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That's interesting that acetone swelled the bare scales, I didn't know it would do that. In my experience, mineral spirits do not swell wood. The acetone may have had some water in it, too--unless it...

Acetone might not have done anything if there wasn't already CA on one side. But heed what quite a few of us have written: with thin wood (or paper, or binder's board), make sure that if you give one...

The glue will pull the scales closer to flat (and now, possibly beyond flat to bent in the opposite direction) as it sets up. You may need to steam/flatten them again... but at least you'll have...

Hi Bruno,

only a hobby-level bookbinder. Folks have asked me to repair old family bibles, and I wouldn't touch such valuable projects... those are for the masters like your mother.

To the...

As already said, be sure you treat both sides of your wood in exactly the same way. In bookbinding, you have to glue both sides of any paper or board, because it'll swell a little from the glue's...