Re: Liquid Light and Rice Paper
Luis Nadeau ( richsul@roadrunner.com)
Wed, 15 January 1997 12:27 PM
Brian wrote:
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>Japanese paper, on the other hand, differs from Western papers not
>only in materials, but in the sheet forming process as well. I think
>that you would be surprised by the wet-strength of Japanese papers.
>High quality Japanese papers generally have longer fibers than
>Western papers. Also, the sheet forming process tends to create more
>interlocking of the fibers in a less uni-directional pattern. Both
>of these qualities lend great strength to these papers. Don't be
>fooled by their apparent fragility. Of course, you'll still have to
>be careful.
It should be noted that around the turn of the century, Helios, of New
York, and Geveart, in Belgium, supplied platinum coated Japanese tissues.
Luis Nadeau
nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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