Every case binding, the pasted down endpaper goes on flat and then within ten minutes there are ripples running parallel to the spine that never fully press out. 100gsm coloured paper, PVA straight from the bottle,…
180 pages of 120gsm, sewn on three tapes. It opens to about 90 degrees and then the text block springs shut, and if I push it flat there's an audible crack from the middle of the spine. Straight PVA on the spine, dried…
One A5 sketchbook, 120 pages of 160gsm mixed media paper, about 40 pounds for everything including tools. It has to open dead flat so I can draw across the spread. I keep going back and forth between coptic and a long…
Family bible, half leather, the spine turns to rust coloured powder on my fingers and there's already a 4cm loss at the head. Boards are still firmly attached. Everything I find about consolidants is either a…
Finished my third book five days ago and it still has a sharp sour smell when I open it, somewhere between vinegar and school glue. PVA on the spine, wheat paste on the pastedowns, cheap bookcloth, sitting on an open…