noah_black•18d agoMost Upvoted

Tried that 'no paste' binding method I saw on YouTube and my book fell apart in 3 days

I figured I'd save some time on a quick paperback repair, you know, a little test run. Watched this guy who swore by just using glue on the spine directly, no paste for the endpapers or anything. Sounded too good to be true (and it was). By day three the text block just slid right out of the covers. I'm out a nice cover board and a weekend afternoon. Has anyone else fallen for one of those 'shortcut' binding tricks that just don't hold up?

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tyler_baker18d ago

Yeah I read that method is a scam. Real binders use the paste.

alice_barnes3518d ago

Oh man, tell me about it! I tried the "drink more water" method once and ended up spilling it all over my notebook. Total disaster. Now I just stick to good old fashioned paste because at least if I mess up, it's a fun texture on my fingers instead of soggy paper. My last project looked like a toddler's art class threw up on it, but at least the paste held it together!