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the_alice
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8d ago
Wrote off leather spines after a bad batch, then a repair job in Tulsa changed my view
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carr.elliot
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9d ago
The kettle steam that wrecked my first case binding, and the towel trick that saved the next one
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finleym43
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9d ago
Just glued up a full text block in the garage and watched the spine go crooked
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cole356
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10d ago
Can we talk about whether a spine should be glued flat or left to flex?
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the_wren
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11d ago
Just realized a 15th century bookbinder could fit more signatures in a day than my old shop did
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william_torres
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12d ago
Showerthought: I swore round backing with a bone folder was wasted effort until a repair job in Providence proved me wrong
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norab21
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15d ago
A guy at the bindery supply counter in Dayton told me to stop pressing my spines flat, and it stung
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victor_jones99
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15d ago
Watched my glue-up go from a sloppy mess to clean corners in about 6 weeks by switching to a cheap brush and warming the spine first
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sam_thomas
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15d ago
Hot take: dental floss fixed my headband fraying and I'm not going back to wax
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mila_harris
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15d ago
The old binder at the flea market said my signatures were fighting each other
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the_wyatt
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16d ago
Spent 3 hours last Saturday re-sewing a text block because I glued the spine the wrong way
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patriciah51
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17d ago
Vent: I counted 62 signatures on my last book and now I have a hand cramp
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susanm56
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18d ago
Shoutout to the woman at the Syracuse book fair who showed me a sewing frame trick
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mark_price
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19d ago
Hit 340 books rebound this year and realized I've spent more on thread than my first press cost
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mark_mitchell
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20d ago
I finally stopped rounding my spine signatures and the old guy at Powell's bindery in Portland was right
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