Now THAT's what I'm talking about! Paper like that is worth it's weight in gold, but can cost quite a bit...
You were saying something about wholesale, Wolf?
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That's really cheap per unit, though. I'm generally paying between $2 and $6 per sheet for stuff like that. If you had a big enough local club, you could get 20 people to chip in $40 each and they would each go home with 100 sheets (or 40/20/10, but that seems more difficult, maybe 15/53.33/66.67?).
That would be a fantastic deal!
Of course, I still haven't found a single serious local folder...
That would be a fantastic deal!
Of course, I still haven't found a single serious local folder...
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Most folders would do the opposite of what you've just described.origamiphreak wrote:I use it for all my first attempts at folding insects or any thing that is over 75-80 steps. than I move on to foil paper after I have figured out how to fold the object.
I've got about 2000 sheets of lokta coming in, as soon as the current chaos in Kathmandu settles down a bit...
pardon for the ignorance, but what troubles are in kathmandu?
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http://news.google.com/news?q=nepalMorgan wrote:pardon for the ignorance, but what troubles are in kathmandu?
my favorite paper at the moment is the large fiol paper you can get from Nick Terry. it is 50cm wide (thats twice the size of any were else) its mega thin durable and quite cheep, ahhhh the perfect paper!
p.s. I am making Kamiya's eastern dragon out of it!
I'm half way through and I am lready scared how tiny the model will be from that size of paper!
p.s. I am making Kamiya's eastern dragon out of it!
I'm half way through and I am lready scared how tiny the model will be from that size of paper!
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Yes, the foil paper from Nicolas Terry's shop is really great, although I think it's a bit too thick. You can get foil paper that is way thinner than that (but not in that size unfortunately).
So long and keep folding ^_^
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Washi is a generic term for Japanese paper made from mulberry, and other fibres. Joe has a great article on washi on his website (http://www.origami.as).
Kami, on the other hand, is just normal paper like the kind you use for writing, photocopying and printing.
Which is better depends on what you want to do with them. Many washi papers can be extremely thin but strong, so it's easier to fold complex multilayered models with them. Kami paper however, is normally stiffer and more rigid, making it suitable for compound models and modulars.
Kami, on the other hand, is just normal paper like the kind you use for writing, photocopying and printing.
Which is better depends on what you want to do with them. Many washi papers can be extremely thin but strong, so it's easier to fold complex multilayered models with them. Kami paper however, is normally stiffer and more rigid, making it suitable for compound models and modulars.