Was dead set against those bookbinding cradles until I tried one

I always thought those foam cradles were just a gimmick to overcomplicate things. Been binding for like 8 years just using my hands and a wedge. But a guy at the Philly Book Arts meetup last month let me borrow his for a 1700s textblock that was super fragile and crumbly. Honestly it made a huge difference not stressing about the spine cracking while I worked. Anyone else have a tool they wrote off and then changed their mind on?

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phoenixk6414d agoMost Upvoted

Blew out a fingernail on my first try without one.

charlies3714d ago

Ouch @phoenixk64, that sounds painful as hell.