56 'Booking' pasted paper. At this point you re ready to begin pasting and a good table will come in handy. Your best bet is one that you can easily wash off. The table I have is a really old one that came out of somebody s garage. You can also use a door on a couple of sawhorses or a Formica kitchen table.
Some people paste on linoleum floors.
I put a drop cloth down on the floor, mainly to protect the carpet from any paste that might spatter. Normally I throw all my scraps under the table anyway, so they re all in one neat little pile. That way when I am done at the end of the day, I can just roll up the drop cloth and throw the whole thing away. Your paste should be about the consistency of thick pancake batter for spreadability. You ll probably need to thin it some with water.