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Most
of our cork cover material is produced in Portugal. It's cut in much the same
manner as plywood veneers, although it's done on a somewhat smaller
scale - cork trees don't grow to the same size as pines or firs!
Thin sheets of cork are peeled or cut from a log. These sheets are then pieced together and glued to a paper substrate to
reinforce the naturally fragile cork and make it more workable for bindery applications.
One characteristic of cork is that it tends to
have small voids or open areas in it. The paper substrate that's used
as a backing is dyed to a shade that closely approximates the color of the cork and helps to
conceal the voids. |
Cork, like some other natural materials, does not lend itself to
manufacturing processes that are pretty much a "no-brainer" with most man-made
products. The natural voids in cork make decoration a little more challenging than
most of the materials we typically work with.
Foil stamping is not recommended on cork covers - the voids in the material will produce
corresponding gaps in the foil when stamped. Ideally, these covers should
not be decorated at all.
If decoration is required, screen printing is the only method that will produce reasonably good results, and we cannot guarantee that parts of your image
will not fall over some of the small void areas. |
