a crafter you can trust.
Abigail M.
Extra Large Rebind · Pink Blush Cowhide
★★★★★
I was completely blown away with the final product. Bailey restored a Bible for my mother who literally reads it several times a day and the result was incredible. Thank you for keeping this Bible in commission for decades more to come!
Pam T.
Large Rebind · Waxy Cowhide
★★★★★
When the original cover came off my old Bible, I thought it was beyond saving, but Bailey put on a beautiful new goatskin cover while preserving all the handwritten notes I treasure. I can’t recommend Bailey highly enough for his outstanding craftsmanship and remarkable service.
Kreg B.
Large Rebind · Black Goatskin
★★★★★
Tece B.
Medium Rebind
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