kaib18•24d ago

PSA: Don't use wood glue on leather book spines like I did

Tried repairing a vintage spine with standard wood glue last week and it turned rock hard overnight, cracked the leather right down the middle when I opened it. Learned the hard way that you need flexible PVA or proper leather adhesive for spine repairs. Anyone got a brand of flexible glue they swear by?

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ruby_murphy24d ago

Lineco flexible PVA saved my old atlas, worked perfectly without cracking.

ray_carr23d ago

Hey @ruby_murphy, did you have to prep the atlas pages at all before applying it? Sometimes old paper needs a little work to take adhesive right. Saw some peeling on a older book when I skipped the prep step.