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I finally gave in and tried that 'wrong' glue for my leather spine repairs

A binder at the Seattle guild meetup last month said she'd been using PVA for minor leather rebacks for years, and after my hide glue failed on a 1920s poetry collection, I tried it and the flexibility is just better, so what's your go-to adhesive for old leather that needs to move?

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christopher_roberts2919d ago

Guess we're all heretics now. My go-to is just whatever doesn't make the cover fall off in my hands.

clairer7919d ago

Wait, you used hide glue on a 1920s book? That's wild! I thought everyone switched to something more flexible for anything past the 1800s. PVA makes way more sense for keeping that leather moving.