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chen.jade•9d ago

Vent: my workshop fan blew sawdust into my book press at the county fair demo

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sean_martin44•9d ago

Finally stopped fighting my sewing frame, what a difference

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beth_butler75•10d ago

Glue pot vs PVA brush, my opinion flipped after 6 months of commissions

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harris.vera•10d ago

Pro tip: check the grain direction BEFORE you trim, not after

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harper254•11d ago

20 years of folding signatures and I just learned grain direction matters that much

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john648•11d ago

Tried wheat paste for the first time last week, never going back to PVA for paper

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lily_jenkins76•11d ago

My bone folder obsession was killing my spine joints

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the_evan•11d ago

Cowhide covers looked gimmicky, now my favorite rebinds are from old leather jackets

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dakotaknight•13d ago

My first flatback case took 6 hours, should have been 2

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amymiller•16d ago

A library workshop on book repair saved my whole process

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avery_fox93•17d ago

Caught my press tearing up a first edition yesterday, full panic mode

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dylan_stone33•17d ago

Took a class with a master finisher and dropped my old glue habit

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faithj10•24d ago

Spent 2 years using my bone folder backwards, a bookbinder in Ohio set me straight

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grayw32•25d ago

Tried that paste wax trick from the retired conservator

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river_adams25•26d ago

My $20 bone folder was a total waste, but not for the obvious reason

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