Shoutout to the guy who told me my endbands were too tight

I was putting endbands on a leather bound journal last week, pressing them in like I always did. A guy at my local craft meetup in Portland watched me for a minute and said 'you're choking them, they need room to breathe.' At first I felt defensive, but I loosened up my tension by about 30% and tried again. The difference was night and day - the spine sat flatter and the glue didn't bubble up. Has anyone else gotten a tip that made you totally change a basic step you thought you had down?

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rubysingh20d agoMost Upvoted

Man, that's EXACTLY how it goes. Someone called me out on my edge paring once and I was so mad for a whole day until I tried it their way and it was like a light switch flipped. Those hard lessons are the ones that actually stick.

the_linda20d ago

Tight endbands keep their shape better over time.

mila_campbell2520d ago

It's rough when someone calls out what you thought was solid work, but that's the kind of feedback that actually sticks with you. That breathing metaphor makes so much sense once you see the result, even if it stings at first. Happy it worked out for you and your journals are looking better now.