Paper - Preferred folding material

Post by **origami_8** » February 7th, 2008, 7:04 pm

I think, the Seidenpapier you have at home will do.
For the glue, just try some kind of Holzleim or other white glue that sticks to non porous materials too (Du brauchst etwas das auf Alufolie haftet).
The brands I tried so far always were a bit too thick, so I had to dilute them with water (yes that works). So far I haven't found the specific brand Christian uses in Austria.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » February 7th, 2008, 7:12 pm

origami_8 wrote:I think, the Seidenpapier you have at home will do.
For the glue, just try some kind of Holzleim or other white glue that sticks to non porous materials too (Du brauchst etwas das auf Alufolie haftet).

Ah, I didn't know that type of glue would be suitable for it. I'll give it a go too, now that I know what materials to use for this type of 'paper'.

merman · Post by **merman** » February 29th, 2008, 6:56 pm

I found a very useful type of paper. The brown baking paper you use in ovens and stuff... It only has one color (brownish) but it folds very crisp and is quite thin but also very strong...

Son of Z3 · Post by **Son of Z3** » March 4th, 2008, 2:08 am

Parchment paper, something I've started folding a lot with lately too. For some models a 15in square of parchment paper works really well.

Gadi Vishne · Post by **Gadi Vishne** » March 4th, 2008, 9:36 am

I have top agree with merman.
This paper is very thin and strong.

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JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » March 4th, 2008, 4:38 pm

I also found some parchment this year, but I wouldn't say its "very" thin...
It's strong but doesn't work well for complex models.
But then again, we might be using different parchments. I tried a different kind of parchment that wouldn't even alow you to crease on the same fold twice. The fibers are so thoroughly broken the paper tears even with the most delicate touch, haha.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » March 6th, 2008, 6:38 am

I have found that any generic tracing paper works pretty good for folding. It's a good middle between copy paper and tissue, it's not too thin and not too thick. Also, the transparency of the paper makes a cool effect.

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » March 6th, 2008, 6:43 am

I tried folding Lang's black forest cuckoo clock out of tracing paper and it's been sitting on my printer incomplete for a couple months now. The paper worked great.... but I streaked black lines all over my desk during creasing. Does your tracing paper leave marks everywhere too?

merman · Post by **merman** » March 16th, 2008, 9:09 pm

I lokated a very nice paper store in Amsterdam. They sell beautiful papers although most of them are between 60-100 grams.

I have found paper called Ersatz that is only 40 grams. Unfortunately it only comes in white...

I also found extremely beautiful washi that is more papery than fibery... it comes in red, yellow and blue. I folded the Kamiya Satoshi Lion from the paper and it is extremely suitable for wet folding. I folded the lion dry, although the front legs were a bit weak.

I also found foil-backed paper in sheets of 50x70 cm somewhere in Amsterdam. It is great stuff.

allangee · Post by **allangee** » March 27th, 2008, 7:40 pm

My kids are just getting started and they love using pieces of left over giftwrap.

pitboss · Post by **pitboss** » March 29th, 2008, 11:15 pm

I just picked up a couple sheets of Cason Ingres paper. The interesting part about it is that (I presume) it has been treated with MC. The rack it was on said that it was "gel-sized." I'm looking forward to folding something from this and posting pictures very soon.

Vykintas73 · Post by **Vykintas73** » March 30th, 2008, 12:39 pm

merman wrote:I lokated a very nice paper store in Amsterdam. They sell beautiful papers although most of them are between 60-100 grams.

I have found paper called Ersatz that is only 40 grams. Unfortunately it only comes in white...

I also found extremely beautiful washi that is more papery than fibery... it comes in red, yellow and blue. I folded the Kamiya Satoshi Lion from the paper and it is extremely suitable for wet folding. I folded the lion dry, although the front legs were a bit weak.

I also found foil-backed paper in sheets of 50x70 cm somewhere in Amsterdam. It is great stuff.

Do they have an internet store?

merman · Post by **merman** » March 30th, 2008, 10:44 pm

no... they don't. We can arrange a deal if you like. PM me.

I just discovered kite-paper... I folded the ancient dragon from a 70x70cm sheet. It holds pretty well and is about 35 grms/m2

Only disadvantage is a minor tear near the sinks of the body and the creases are hard to reverse...

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Adam · Post by **Adam** » March 31st, 2008, 6:57 pm

merman wrote:no... they don't. We can arrange a deal if you like. PM me.

I just discovered kite-paper... I folded the ancient dragon from a 70x70cm sheet. It holds pretty well and is about 35 grms/m2

....

I started folding the Ancient Dragon using 70 x 70cm kite paper a while ago, but around step 24 I found out it was rather hard to reverse creases ( which would make open sinks and reverse folds rather hard ) so I never finished it. Instead I took a sheet of 70 x 70 cm paper which is usually used as an additional cover for schoolbooks.

Other than that, where exactly can I find that store ( in Amsterdam )? My parents will be going there in a few days so I could ask them to pay a visit to the store and to buy me some proper paper.

merman · Post by **merman** » March 31st, 2008, 7:49 pm

The main problems with the kite paper occured at the complex sinks of steps 85-87 and the folding in half at step 179 (I put a tiny piece of tape on it in advance to avoid it from tearing)

Step 24 went along without any troubles... just prepare yourself for the fact some creases are hard to reverse...

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