A Very 'sticky' Question

[UKRay]

That is soooo useful, Dave. Thanks muchly fella.

I wonder what the oil of cloves actually does? Anyone here know any chemistry?

Ray

[celticleather]

I think oil of cloves is supposed to relieve toothache . . . perhaps it will relieve your sticky headache, too . . ?

[UKRay]

You don't improve with keeping, do you Terry? LOL

[amuckart]

Ray,

Are you restoring a book that actually dates from the 14th or 15th century?

If you are, are you a specialist restoration bookbinder? Not to diss your skills or anything, but 600 year old books *really* aught to be restored by specialists, preferrably specialists in that particular period of binding.

Something else to remember about corn starch, it's a New World thing, corn coming from the Americas and all so if you want something pre 1500 you'll want to be looking at wheat starch or hide glue, whether rabbit, fish, horse, or cattle.

[UKRay]

Ray,

Are you restoring a book that actually dates from the 14th or 15th century?

If you are, are you a specialist restoration bookbinder? Not to diss your skills or anything, but 600 year old books *really* aught to be restored by specialists, preferrably specialists in that particular period of binding.

Something else to remember about corn starch, it's a New World thing, corn coming from the Americas and all so if you want something pre 1500 you'll want to be looking at wheat starch or hide glue, whether rabbit, fish, horse, or cattle.

I couldn't agree more, Al. Restoration is a delicate art/science.

However, I'm not restoring a book and I'd already taken the starch part of the idea and left the corn out!.

Ray