The method of producing sheets of reinforced paper comprising printing a hot-melt adhesive at pre-selected positions onto the surface of a continuously moving web of paper. The method also includes cooling the adhesive and cutting and trimming the web into sheets of paper, the adhesive forming the reinforcement at desired positions on the paper. The hot-melt adhesive is preferably a linearic copolyester such as GRILESTA 6505 (GRILESTA is a Registered Trade Mark).