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Can we talk about switching from glued spines to sewn ones?
I used to glue every spine on my rebinds because it was faster and I was cheap. About 6 months ago I finally tried sewing signatures for a 400 page novel and the difference was night and day. The book actually lays flat now without cracking the spine. Has anyone else made the jump and felt stupid for waiting so long?
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gray8751mo ago
Did you notice any difference in how long the glued ones lasted compared to sewn?
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phoenix_lewis1mo ago
Yo have you ever tried using that gorilla glue gel stuff? I used it on a pair of beaters a while back and they held up way longer than I expected, maybe like a month of daily wear before the sole started wiggling.
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the_leo1mo ago
Gray's asking the real question. Glued spines usually start giving up within a year for me, sewn ones feel like they'll outlast the actual paper.
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