Thanks for the gum arabic tip for wood and the hydration removal technique! I'll give it a try. That is quite a calculator on your website. Nice work!!!

I have mainly used the technique on metal and typically use Super 77 spray adhesive, spraying the backside of the paper lightly, then applying it to the work, because of the over-spray. It doesn't moisten the paper hardly at all. I like thicker paper also (~32#). Much more than that I find awkward to work with.

Cheers!
~PJ