Making Paper Out Of Trees (100% From Scratch)

Paper is an inexpensive commodity that we use in our everyday lives, but where does it really come from and at what cost? We're exploring how much it costs to create a sheet of paper from scratch, starting from a tree.

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[KomicAzee]

Something about seeing the beginning of this process and now watching Andy make nails and nail a frame together was immensely satisfying.

[FpYshCn]

You know, there's an older way of making paper that was also discovered in Meso America (amate). Instead of shaping the sheet with a bamboo mat the paper was hammered out with stones. it's easier to do since it doesn't require the expertise that it takes to properly shape paper.
Also, cloth is not as good as a bamboo mat in my experience. The pulp sticks to tempered bamboo less which makes it easier to detach (also when shaping it you should not simply put it in and pull it out, rather shake it around to let the fibres to settle in better). And of course, you should add something like gelatin (animal skin glue) into the water which helps bind the fibres to each other much better

(I make paper for fun to recycle materials like banana peels, cotton pads and used paper)

[thepepchannel]

Nothing screams mixed messages like wearing a reflective vest over a camo jacket. Looking at you Lauren

[Skiplives]

And this is why linen was such a big part of paper manufacturing paper for so many years. Linen rags were cheap and pulping wood is hard.

[DramaticFlora]

I feel like an a flatter anvil would be a good next thing to get... those nails existance is just pain

[electrospecter]

Lauren is INCREDIBLE! She and Andy must have worked so hard on this! Good work you two!

[Pixpaint]

How to Make Everything: ''I spent $228 to make paper from natural materials"

Primitive Technology: "YOU WHAT!?"

[joshualawton]

I love that Lauren just brings natural happiness to the most random tasks like soaking sticks

I came to learn, I stay for Lauren

[JavierMD]

It made me extremely nervous when Andy sawed over his leg.

[TheScorpion]

It's videos like these that shows how much of our modern inventions we take for granted. Like saw handles, and screws, and anvils, and wood planes.

[tigerdactyl]

Video: Making Paper out of Trees
Me who has seen Dr. Stone and Ascendance of a Bookworm: Let's compare notes

[SobrietyandSolace]

Lauren trying to gather and soak mulberry branches is me trying to get through life in general.

[colbyjones]

This episode is straight out of Ascendance of a Bookworm and I am here for it

[jannecapelle_art]

"we start by boiling everything over a fire"
my brain immediately: FORBIDDEN SOUP!!!!

[Airmarshalcent]

"Don't film this."
*Filming intensifies

[MrGhettokid]

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[peacockmoss]

wait, he showed us footage of him making the ad that had footage of him making the ad that had footage of him making the ad...

[thomaseddyson]

Great video. Brings back memories of high school chemistry class. Making paper from bits of bark and dry leaves, ground with a mortar and pestle and strained into a beaker through filter paper. Thank you 😊

[JamesArcher]

Anyone else get super anxious when he was sawing that wood on his leg or just me?

[matchesburn]

3:58
"I swear, Officer, I'm just using it to make paper!"