Gilding Tools & Calculators
Free, practical tools for gold leaf and gilding projects — plan coverage, dry time, karat and color, cost, and how much leaf to buy.
Leaf Sheet Coverage Calculator
Work out how many sheets of leaf a surface needs — enter the area and sheet size and add a waste allowance for overlap and trim
Size & Adhesive Dry-Time Calculator
Get a working estimate of how long a size needs to tack before gilding, and how wide the open (laying) window is — adjusted for room temperature and humidity
Gold Leaf Karat & Color Guide
Look up the gold content and typical alloy behind a karat or a named leaf color — from 24k genuine gold leaf down to composition (imitation) leaf
Gilding Cost Calculator
Add up books of leaf, size, and optional labor into a materials cost estimate for a project — total cost and cost per square foot
Book-of-Leaf Quantity Calculator
Convert a sheet count into whole books and packs to order — leaf is sold by the book, not the sheet, so this rounds up to what you'll actually buy
Gold Leaf Thickness Calculator
Turn a weight of gold and a leaf thickness into the area it can cover, using the density of gold — see how far a book of leaf really goes