My entire batch of custom endpapers got ruined when the humidity spiked last Tuesday.

I was finishing a set of six leather journals for a client and the paste just wouldn't set right, leaving everything wrinkled and stuck together, so what's your go-to method for dealing with sudden humidity changes in your workspace?

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grace_gonzalez462mo agoMost Upvoted

Ugh, that's rough. I mean, I actually try to lean into the humidity sometimes for certain papers, it can help with a smoother set. Maybe it's just me but a slower dry in a controlled box has saved a few projects for me.

the_wyatt2mo ago

That sounds like a total nightmare, sorry man. What kind of paste were you using, the homemade wheat stuff or a PVA? I've had different ones fail in totally different ways when it gets muggy.

mason.brian2mo ago

Wait, you said "entire batch" got ruined? That's brutal, I'd be losing my mind. I can picture a whole stack of those beautiful endpapers just fused together. My only fix for a sudden humidity spike is to just stop everything and crank the dehumidifier, even if it means losing a day. Trying to work through it always makes it worse for me.