Note to self (and anyone playing along at home):
Buy PVA in bulk. In the summer.
Or heck, even in spring or fall!
Do what you have to do to avoid running out in winter.
Because when PVA freezes (as it might well do on the delivery truck between Ann Arbor, MI and Huntsville, AL), it curdles, and when it curdles, it stops being glue.
Further notes: 16oz of the Hollander's PVA will do at least 30 books, probably more if I started using a squeegee instead of a brush to spread it. Hmmm....
The upshot of this is that I get to experiment with wheatpaste today.
Thankfully, I'm not cutting any new trail--others, like Rhonda at My Handbound Books, have been kind enough to post recipes and pictures of what the process should look like.
Keep your fingers crossed, thou lovely readers.
Labels: bookbinding, learning curve, wheat paste