A method of making paper comprising over drying the paper web by a dryer;
transporting the paper web to a reel; and supplying dry air adjacent at
least a portion of the paper web's travel path from the dryer to the
reel. A paper machine comprising a dryer and a reel; at least one blow
box located between the dryer and the reel; and a blower supplying a
source of dry air to the at least one blow box.