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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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shanec612mo ago
I used to roll my eyes at stuff like that too. Thought it was just artsy people trying to be different for the sake of it. But then I tried a wax binding on a notebook I use for work notes. It's been six months and the spine is still holding up fine. No cracking or falling apart like I expected. The old methods really do have something to them. Makes me wonder what else I've been dismissing that actually works better.
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