WIP clamshell box for Dry Heat
Again I’m at the inner boxes. Enjoy some detail shots of the covering process.
I wrapped the outside in one go again and folded in the bottom side.
Next I make ALL the cuts I need to cover the box before I start folding in the paper!
This time I went for the front turn in first. Below is the first cut. The angled cut is only to make the corner look a bit more elaborate. It could be cut in a straight line originating from the inside of the cardboard just as well.
This is what the upper corner is cut like. I keep a tiny flap as wide as the cardboard to make sure the cardboard edge of the corner is covered too and the the long cut that looks like going in a straight line from the corner to the edge of the paper, is actually not a straight line but a teensy tiny bit angled in direction of the closed side of the box. That’s to prevent a clearly visible paper edge right at the box edge and also the paper wears down when it’s exposed like that and splits and just doesn’t look nice.
The side gets folded in first. Again there’s a small overlap to the bottom to strengthen connection between the cardboards and make it more sturdy. The small flap is just folded on top of the cardboard. Then the bottom side flap gets folded in, and last the large one to cover the inside panel (? I have no idea what it’s called, I’m just going to call it panel now ^^’)
I forgot to take pictures of how to cut the inside corners at the back, but with only he sides turned in the backside flap looks like this. There will be a little bit more visible of those turn ins, that’s why I decided to cut them a little nicer too with that angled cut.
The only thing left is covering the bottom and the front edge aaand it’s done
These were my original options. I think they all would work, but play on different strengths/ compliment different aspects of the paper.