On 09/04/2021 16:12, N_Cook wrote:
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,Â* 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.Â* Good luck

Not sure how you'll keep separated pages apart as they dry or keep the
pages flat, though.Â* 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 ,Â* so it can run at low
tick-over ,via some tubing, into a box of some sort.




Are you sure the newspaper ink won't partly transfer?