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That one Wednesday where I glued my fingers to a book spine and still finished the rebind by 5 PM
I had this old encyclopedia from 1962 that kept falling apart on page 247, so I spent a whole afternoon making a new linen cover and then somehow got rubber cement all over my thumb and the spine at the same time, but I just kept working through it and the client said it looked better than new how do you guys handle those messy glue days without wanting to toss the whole project?
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carter.gavin8d agoTop Commenter
My buddy tried that whole "just keep working through it" thing with a leather journal and ended up with a price tag fused to his forearm. He said he started using those little plastic finger cots for page turning, now he just peels off the mess like a lizard shedding skin.
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hayden14421d ago
glued my fingers to a book spine" is a great band name, honestly that alone makes it worth the mess.
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victor_jones9920d ago
Man, that's the worst. I've definitely had moments where I'm just sitting there with glue on both hands staring at a half-finished cover wondering why I do this to myself. The trick for me is to just keep a bowl of warm soapy water nearby before I even start. That way when the inevitable happens I'm not cussing up a storm trying to peel my thumb off the workbench. Saved me from trashing at least three projects so far.
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