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Vent: That guy at the guild meeting told me to use PVA glue for everything, worst advice ever
Some old timer named Harold at the Seattle Bookbinders Guild meeting last Tuesday told me PVA works for all book repairs. I used it on a 1920s novel with a leather spine and the glue bled through the hinges, made a mess. Now I'm stuck redoing the whole thing with wheat paste, which takes way longer. Anyone else run into bad advice from the so-called experts at these meetups?
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evan_davis4d ago
Harold's been pushing that PVA line for YEARS at those meetings. I bet he's never even touched a leather spine from before 1950.
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wade_kelly774d ago
Dab a little paste on a brittle book and watch it crack right off...
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evan5434d ago
You bet I've made that mistake and watched a nice old hinge just crumble RIP.
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