In article l.net,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:44:43 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

The usual trick is to make sheet steel reinforcing brackets and glue
them inside the card, to restore the original side profile. But over
time the glue simply lifts a layer of the fibre board.

Make the contact area for the brackets as large as possible to reduce
the load on the fibre board?

Already done. The problem is although it may look flat, lots of small
curves etc. To make a really large steel reinforcement would need panel
beating skills beyond my pay grade.

The edge has the 'leather' wrapped round it so over the steel plate and is
only about 1/2" deep. The plate's main part which is glued to the 'flat
board about 2" or so - but that's where it has come adrift. Again. ;-)

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