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I laughed when a client asked for a book bound with beeswax and string
A lady came into my shop in Asheville last fall with a handwritten journal and asked for a binding using only beeswax and linen thread, no glue. I thought it was just a weird hippie thing that would fall apart. I tried it on a test piece, and after letting it cure for a week, the wax-set spine was surprisingly strong and flexible. Has anyone else had a request that sounded silly but actually worked out?
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wendy329d ago
Right? So many old ways of doing things got written off as just being quirky. Turns out they were just really smart.
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lucast819d ago
Totally. My grandpa used to do this thing with vinegar for cleaning that I thought was weird. Now I pay good money for the same stuff in a fancy bottle.
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