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alicebarnes
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1d ago
Saw my first case binding hold up after 3 years of daily use
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logan_schmidt
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2d ago
Ruined 40 signatures of handmade paper because I glued the spine before the grain settled, 3 years of practice out the window
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paige_ross67
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2d ago
A binder in Portland told me my grain direction was wrong on 60 sheets, now I check every single one
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grant.kevin
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3d ago
A guy at the bindery in Akron swore by PVA over hide glue, I argued for 6 months, then my spine cracked
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anthony165
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4d ago
Update: a bindery guy in Portland swore by PVA on spine linings, and my first test book proved him right
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cameron_martin10
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5d ago
PSA: dropped $85 on a "vintage" brass finishing tool set online, and 6 of the 8 tools are basically scrap
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rowanp15
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6d ago
Just counted my practice bindings and hit 100, but only 12 are ones I'd show anyone
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sandra146
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7d ago
My copy of Moby Dick got rebound in 2019 and the paper aged way worse than the 1980s cloth one next to it
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barbara429
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7d ago
Am I the only one who switched to a coptic stitch after my book fell apart at a coffee shop?
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amy302
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8d ago
PSA: A guy at the bindery in Ann Arbor showed me his 40 year old copy of Ulysses and I don't know if I'm inspired or depressed
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eric_morgan59
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8d ago
Serious question, how long did it take you to fix a spine that kept cracking on the first open?
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margaret_lane
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10d ago
Blew $180 on a cast iron book press from a flea market in Ohio and it nearly snapped my spine
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simon_black
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12d ago
Took me 11 months to figure out why my signatures kept cracking on the fold
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reeseanderson
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12d ago
I switched from PVA to wheat paste on my last 20 books and the spines tell the story
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jesse_white19
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13d ago
A binder in Portland showed me I was cutting grain the wrong way on every single book
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