Chipboard question

[crowfeather]

I read that Office Max sells chipboard so I went there to buy some.
What they said was "chipboard" is just gray cardboard like the back of a legal pad
Are they right? Is Chipboard really just cardboard?:confused:
Thanks
Barbara

[whoistracy]

Chipboard is like really stiff cardboard. Some people even use cereal boxes to cut their own shapes, but chipboard is stiffer than that.

HTH

[crowfeather]

This is a bit stiffer than a cereal box. I thought it would be like a thin balsa wood or veneer :oops:
Before the man at Office Max went to get it for me I told him I will need to cut it in half. What should I use to cut it a small coping saw? He just gave me a strange look. :oops:
Now I know why :lol: :lol:
Thanks!!
Barbara

[row4d]

Actually, cereal boxes ARE made of chipboard. It's just really thin. Chipboard comes in thicknesses from 1/32" thick all the way to 1/8" thick, and is used for everything from food packaging to the cores of three-ring binder covers.

[crowfeather]

Thanks!!
I will be looking at my trash from a different point of view! LOL
Barbara

[cvansluys]

I have used cereal boxes, the heavy piece from the SU! DSP packs, etc. If they are too thin, I just glue one or more pieces together to get the thickness I need.