Warning: my kid's school art project wrecked my headbanding setup

Last Thursday, I was setting up to headband a set of journals, with my usual setup of a backing board and two wooden blocks. My eight year old needed to glue something for a diorama and asked to use my PVA. I said sure, just be careful. An hour later, I went to clamp up and the whole thing was off by a solid quarter inch. Turns out she'd used my backing board as a work surface and a thin, uneven layer of dried glue had built up on it. I spent the next forty minutes with a scraper and sandpaper getting it flat again. Has anyone else had their workspace subtly messed up by something totally normal? What's your fix for a slightly warped backing board?

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nathan54525d ago

My workshop is basically a magnet for that kind of chaos. I once found a dried pasta shell glued to my bench hook. For a warped board, I've had luck putting it between some wax paper and pressing it under a stack of heavy books for a few days. Does the humidity in your shop make it worse?

claire6425d ago

Used to think humidity was just an excuse for bad wood. Then my oak panel cupped so bad it looked like a cereal bowl after one damp summer. Your wax paper trick saved a maple board for me last month, so maybe I owe the weather an apology.

kai_bennett1d ago

Ever think about the glue itself? That cheap school PVA is way wetter than bookbinding glue. It soaks in and dries all wrong. Had a board warp from a spilled drop once. Now I keep a scrap of masonite just for kid crafts. Stops the good stuff from getting wrecked.