PSA: Endpapers need more care than I ever thought

For ages, I rushed through attaching endpapers with fast glue. Believed it held fine and saved time. Then a custom order came back with the endpapers completely separated. The client was MAD and I had to refund them. I felt like a total amateur. Now I slow down, use a flexible glue, and press them for hours. The hold is ROCK solid and no more complaints. Wasting those early years on shoddy work still bugs me.

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4 Comments

bettym111mo ago

Totally get why you'd be bugged by those early years. I also used to rush that step and thought it was fine until a book fell apart on me. Slowing down with the right materials makes all the difference.

claire8726d ago

Isn't that what @lucash53 meant about shortcuts always failing later?

kim_ramirez31mo ago

Remember the real issue was using flexible glue, not just taking more time.

lucash531mo ago

Yeah, I see this everywhere. People rush through things to save time, like skipping steps in a recipe or doing a bad job on home repairs. Then it blows up later, just like @bettym11 found out with her book. It's a trap we all fall into, thinking shortcuts work until they don't. Taking that extra time upfront always pays off in the end.