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TIL a trick for getting a smooth edge on book cloth
I was gluing down some cloth covers and kept getting frayed edges, so I tried a bone folder versus a plastic one. The bone folder heated up just enough from my hand to seal the fibers, no more fraying. Anyone else have a go-to tool for that job?
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taylor3053mo ago
That's a clever trick with the bone folder. I read somewhere that the natural oils in bone can help with burnishing too, which might add to the effect kai_bennett mentioned. Makes me want to dig my old one out of the drawer.
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margaretw411mo ago
That bit about the bone folder warming up sounds like what happened to my friend Carol. She was working on a batch of journals and kept getting fuzzy edges on her book cloth. Her plastic folder was leaving a mess so she grabbed the handle of a old butter knife she had heated with her tea mug. Worked like a charm but she said the metal left a tiny sheen on the cloth she didn't love. She went back to the bone folder for the next round and never had the problem again.
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