Changed my mind on backing material for leather bindings

Always used cardboard for stiffness (it's cheap and easy), but after trying millboard, the difference in durability is huge, so which do you prefer and why?

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paul878d ago

Honestly, I'm sticking with good old cardboard. Millboard's fine if you're making a museum piece, but for most projects that just sit on a shelf, it's overkill. Cardboard lets me experiment without crying over wasted money, and I can get it from any recycling bin. If a book gets that much rough handling, it's got bigger problems than the backing material.

gavin_kim8d ago

Ever have a project actually fall apart from using cardboard? I get the cost thing, but sometimes cheap materials just don't hold up over time.

barbara_kim938d ago

So what happens when you make something you actually want to keep for years, and that cardboard starts to sag or get bug-eaten? My buddy made a nice shadowbox with recycled stuff, and now it's all warped in the middle. Not everything gets handled rough, but display pieces aren't always just left alone forever.