I do find that if something is opened a lot the living hinges sometimes fail. If it does (or beforehand) you can glue a piece of leather or fabric to the underside - and then even if the wood is broken it doesn’t look it and the hinges move just fine 
If you wanto get really tricksy you can replace the wood hinge with leather scored to look like a living hinge!
Not sometimes. Always.
This is why they are called living hinges. They will eventually die from cumulative material stress.
That is an interesting idea. Since I am making a photo album, I should do this. Thank you.
I don’t want that to happen. Have you tried the leather suggestion from deirdrebeth?
Nope. I have made leather hinges but they were totally different. On this box:
Very nice!
bookmark worthy, thank you!