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As a model maker I have been using traditional papier mache for many years, first with flour and water, then wallpaper paste and finally white PVA glue, but have been searching for a safe environmental glue for a couple of years . Then a few weeks ago a member on another forum, tried mached paper soaked in water, pressed into a mould, left to dry and then removed. It worked and there was no added glue. Another member then tried tissue paper, which was even easier to use, and I have tried shredded up newspapers, boiled to create a mash. None of these use glue, and seem to replicate detail well.
Is this a new idea, or just a rediscovered one.?
here is some of the discussion we have been having on this other forum cioncerning papier mache
http://forum.gn15.info/viewtopic.php?t=2052
http://forum.gn15.info/viewtopic.php?t=2096
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Ah-ha!
What you've discovered is that there isn't much difference between papier mache and paper casting, if any at all! Many paper casters like to think they're more elite, and that PM isn't, but if you can use the same techniques, I would say they're very similar.
Some people just use the basic paper and water. Others include additives like low-viscosity methylcellulose and/or calcium carbonate, and probably others.
If you want to do a search, you can spell it either as 'paper casting' or 'papercasting' or 'cast paper'.
Sue
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Bear in mind that manufactured paper sheets have some glue in their structure so when you wet them, there will be a certain amount of bond between surfaces. It won't, however, be as strong as pasted paper.
I sometimes make pulp, spread it out in 'biscuits' in the sun to dry in order to be able to remoisten and use it at a later date. It is amazing how strong they are, sometimes quite difficult to break.
DavidO
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