My old teacher said to always use PVA glue for endpapers and I finally get why

Mrs. Carter at the Seattle workshop swore by it, saying hide glue would warp thin paper. I ignored her for a year, using my usual mix, and kept getting ripples on my 120gsm sheets. Switched to straight PVA for my last three projects and the lay is perfect. Anyone else have a glue rule they fought but now follow?

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nathanbennett4d ago

Wait, you were using hide glue on 120gsm? That's wild. That stuff is way too wet for paper that thin. No wonder it was buckling.

seth_green854d ago

My 90gsm sketchbook warped like crazy, lol.