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No Stupid Questions Monthly Thread!(self.bookbinding)
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So are chip board/davey board/binders board the same thing???? Is one better than the other?? I read that chipboard isn’t good for binding but a lot of people use it? Can someone explain what I should be using?
From my experience—but take this with a grain of salt—Davy board and binder’s board are the same thing, and chip board is a cousin. If it’s anything like paint names, there might not be a consistent industry standard; manufacturers might each have their own ways of referring to their boards. Unfortunately, picking out the right art supplies takes a lot of research…
Thank you so much!!
I have another stupid question if you up for it? Is it necessary to use acid free board- bc I found some for a good price on Amazon that’s a really good thickness and while the seller said it was acid free a comment said they tested it and it wasn’t acid free. I can’t seem to find a good price for a nice amount of binding board, but I also won’t buy it if the acid in it would ruin the book and break it down/ or if it might ruin it in some other way
It’s just such a nice price 🥲, everything else I have is acid free (the glue and end papers)
It’s not necessary, strictly speaking, but boards that aren’t acid-free are more likely to break down over time.
Yeah 😅 I would love to get the boards that are better- but I might have to settle for the Amazon ones. I guess I was asking if they would break down in the next couple of months or years or if this would be a problem in more like 10 years if that makes sense? And thank you so much for the info!!