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Conversation with an old binder made me rethink my glue
I was at a shop in Portland last month showing off this new PVA I'd been using. This guy in his 70s who's been binding since the 60s just looked at me and said "you know that stuff will crack in 10 years, right?" I laughed it off at first but then he showed me some books he did in the 80s with wheat paste that still lay flat. Now I'm sitting here wondering if all these modern adhesives are really better or if we just got sold convenience. Has anyone else taken apart old bindings and noticed the glue holding up better than the paper?
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stella3071mo ago
Patricia's got it right-wish I could say I learned that lesson before I glued my entire coffee table to a paperback in the 90s.
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