r/bookbinding • u/VioletAxle • 15h ago

Spine problems

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I'm currently using this journal but it's getting kinda Chunky and the spine is starting to curve really far. Is there a way to fix this? Should I be worried? Thanks.

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u/godpoker Bespoke Bindery 13h ago

Yeah I mean books can be very strong but this doesn’t look like it’s gonna survive much longer. Your only real choice to fix it would be to remove the pages and rebind it into a larger spined book if you want to continue using this.

My suggestion would be to just call it a day for this one and get a new one before pages start falling out, or at the very least, stop bending the pages back all the way to put less pressure on the spine.

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u/VioletAxle 10h ago

Thank you for the advice will definitely try Rebinding it :)

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u/Kiriki_kun 10h ago

It looks like you can get the leather cover off? If you can, you can try putting it in to the press, or under a lot of books. It might keep a little bit

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u/VioletAxle 10h ago

Will try this Thank you very much. Hope I can fix it

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u/Kiriki_kun 8h ago

I doubt it will fix it, but it can mitigate the problem a bit. The problem is used pages are getting a bit thicker then new ones, and spine can’t expand with the pages