The Origami Forum

I've been hearing about people buying pre-made abaca pulp online. I looked up for pre-made pulp, but only ended up with something with "abaca pulp sheet form". Is that what everyone was talking about? or is there actually pre-made pulp? if anyone can correct me or show me the site, please do so . I really want to make my own paper.

Buying pre-beaten pulp online sounds like a challenge. The way I got pulp was to first buy fibers (from http://www.paperartsworkshop.co.uk/ ) And then find a local shop which agreed to do the beating. The beating machines aren't everywhere so you'll have to do some work to find one. Making paper is certainly not something that one just starts doing without planning, but it sure is a lot of fun when you get the hang of it!

I remember Lafosse talking about this in one of his books. If I remember correctly, he mentioned places that would send you 5 gallon buckets of pulp beaten to your specifications. Maybe emailing Lafosse would be a good way to get some more information? He probably knows, and is also a very nice, friendly guy. I emailed him once and got a thoughtful response the same day.

Thanks for the info, i'll see what i can do

just wondering do you have a deckle and if you do where did you get it?

Oh, those, I just made one using those small window screens and taped chicken wire to the back with duct tape. All of those just came from my regular home improvement store. Cheap yet effective

Will the duct tape hold up long-term being immersed in water like that? I would think that nailing or stapling the chicken wire down would be better.

Oh trust me Jonnycakes, the things that duct tape can do are great, especially submerged under water