420 1377 86 1 282 30 235 33 6 396 1685 84 1 357 90 227 46 3 255 1123 82 6 363 9______________________________________ for comparison an air dried control sample not wet strained weighing 0 238 grams had a tensile strength of 460 grams a normalized tensile of 1933 a debonded void thickness of 73 microns and a normalized debonded void thickness of 306 7 microns per gram these results clearly show that wet straining can be used to increase the void area relative to the weight of the sheet as the data indicates conducting the wet straining at only 13 percent consistency below the level claimed in this application did not result in a significant increase in normalized debonded void thickness instead the sheet was primarily molded to the shape of the fabric however for the samples wet strained at higher consistency a definite increase in the normalized debonded void thickness was apparent and the tensile strength a measure of bonding in the sheet significantly decreased hence wet straining becomes effective at approximately 30 percent consistency or greater with an optimum wet straining consistency varying with furnish fabric etc however the optimum consistency is believed to lie in the 40 50 percent range handsheets nominally weighing 0 235 u00b1 0 200 grams were made from a 50 50 blend by weight of eucalyptus and spruce fibers one set of handsheets was pressed to various consistencies not wet strained to serve as a control another set was pressed to approximately 50 percent consistency and then wet strained as described above.