Kalamar Geanavue Map (how do I get it out of the book?)


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Hey Nephyte!

Good to see you posting on the EN Boards!

Might I ask, arcady, if the map is attached by that sticky, stretchy glue, or through the binding itself?

I'm sure you're aware of the trick already, but if it be the stretchy glue stuff, you can use some talc powder, the spiel on the KoK world map had that written as a note on it... :cool:
 

Through the binding itself.

As far as I can tell you can't remove it without ripping the book's binding apart, and you can't unfold it without removing it.

I posted this on the Kalamar list and message boards before posting here. But both of those get almost no traffic.
 
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I got it out of my copy, but the map itself got quite badly ripped the process. I guess you've just got to do it very slowly, but by bit - although that's what I tried to do and still failed miserably!
 

Might I suggest some fine surgery with an XActo Knife or one of the smaller box cutters? I did that with a few pull-outs in other books. Just have to lay the book flat, hold the map perpindicular with your off-hand, and then start at it with the knife.
 


This is a risky suggestion that might end up ruining the binding itself. Try it at your own risk. You have been warned. I didn't use this for the Kalamar book but I have used it for other books.

I used a heat gun (the kind used for heat-shrink wrappings on model airplanes) to 'unglue' the binding. Not all of the binding, just the section that held the insert. A good hair dryer would work just as well. I then pulled the insert carefully out.

Now what I used to repair the binding was elmers glue. That really is NOT the best choice. I figure as the glue gets older it will become brittle and start causing me problems (it has been about two years now). I don't know what they use for true bookbinding but that would probably be the best choice.

later,
Ysgarran.
 

Confused

In confess to being totally confused by this thread. The map in copy of Geanavue was just held in by that 'gummy' stuff and it was a simple matter to pull it out and then peel the stuff off the book. How is your map held in?

******AAAARRRRGGHHHH!!!!!!*******

Ok, I am officially an idiot. I must have been thinking of another book...Indeed, the map is perforated. I got it out by scoring the perforation carefully with a sharp knife. It came out pretty easily then.

Anthony R.
 
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