Looking for a source for pebbly textured paper.

[SurferGeek]

Bare with me here as I have no experience with paper products nor the terminology so excuse me if I don't use the correct terms. Hopefully I can make it clear what I'm looking for. :confused

I'm looking for a source for the pebbly textured paper that was used for document covers, books and binders many years ago. In the military all of our technical library manuals had binders with this type of paper. It was pressboard/pasteboard with a black textured paper cover. The paper is very thin so that it could be folded easily and molds to corners and edges well.

If you have a source for this type of paper would you please post a link and the proper name(s) of the product, thanks.


Here's a picture of a prop from TOS Trek that shows a ID cover that has the same type of paper.

 

[Contec]

High grit sandpaper

 

[AlHazred]

Seriously, as the noble contec pointed out, high grit sandpaper painted over is, I think, how someone on the boards said they did it in the original. You could probably also get away with one of those spray-on faux-stone paints, again painted over.

 

[Beechy McFly]

Definitely looks to be high grit.. Spray it up and give it a shot..

 

[Patron Zero]

Mind I'm a noob here but I do work with paper and cardstock in my vocation and recreation, that said, may I suggest the following.

Depending on the final product application, I've had reasonable success fabricating a textured paper from a smooth finish stock. Simply place a lightweight paper on a flat surface bearing the surface texture you desire, then lightly mist with warm water. After the stock has 'acquired' the tactile detail, dry by making even sweeps with a blow dryer on a gentle-low heat setting.

This is a trial and error process for obvious reasons so your results may not initially be acceptable but given time and patience you should find this a good stopgap technique.

 

[SurferGeek]

Thanks for the input everyone.

I've never seen pieces of sand paper large enough to cover some of the props they had on TOS. Specifically the logbook and even the document binder seen in The Menagerie.

However, the ID holders and the document binder below were only examples of the types of papers I"m referring to. The paper covering the logbook was much smoother and a more subtle texture. I've included a picture showing the end of the logbook where you can see the edges appear to be folded over.

 

[exoray]

My guess is some sort of standard book binding cloth, probably standard coated library Buckram...

If you look at some Google image you will see Buckham sometimes photographs looking like a sand paper finish... Add in old film and grain and varying types of Buckam and that might be exactly what you are seeing...

Example

http://www.sandiegobookbinding.com/Work.html

 

[propologist]

you might try Michael's craft store too or hobby lobby. I buy basketball/football textured paper there in 12" by 12" sheets , they might have something similar.
but I agree , sandpaper would be just as easy

 

[SurferGeek]

My guess is some sort of standard book binding cloth, probably standard coated library Buckram...

If you look at some Google image you will see Buckham sometimes photographs looking like a sand paper finish... Add in old film and grain and varying types of Buckam and that might be exactly what you are seeing...

Example

http://www.sandiegobookbinding.com/Work.html

Best looking suggestion so far!! I'm going to order a sample set and see what it looks like in person. Thank you.