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Shoutout to the weird glue I found at a flea market in Cleveland that actually worked on vellum
I was binding a small poetry book for a friend and used this old, unlabeled jar of adhesive on the vellum spine lining as a last resort, and it set with a perfect, flexible hold without any discoloration, so has anyone else had a lucky find with an unknown material that turned out great?
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charles_barnes7mo ago
That sounds like a recipe for disaster. Old glue can dry out or become acidic over time, damaging the paper. I would never trust an unlabeled adhesive from a flea market on something important like a book project.
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jamierodriguez7mo ago
But what if that old glue has held up for decades already?
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hunt.taylor6mo ago
Nah, old stuff is often made better. That glue probably has a simpler recipe that lasts way longer than new junk.
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