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nora10•18h ago

Came home from the NOLA bindery workshop ready to buy a $300 bone folder, then I used a $2 spoon

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scott.mia•1d ago

Am I the only one who noticed the hand sewn bindings at the Boston Public Library's rare book room?

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nathan_patel•2d ago

A guy at a bindery in Cleveland said my grain direction was wrong and I had to redo 40 signatures

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wyatt_ross27•6d ago

Went to the Boston Public Library book sale and the 'experts' missed the real gems

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jackson.sarah•7d ago

Finally nailed my hinge placement after 4 botched journals

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stone.evan•8d ago

Talking with a friend made me question my glue choices

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river_hart18•9d ago

Saturday's paste paper batch turned into a total circus show

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mila_mitchell•10d ago

Bone folder snobbery nearly ruined my first leather cover

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cameron724•11d ago

My guillotine blade caught a stray staple and now I own confetti

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the_david•19d ago

Just realized most people hinge their book cloth the wrong way

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tessa_roberts1•20d ago

PVA vs wheat paste on bookcloth, night and day after 48 hours

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quinn_nguyen•25d ago

Changed my mind about PVA vs. wheat paste after that Denver workshop

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alexlewis•26d ago

A binder's comment about my grain direction made me redo 14 books

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lisa_jones21•29d ago

That old bookbinder was right about pressing overnight

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stellafisher•1mo ago

Glue brush burnout after 30 books, finally found the trick

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