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Old 07-01-2019, 05:58 PM
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Scotts Use is for books, where rebinding is acceptable especially if the original is wrecked. To get the parts of the book sewn back as they should be, a press is pretty much required. Lots of old books were also originally sold unbound so the buyer could have them bound in a way that suited their taste, or to match the rest of their library.
Like anything, rebinding should always be disclosed, even if it's obvious, and it usually is.
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If you're ok with soaking to remove a card from a scrapbook, the soaked card needs to at least be weighted down or it will wrinkle as it dries.
(Perhaps one of the better arguments against soaking)

The card I soaked and pressed was already P-F, maybe borderline "A" and was sort of expendable to demonstrate that simple water and pressure wouldn't create a wet sheet transfer. With the woodgrain pressed in, I'd say I didn't leave the card better than before the soaking...



And post soaking and pressing... showing no transfer created at all. I can now say for certain that just water and pressure won't do it. (I was 99% sure before the experiment)
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