I once used a chainsaw to cut the binding. True story!
So me and my father were cutting down a tree in my grandmother's back yard when it suddenly occurred to me I could use this to cut the binding. This probably had
something a lot to do with the wine we had for lunch.
So I turn to my father and say: "Hey dad, can we use this chainsaw to cut the binding of a book I wanted to scan?" He gave me a wide smile and said: "We could try".
Unsurprisingly, it didn't end very well. For the book, the chainsaw or the cinder block.
Good times.