The Mending Bench One person, one bench, Galway. Repair notes kept since October 2020. 2026-11-09T06:34:00+00:00 The Mending Bench tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2020:bench Added the release-paper detail that broke attempt twohttps://tw0-3.godeove.xyz/2026-09-27-spine-linings.html#2026-11-092026-11-09T06:34:00+00:00Added the release-paper detail that broke attempt two Recorded that the 45 gsm linen is now used far less oftenhttps://tw0-3.godeove.xyz/materials.html#2026-11-092026-11-09T00:36:00+00:00Recorded that the 45 gsm linen is now used far less often Linen spine linings, and why the third attempt held tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2026:job197 2026-09-29T16:40:00Z Three attempts on a 1931 cloth-bound volume. Same linen, same paste. The variable that mattered was drying pressure. Rust migration in a steel case: eight years of the same damage tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2026:job189 2026-06-16T09:22:00Z The rust travelled along the grain of the board. Neutralising it made it worse; a barrier between plate and board did not. A tide mark on a 1908 almanac, and the decision to leave it tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2025:job164 2025-12-04T11:05:00Z The bow in the boards was carrying slack created by a crease. Flattening it would have broken two sections at the fold. Wheat paste made twice a week tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2025:paste-routine 2025-04-21T07:48:00Z Twelve litres a week became two litres twice. Of the fourteen failed six-month checks, five had adhesive older than three days. Pressure-sensitive tape, and the four years it took to undo tag:tw0-3.godeove.xyz,2023:job96 2023-08-09T19:31:00Z Four strips applied in the 1970s or 1980s. Removal took one day. The residue took four sessions over six weeks.