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On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 11:27:50 AM UTC-8, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 23:32:12 -0500
Bill wrote:

Ply might be more stable too, at small thickness. Leather might be an
interesting substitute to consider.



working with drywall and realized that the paper gives much of the
strength so i may apply thin leather over thin ply

just have to find the right adhesive


Contact cement works well. The use of leather can be your hinge
solution, of course: some of my tools are in an oak/leather/velcro
holder, that has aged well over the decades. Contact cement back
then was kinda... acetone-based, though. Not sure about waterbased.