Sturdiest Paper-like Material/other Construction Tips

>>536018
plastic ?

>>536030
paper like material.

>>536031
some plastics are paper like material

i know what im talking about and im writing up a reply

Cardstock? You're on your own for water damage resistance, though, Good like finding a paper that can handle water.

>>536040
>Good like finding a paper that can handle water.

A paper that can handle water is a Tree.

>>536039
looking forward to it. What I'm going to be making specifically is masks so the moisture damage would be from breathing into it.

>>536043
You said what I was going to. Thin plywood can be cut with a knife and finished with polyurethane or another varnish. Wooden canoes have been around a real long time. If a canoe isn't waterproof, I don't know what is.

>>536051
Okay, some thin plywood might work, but I mean what if i wanted to bend them in really sharp curves. Think of a areas on the face like the nose ridge. If i were making intricate designs like this out of several small pieces, wouldn't it be incredibly difficult to bend them and then glue them while they're in a form? I know you can do things like soak/steam/boil wood to form it, but what about swelling/cracking when it dries? What type of plywood is most notable for its flexibility and would work best in this situation?

Also: tested some Card-stock and that chipboard I mentioned, both are not ideal as when they aren't flexible enough. Tried wetting them down too which worked out better initially, but once they dried they warped.

Have you tried yupo? I'm not sure how thick you can get it but it's definitely waterproof.

Mineral paper is tear and water resistant.

>>536072
You could set up a small steam chamber and steam the pieces of thin plywood so you can do sharper curves and bends.