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I finally used a bone folder on a different kind of paper
Tried it on some handmade lokta paper from Nepal for an endpaper, and it left a faint, shiny streak instead of a crisp crease. Turns out the surface sizing reacts differently to pressure and heat. Anyone know a better tool for delicate, fibrous sheets like that?
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kai83917h ago
Totally had that happen with some banana leaf paper. You gotta basically just let the tool's own weight do the work, zero extra force.
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thomas.river20h ago
Oh man, that's actually the sizing getting burnished. A bone folder is probably still your best bet, just use way less pressure on papers like that.
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