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Had a week last spring where every single book I tried to rebind had the grain direction wrong on the cloth, and I didn't notice until after I cut the boards.
I messed up six books in a row before I realized the new roll of bookcloth I got from that online shop in Portland was cut cross-grain (which is wild because I always specify grain direction on the order) and nobody else at my shop caught it either since we were all rushing to finish a custom set for a local library fundraiser, has anyone else had a supplier just completely ignore the grain direction note on an order?
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owens.anthony9d agoMost Upvoted
Man I had the same thing happen with a supplier out of Chicago last year. I ordered five yards of this nice black linen blend for a set of antique ledgers and wrote GRAIN DIRECTION in the order notes in all caps. When it showed up I was so excited to start cutting that I didn't check until I had already glued up the first two books. The cloth lifted weird at the corners and that's when I realized it was cross grain. What worked for me was calling them directly instead of emailing and asking for a supervisor. They ended up sending me a replacement roll for free and I used the messed up roll for some small journals where the grain didn't matter as much because the spine was so narrow. Now I always take ten seconds to check the direction as soon as the package arrives, even if I'm in a rush.
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jamie_adams9d ago
Man that Chicago supplier story hits close to home, I had almost the EXACT same screwup with a charcoal gray book cloth last spring and it's such a gut punch when you realize after gluing.
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karenb978d ago
Hold up I gotta disagree with you here bro. You're saying you called them direct and got a free roll? Most suppliers won't do that these days especially if you already cut into it. Plus you wrote GRAIN DIRECTION in all caps and it still got messed up? Sounds like that supplier just doesn't give a crap about your order. I've had the same thing happen with a linen supplier out of Philly and they straight up told me to kick rocks because it was my fault for not checking before cutting. Relying on a phone call to fix it is lucky if anything. Better off just building in that check time from day one instead of hoping customer service saves your behind.
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