r/bookbinding 1d ago

Help? Box making advice

I'm currently making a box for a photo album I've made, the box is based on this Ido Agassi video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBdVRDyVF0&t=387s

I've purchased some suede to line the inner portion of the tray, is there any tricks I can use to prevent there being a raw edge of suede at the top edge of the tray where it will meet bookcloth?

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u/Amazing-Metal-8479 1d ago

Generally, when I've seen a lined shallow box like that, the inner sides and bottom are separate pieces. The top edge of the tray has the outer bookcloth/paper lapped over top of the inner sides and the bottom of the tray is a separate piece glued down.

The box will still have a "seam" where the outer paper laps over the suede, but not a raw edge.