A customer told me my hinges were too tight and it fixed my binding issues

Had a guy bring back a leather journal I sold him at the Portland craft fair last month. Said the pages kept pulling away from the spine. I was using 1/4 inch clearance on my hinges and he pointed out it needed at least 3/8 inch for the leather to flex. Swapped my jig settings and now the book lays flat without that gap. Anyone else had a customer spot something obvious you missed?

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evanfox12d ago

You ever mess up something so simple you gotta laugh at yourself? Great catch by that customer. I'd probably still be cranking out tight books if someone didn't point it out.

sage_lewis1012d ago

Blew it on a double entry once and spent three hours trying to find one zero that was off. Customer walked in and spotted it in ten seconds. Made me want to just close the laptop and go home.