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elliot_grant38•4d ago

Spent 6 hours on a headband fix that should have taken 20 minutes

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the_eva•6d ago

Tried PVA glue versus wheat paste on the same old book, and the winner was not close

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skyler_anderson65•8d ago

Serious question, dropped $240 on a bone folder and I still can't crease straight

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the_elizabeth•9d ago

Blew out the spine on a family bible because I rushed the glue pot

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wren826•9d ago

Am I the only one who spent 4 years folding grain the wrong way before a bookbinder in Portland showed me her signature stack?

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joseph_sanchez•9d ago

My $80 corner rounder slipped mid-cut and chewed up a leather journal cover

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sarah198•9d ago

Lost a whole run of 40 signatures to a dull needle on a Tuesday in Milwaukee

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grant728•10d ago

Dropped $85 on a Chinese book press that bent on the second book

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the_dakota•12d ago

Warning: spent $120 on a bone folder and it made my folds worse

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miles277•12d ago

TIL that a 92 year old binder in Portland showed me why my signatures kept cracking

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sam_wood60•15d ago

Master bookbinder in Boston told me to stop pressing my signatures so hard, and 3 years later I finally get it

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miller.avery•15d ago

TIL the used bookstore in Portland has a back room where the spines are graded like produce

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umaf44•15d ago

A lady at the Springfield book fair saw my Coptic stitch and asked if I was 'doing it wrong on purpose'

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gavin_kim3•16d ago

Used to press signatures under a stack of old law books, now I use two cutting boards and a $12 clamp from the hardware store

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the_elizabeth•17d ago

Appreciation post: my little hand press just cranked out its 100th book

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