Bellows Replacement by Dan Mitchell
This is an excellent and very detailed book on how to make new bellows for folding cameras, view cameras, and other cameras that use flexible bellows. There are companies that will custom build new bellows for you, but they can be expensive.
This book's author, Dan Mitchell, has generously given us permission to share a PDF version of his book. A printed version is also available from Lulu. It is only $9.97, so please consider buying it if you find this PDF version useful.
Dan also has an illustrated bellows-making tutorial on his website! He also has a number of other useful camera repair tutorials on his site.
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