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Sizing, Grain and the Paste Pot
How internal and surface sizing, grain direction and pressing decide whether a 300 gsm watercolour sheet lies flat in a case or cockles at the fore edge.
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Paper, Board and Adhesive
Grain direction, weight and caliper, board and cloth for cases, endpapers, and the adhesives that hold a case together.
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MA-001 III Signature III · Paper, Board and Adhesive
Washi in a Western Case: Which Sheets Take Paste
Kozo, gampi and mitsumata in western binding: fibre length, sheet weight, and how each behaves pasted as endpaper, spine lining or hinge.
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MA-003 III Signature III · Paper, Board and Adhesive
The Fold Test: Finding the Grain of a Sheet
How to find the grain direction of an unmarked sheet in ten minutes, what the test shows on coated and laid paper, and why the spine follows the grain.
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