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Glossary

Deckle

Deckle is the usable width of the paper web a machine makes in one pass.

Part of How to choose paper GSM

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01 / The word

Where the word comes from

In hand papermaking, the deckle is the frame around the mould. On a paper machine, the deckle sets the width of the paper web.

The feathered edge of handmade paper is still called a deckle edge, in contrast to a cut edge.

A worker feeding a wide web of white paper through a converting machine
A wide paper web running off a reel.

02 / Buying

Why deckle matters to you

The deckle is normally fixed for each machine. Every reel width you order is slit from the full web.

Widths filling the web edge to edge leave less trim than one narrow width cut from a wide web. Ask which widths split the web cleanly for your grade.

03 / Our widths

Deckle in a KEIKO PAPERS quote

We slit OGR reels to order, from 300 to 1,200 mm. MG and MF reels run from 500 to 1,500 mm, and kraft reels from 600 to 1,800 mm.

Butter paper rolls come in six standard widths, from 300 to 1,200 mm. Ask the sales desk which widths slit cleanly for your grade.

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