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Just realized I was sanding my book edges way too smooth
For the last two years I always sanded my text blocks down to 400 grit. Smooth as glass. Then last week at a guild meetup a guy noticed my pages were hard to turn. He said the fibers need a little tooth to separate right. Tried his trick with 220 grit on my latest rebind and the pages move way better. Who else learned something basic way late?
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quinn_fox1d ago
The 400 grit thing hit me too. I backed down to 240 and it made a world of difference.
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cora_martinez1d ago
400 grit works fine for me if I use a bone folder to break up the fibers after sanding.
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