Definitely treat the boards. You can use an acrylic polyeurethane. Matt finish is more porous and will accept the subsequent layer of adhesive better. It's even better if you can rough it up slightly with steel wool before applying your paper. Use pva as an adhesive. I've done this in the past and it works great. Of course you should make a test sample first to make sure you're happy with the results.
Happy glueing, Mardy
From: Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord <skgaylord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Book_Arts-L <BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [BKARTS] Question about wood and paper Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:47:55 -0400
Dear Friends
I will be covering some wooden boards
http://artistcraftsman.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? Screen=PROD&Product_Code=W004003&Category_Code=CWPP&Store_Code=ACS
with handmade Lokta paper. I have a couple of questions:
Should I treat the boards before I attach the paper?
What type of adhesive would you recommend?
Thanks.
in good spirit Susan
Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord Newburyport, MA
skgaylord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.makingbooks.com
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