Personal A4 Clipboard

I use a A4 Clipboard every day in my work as an engineer ...

So i always wanted to have my personal one, and one day, i decided to make it just the way i wanted!

I used some cardboard, leather, and metal buttons for clothes.

Cardboard, Glue, Leather, Cork Sheet

So, the first difficult step was to find the kind of images i would like to print on it.

I used some retro images, of the first astronaut suit patent. In order to copy them into the cardboard, i used the following technique:

I printed the image (mirrored) into a tracing paper , i gently put it over my cardboard (it has to be a little wet for better results), and then i applied pressure over the ink lines.

The result was better than I expected, as you can see in the picture.

I wanted my clipboard to be waterproof, so i applied some glue over the cardboard. After it dried i sanded it. I used some wood glue , but you can also use epoxy

When i was done with the glue and sanding, i had to put them all together. I used some leather, and a cork sheet for the inside part of my pad. I also added a paper clip which i took off another pad i had.

For the final details, i made a clasp , and also added some metallic corners to my sheets of cardboard.

The result is really satisfying!!