I spent 4 hours trying to get the grain direction right on some handmade paper for endpapers

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Honestly that sounds like a huge waste of time for a detail nobody will notice. Grain direction is such a niche binder thing that most people don't even know about. @uma_taylor47 gets it but regular book buyers just want something pretty. Could have used that time to actually finish the project instead of chasing perfection on a tiny detail. Sometimes good enough is actually good enough, you know?

uma_taylor471mo ago

Feel your pain on that one.

the_thea1mo agoMost Upvoted

@jennifer_jenkins I get that point but grain direction is actually a big deal if the book is meant to LAST. Flat pages and covers that don't warp over time depend on it. A pretty book that falls apart in a year isn't really pretty anymore, you know? Seems like a small thing until it's not. Sometimes the invisible work is what keeps the whole thing together.