Base Material is the generic name given to the main substance of paper and will depend on the plant material at hand. Flax, daphne, hemp, sisal water hyacinth, bamboo and bagasse provide substance that are popular to work with in a traditional manner, as do recycled cotton rages, jute, gunny bags and fish nets. Soft and hardwoods like pine and eucalyptus respectively, that have been turned into wood pulp are more often used in mechanized paper making.