
Gray Canvas 3-Ring Binder with Smooth Fabric Front
Gray Canvas 3-Ring Binder with Smooth Fabric Front (item SBT038) is in our Clipboards range of Full-Color Print, with a 9 in x 10 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $42.49 each all-in: $33.24 for the piece plus $9.25 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $41.55 | - |
| 12-23 | $38.23 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $35.73 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $33.24 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $30.75 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $28.25 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $25.76 | save 38% |
Sold loose or by the case of 4. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.
Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 9in x 10in.
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
- No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
- Free digital proof before anything is produced
- Free artwork check at the real imprint size
- Free ground freight on orders over $250
- Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
What is the Gray Canvas 3-Ring Binder with Smooth Fabric Front?
The Gray Canvas 3-Ring Binder with Smooth Fabric Front is a promotional product built around Heavyweight cotton canvas. It measures 10 1/2" x 11 1/2". This is the gray colorway.
In practice: canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new..
Screen printing and embroidery both hold well on canvas. Chosen for a combination of perceived value, decoration quality and keep-rate rather than headline unit price.
At this price you are buying a reaction rather than an impression. That only works if the list is short enough for the gesture to feel deliberate. Concretely: $41.55 each at 1-11, $25.76 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | SBT038 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Promotional product |
| Material | Canvas |
| Dimensions | 10 1/2" x 11 1/2" |
| Shipping weight | 1.1 lb |
| Color | Gray |
| Decoration methods | Screen Printing, Embroidery, Heat Transfer |
| Standard imprint area | 9 in x 10 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | High. |
| Care | Spot clean. Air dry. |
| Category | Full-Color Print |
| Collection | Clipboards |
Decoration options
The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 9 in x 10 in.
Screen Printing
Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling.
Bags, apparel and high-volume runs.
Spot colors, typically up to 4.
Embroidery
The design is stitched directly into the fabric. A raised, textured, extremely durable mark.
Headwear, polos, bags and anything expected to be laundered.
Thread-matched to brand colors.
Heat Transfer
A printed transfer is applied under heat and pressure. Full-color decoration on fabrics and soft goods.
Small runs and complex multi-color artwork on textiles.
Full color.
Artwork requirements
- Raster artwork should be at least 300 dpi at the finished imprint size, on a transparent or white background.
- Artwork we redraw stays on file under your item number, so the next order runs from the same corrected file.
- A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
- Do not spend a week hunting for the perfect file. Send what exists and we will tell you what is usable.
- Type should be converted to curves or outlines, otherwise a missing font silently substitutes on our end.
Production schedule
| Artwork proof | 1 business day from receipt of usable art |
|---|---|
| Standard production | 3 to 5 business days after proof approval |
| Rush production | quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Ground transit | 1 to 5 business days depending on destination |
Common uses
Where this works best
The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.
Education, Schools & Universities
Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Budgets are tight and quantities are large, which pushes toward mid-tier items ordered in volume. Alumni and donor gifting is the exception: that is where the spend per unit rises sharply, because the return is measured in gifts rather than impressions. Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new.. Volume takes it to $25.76, which widens the list without cheapening it.
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Donors read the gift as a statement about stewardship. Something visibly expensive can cost you more in confidence than it earns in goodwill, which is why restraint and a personal inscription usually outperform scale in this sector. The gesture is the product here. Spend the thought, not just the budget.
Corporate Gifting & Client Appreciation
Client gifting has one job: to be kept. The recipient is rarely the decision maker you are trying to reach, which is the part most programs get wrong. Choose something that will sit in a shared space rather than a drawer, and the gift starts working on people who were never on your list. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. At $41.55 before breaks, name the recipients rather than filling a table.
Employee Recognition & Service Awards
Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. If you are marking five or ten years of someone's working life, the piece has to carry weight. Literally and otherwise. Personalization with the individual's name is what converts a company gift into a personal keepsake, and it is the single highest-leverage decision in a recognition program. An imprint area of 9 in x 10 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. This reads as a gift. Give it to people you chose, not people who walked past.
Trade Shows & Conferences
Booth traffic is not the metric: what leaves the hall and stays in use is. Weight and packability decide what actually leaves the hall. Anything bulky ends up in a hotel bin regardless of quality, so the constraint is what fits in a carry-on alongside everything else collected that day. Worth personalising individually at this price; the response rate justifies it.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | None: setup is built into the price |
| Freight | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
| Rush service | Rush available: tell us the date and we confirm it in writing before you pay |
| Proofing | Proof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it |
| Re-orders | Re-orders run from the file you already approved |
| Shipping | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
What do buyers ask about SBT038?
How is this decorated?
Screen Printing is the primary method on SBT038. Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling. We can also run Embroidery and Heat Transfer on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on SBT038 is 9 in x 10 in.
Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.
How long does production take?
Door to door at standard speed: a day for the proof, 3 to 5 business days in production, then 1 to 5 business days in transit. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.
What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?
The personalization area on SBT038 is 9 in x 10 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.
What artwork do you need from me?
Vector artwork is ideal (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) with all type converted to outlines. High-resolution raster at 300 dpi or better also works, and a logo saved from a website is worth sending anyway. We check it against the 9 in x 10 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.
Is there a setup charge?
No. Setup is free on every order at every quantity. Art preparation, machine setup and your digital proof are built into the price, with nothing added for them later. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout.
How should this be cared for?
Spot clean. Air dry. SBT038 measures 10 1/2" x 11 1/2" and is made of canvas. Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new. We keep the approved artwork on file against the item number, so a re-order runs from the same file.
What is the minimum order for SBT038?
SBT038 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on SBT038 runs from $41.55 a piece at 1-11 down to $25.76 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on SBT038 is 9 in x 10 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of SBT038 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What SBT038 costs at each quantity
The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.
| Quantity | Piece | Engraving | All-in each | Order total | Ground freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | $38.23 | $11.25 | $49.48 | $593.76 | Free |
| 24 | $35.73 | $9.75 | $45.48 | $1,091.52 | Free |
| 48 | $33.24 | $9.25 | $42.49 | $2,039.52 | Free |
| 96 | $30.75 | $8.75 | $39.50 | $3,792.00 | Free |
| 250 | $28.25 | $8.50 | $36.75 | $9,187.50 | Free |
| 500 | $25.76 | $8.50 | $34.26 | $17,130.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 9 in by 10 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
- At 50 pieces this costs less than 34% of the 322 other priced items in Full-Color Print. It sits at the dearer end of that range, which is usually the material rather than the margin.
- The table starts at 12 because below that the engraving setup costs more than the goods, and we will not guess at a price there. Ask us and we will quote a smaller run from your artwork.
- Setup is free at every quantity, including 12.