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PULP SALES
Pyramid Atlantic sells paper pulp in 5 gallon pails (1 lb. dry weight),
directly from the beater. When
picking up pulp, please bring your own 5-gallon, lidded buckets. Five gallons
of sheet-forming pulp makes approximately 30 to 40 sheets of medium
weight 8.5" x 11" paper. This pulp carries inclusions well and is a
relatively short fiber suitable for drawing, printmaking, and pulp
painting. Internal sizing can be added for a flat rate of $4.00.
Purchases must be made in person at our
studios in downtown Silver Spring, MD.
Pulp is available in a variety of fibers:
- Recycled Pulp is made from print paper and other paper materials from Pyramid. This pulp is good for sheet forming and casting. Great for school groups!
- Cotton Linter is from the cotton fibers closest to the seed and is a natural white.
- Cotton Rag is 100% cotton from garment cuttings broken down to near-thread form. The fibers are markedly longer then those from linter and form stronger sheets ideal for book papers, photographic base sheets, printmaking and watercolor.
- Abaca/Cotton Mix is a combination of the two; when beaten together it gives a lovely off-white sheet.
- Abaca Fibers (from the leaves of the banana tree) are a pale, creamy tan with longer fibers than cotton. (Available in bleached white, by request.)
- Flax/Spanish Flax is a
bast or stem fiber which after spinning and processing is called linen.
This fiber when beaten yields a pulp which has great shrinkage characteristics.
Overbeating can yield a more translucent paper.
FIBERS AND BEATING TIMES
|
PULP |
30 MIN |
1 - 2 HOURS | 3 - 4 HOURS | SUPER - FINE | ONE QUART FINE |
| Recycled Paper | $20* | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cotton Linter | $20 | $30 | N/A | N/A | $5.50 |
| Cotton Rag | N/A | $40 | $45 | N/A | $6.00 |
| Abaca/Cotton Linter | $20 | $30 | $35 | $40 | $5.00 |
| Abaca | $20 | $30 | $35 | $40 | $5.50 |
| Spanish Flax | N/A | $40 | $45 | $50 | $6.50 |
| Flax, Type R |
N/A |
$30 |
$35 |
$37 |
$6.00 |
| Cooked Flax, Type R |
N/A |
$40 |
$45 |
$47 |
$8.00 |
| Your fiber | $20 for the first hour and $10 for each additional hour | ||||
* Add flat rate of $4 for sizing.
Meaning of beating times:
1 hour beating is suitable for casting. Cotton linters
or abaca work well for this beating time.
2 hours beating of any pulp will produce a pulp suitable
for sheet forming.
3 - 4 hours beating makes a well beaten pulp that is
particularly good for pulp spraying and thin lamination. This beating
time produces a translucent, strong paper.
Superfine beating (4-8 hours) produces even more strength
and translucency. Flax, Abaca or cotton rag works well at this beating
time.
One quart fine used for pulp painting. Pigmented abaca
or flax will produce a more translucent color and cotton will produce
a more opaque color.
