On 09/04/2021 13:49, Peter Able wrote:
On 09/04/2021 14:21, NY wrote:
"N_Cook" wrote in message
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So they are just like blocks of wood, because of an unknowing and
temporary leak . Fully soaking the book , some success but also a lot
of tearing of pages rather than cleaving of pages.
Next book, I'll try making a steaming chamber , rather than fully
soaking, any other ideas like chemicals?/ anyone been here before?

Resoak the pages and try to tease them apart while they are still
damp? Could help - or could be the worst ever thing to try ;-)

That is what he says he's tried.

Steam damping, as mentioned, makes more sense for plan B - think
wallpaper removal. Good luck

Not sure how you'll keep separated pages apart as they dry or keep the
pages flat, though. Sheets of acetate?

Hope that it isn't Encyclopedia Britannica !

PA


The drying out is the simple bit. I use a fan heater on cold , blowing
over the pages so they flutter about. Then when still very vaguely damp
, close up and lightly weight down with pieces of newspaper interleaving
every 2 or 3 pages, checking every few hours and then overnight and then
for days.
For steaming i think I'll find a gas hob kettle , so it can run at low
tick-over ,via some tubing, into a box of some sort.




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