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Hi /po/eples,

Elmer's Glue is on sale at Walgreens for 39 cents (the little guy on the left, the 4oz), so if you are looking for some good adhesive for papercrafting...

Anyways, my point is that I'm going to make the materials section of the /po/ wiki and if you have any suggestions, feel free to provide input. Not on glue, there's already a thread on that that I'll reference. For paper, scissors, knifes and mats mostly. Please provide the cost (if you remember), the pros and cons, whether you recommend it and a picture of the thing you are talking about. Thanks.
>> Anonymous
OP again. This may be a thinly veiled attempt at a "wat paperz shuld i use guis?!", so proceed with caution.
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>>163935
>>163933
>>163934
Oh wow... because /po/ is such a difficult board to combo on and everything...
>> Anonymous
cotton swabs are great for putting glue on the tabs, and they're super cheap
>> Anonymous
>>163952
O RLY?
thanks for the tip man!.
>> Anonymous
>>163952
yeah thats what i do
>> Anonymous
You should not use plain white glue, you use wood glue or rice paper glue if you can get it. White glue has too high a water content, so it stands more of a chance of warping the paper and fish-eying the ink.
>> Jen
>>164043
I usually hear rice paper glue called nori rice paste. Here's a good supplier of the stuff.
http://www.imcclains.com/catalog/ink/nori.html
They also sell pure rice starch, which can be cooked with water to make your own glue. The cooked glue is more archival than the pre-mixed glue, which has a preservative added to it to prevent mold. I use it for moku hanga, so I prefer to save it for that. Actually, if you want to find more suppliers, google "moku hanga."

To keep from having a lot of glue get all over the place, I keep a small face cloth ready, so when I need to wipe glue off my hands, it's there.

I find toothpicks to have two uses. They help with spreading glue evenly on tabs, and they can press a glue tab in place if the opening is too small for the use of fingers.

A tool that I've found to be very useful is a dental pick. The thin, durable metal hook can get into hard to reach places like a toothpick. But unlike a toothpick, the hook can get to a lot of places that toothpicks can't because of the angle.
>> Anonymous
>>164043

Listen to this anon.

Even on my cardstock, white glue would make the printer ink run. It made me sad.

Personally, I use Elmer's wood glue. It dries clear, it has a nice tack and it dries quicker than it's white glue little brother. Most importantly, no more soggy tabs!
>> Anonymous
>>164043
>>164048
>>164180
i only use elmer's white and i've never had a problem with warping or running ink unless i've used too much. with this glue a very little goes very far.
>> Anonymous
>>164188

How long do you have to keep the pieces clamped though?

Maybe you havent started working on projects with small pieces yet. Its a bitch to have to hold onto something for any longer than 15 seconds. Which is why we recommend tacky glues.
>> Anonymous
>>164221
My personal record for holding two pieces together is 1 full minute with the Timber Wolf.
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for clamping small pieces, hemastats can work wonders.