# Lee McDonald

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Podcast: [Paper Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-talk-1377227)
Published: 2025-11-25T15:23:36+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paper-talk-helen-hiebert/episodes/Lee-McDonald-e3bf115
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3290fe5c/podcast/play/111690213/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-25%2F643ec94a-562c-203d-ea1d-1c9c6bd00512.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4578

## Resource

Lee McDonald is a papermaker with a long history of making tools. He has been involved with paper for over 5 decades, starting in the early years of Twinrocker Handmade Paper, and then moving on to making custom moulds, followed by building beaters, presses, and papermaking dryers. His future projects include ensuring how techniques and tools will be available in the future. McDonald is currently working on personal paper projects in his No Name Yet Paper Mill, along with making the mill available to artists – reach out if you’re in the Boston area.

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