Wood fibre

Imagine a tree is like a giant building made of tiny, tiny building blocks. These blocks are called wood fibres! They are like super-thin threads that come from trees. When we take these fibres out of the wood, we can use them to make all sorts of amazing things, like the paper you draw on or the cardboard box your toys come in. It's like taking apart a LEGO castle to build something new!

Long, long ago, people discovered that they could use wood fibres to make paper. They learned to take wood, mash it up, and press it into flat sheets. This was a super important invention because before paper, people wrote on things like animal skins or clay tablets!

Now, we have special machines that are very good at taking fibres from trees, especially from trees that grow fast. Sometimes, they even use wood from trees that are cut down to build houses or furniture.

Wood fibres are super important because they help us make so many things we use every day! Think about your school books, the newspaper, or even the toilet paper. All of these start as wood fibres!

Without them, it would be much harder to share stories, learn new things, or even clean up. They are like the secret ingredient that makes paper possible. Plus, when we use wood fibres, we are often using a material that comes from trees, which are good for our planet!

Making paper from wood fibres is like a special factory process. First, the wood is chopped into small pieces. Then, special machines or chemicals are used to break down the wood and pull out those tiny fibres.

It’s like washing away all the extra stuff to get just the threads. After the fibres are clean and ready, they are mixed with water to make a soupy mixture. This mixture is then spread out very thinly and dried.

As it dries, the fibres stick together, forming a strong, flat sheet of paper!