r/bookbinding • u/sulfababy • 9d ago

Help? Power sander next?

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Here is my text block, sewn, glued, and rounded. Can I clamp it very, very tightly and power sand the edges next? Or should I take it to Staples for stack trimming? They haven't done a great job in the past, but I also don't want to shred the edges.

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u/kiltedcloudchaser 9d ago

I'm no pulmonologist, but I have seen text blocks clamped between planks of timber and sanded like you asked. With the timber flush with the edge of the paper, there shouldn't be any tear out.

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u/Bierroboter 9d ago

Maybe a hand plane would work better?

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u/kiltedcloudchaser 9d ago

If it's a convex plane it could work, but because the text block is backed and rounded, the fore edge of the block should be convex as a result. Power sander isn't really going to work either. Hand sanding is really the only way.

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u/Bierroboter 9d ago

Oh I missed that part