greyboard

Thick recycled cardboard

Greyboard is a thick, rigid cardboard made from recycled paper, typically grey in color.

It serves as a base material in bookbinding, packaging, and crafts where stiffness matters more than appearance: The hardcover was constructed with greyboard wrapped in cloth.

Also spelled grayboard.

material

cardboard

Rigid paper for containers

pulp · fiberboard · kraft · sheets · substrate · panel · linerboard · boxboard · laminated · corrugated

craft

bookbinding

Assembling pages into volumes

portfolios · collage · assemblage · handmade · prototyping · armatures · diorama · display · foundations

properties

sturdy

Solidly built, durable

stiff · dense · solid · stable · smooth · matte · lightweight · layered · bendable · cuttable

sustainability

recycled

Converted waste into material

post-consumer · renewable · circular · sustainable · compostable · green · low-impact · reclaimed · upcycled

packaging

boxes

Six-sided containers

dividers · protective · shipping · structural · sleeve · tray · point-of-sale · retail · e-commerce

Opposites
board structure

greyboardcorrugated cardboard

Layered paper with ridges

material composition

greyboardwhite board

Reusable writing surface

material category

greyboardplywood

Engineered layered wood panels

MDF · hardboard · acrylic sheet · foam board · chipboard

Family

grey, gray, board, boards, boarded, boarding, boarder, greyish, grayish

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G