Re: [BKARTS] Colleague in Santa Barbara to fix an embarrassing error

[Jules Siegel <siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

William Minter wrote:

> It does not appear that anyone has suggested the "Double-Fan Adhesive"
> technique --- where the pages are clamped and fanned in one direction
> and adhesive applied, and then the same in the opposite direction. This
> allows for a small amount of adhesive to get on the edge of each leaf
> rather than relying on penetration between the leaves.
> We also reinforce with a thread set into a small "dove-tail notch"
> sawn-in.

This is a technique that I usually carry out, but somehow failed to do
on this job. In general, I rushed it. But that's how we learn. I won't
ever forget this one.

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