Finally figured out my grain direction problem after 6 months of frustration

I've been struggling with my book boards warping after glue up for what felt like forever. Took me 6 months (and like 15 ruined covers) to realize I was ignoring the grain direction on my binder's board. A guy at the local shop in Portland told me to always run the grain parallel to the spine and I thought I was doing it right. Now I double check every single sheet with a bend test before cutting. Has anyone else had a similar dumb mistake that took way too long to catch?

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gavin_hill2720d ago

That 15 ruined covers line hit close to home. I found out the hard way too, but my dumb mistake was using the same glue for everything and wondering why some joints failed.

lane.cameron20d ago

Depends on the joint. Some glues work fine for most things.

the_laura9d ago

Oh which glues were you using on what? I learned that one the hard way with hide glue on a modern mdf project and yeah that was a mess.