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laura_allen
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14h ago
My grain direction was wrong on 30 straight signatures and I only caught it at the sewing frame
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ward.jamie
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19h ago
TIL my spine liners were backwards for 2 years and a lady at the Cleveland show spotted it in 5 seconds
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eva_adams68
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1d ago
Spent $180 on a lying caliper, so I'll keep using my $15 plastic gauge
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carter.gavin
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3d ago
My case binding corners went from mush to sharp after one change at the bench in Tulsa
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wadem89
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7d ago
Question about grain direction after a demo at the bindery in Portland
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raymitchell
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8d ago
Switched from PVA to wheat paste on my last 12 case bindings and the spines finally lay flat
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jamiew53
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10d ago
Just realized my case binding went from taking 10 hours to 3 after I switched to PVA and stopped using hide glue
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cole994
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10d ago
Just hit 100 books rebound this year and my hands finally stopped cramping
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seth_harris36
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12d ago
Update: my bone folder snapped clean in half on a 400 page rebind and I just sat there holding the little stub
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the_brian
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15d ago
Found out my 1970s paperback was held together with horse hooves and I just stared at the wall for ten minutes
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rubys80
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16d ago
Watched a guy in Louisville lace a text block and it hit me that I've been rounding spines wrong for years
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cameronn62
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17d ago
Watched a 78 year old bind a book with thread and a bone folder at the Ohio fair and ditched my glue pot
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sandraflores
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17d ago
Found out a medieval bookbinder could ruin a whole batch of pages by sneezing, and I keep thinking about it
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scott.drew
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20d ago
Picked linen thread over waxed cord for a 400 page rebind and my hands still hurt 2 weeks later
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paul286
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21d ago
I glued up a book with gorilla glue as a joke and now I cant get it apart
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