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Shoutout to the binder who showed me a different way to back a book in Chicago
I was at the Guild of Book Workers fair there last year and saw someone using a bone folder to shape the spine before gluing, not after. They were working on a 19th century ledger and the results were way cleaner. I've done it that way on my last 30 books and the rounding is so much sharper. Anyone else switch up their backing routine after seeing something in person?
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the_mia1mo agoMost Upvoted
Honestly, is the order you use a bone folder that big a deal? I've seen people get the same clean round by just adjusting their glue thickness. Sometimes a trick just works for that specific book, not every single one. Feels like we can overthink the basics. What's the actual difference in the finished book on the shelf?
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