Impossible to press a giant...

[johnenock]

...without ruining it? I was looking through my 100 pagers this morning and, with thoughts of pressing and resto in general dancing in my head, thought that it would be close to impossible to press a giant issue, or squarebound. Maybe Greggy was ahead of his time. Any thoughts to the contrary?

[Arty]

Spine area might be close to impossible to press, but I see no reason why corners/edges could not be pressed. Just isolate the area in need for treatment.

[johnenock]

Aaah. Never thought of that.

[FFB]

Spine area might be close to impossible to press, but I see no reason why corners/edges could not be pressed. Just isolate the area in need for treatment.

 

There is no reason you can't press a giant or squarebound as long as you're careful. Unless I am losing my mind, I asked Matt Nelson about this last year when we were talking about pressing and he said he can do it. Tracey Heft said last year that he won't do it (except for localized pressing), but I think his technique is different than Matt's so it may not be appropriate for squarebounds with interior staples.

[johnenock]

And here I thought I had found an area of the hobby that could possibly be free of tampering and corruption. The hunt continues.

[CJ]

And here I thought I had found an area of the hobby that could possibly be free of tampering and corruption. The hunt continues.

 

No such area exist.

[FFB]

And here I thought I had found an area of the hobby that could possibly be free of tampering and corruption. The hunt continues.

 

Even if you couldn't press the spine, you could still press out a corner with a tacking iron or with your fingertips. Pressing isn't just using a dry mount press.

[PovertyRow]

with your fingertips

 

Don't forget to use just the right touch of spit!

[rob_react]

And here I thought I had found an area of the hobby that could possibly be free of tampering and corruption. The hunt continues.

 

No such area exist.

 

In any facet of society.