A web-making fabric for producing a high caliper fibrous web and the
fibrous web produced thereby. The web-making fabric comprises a
reinforcing structure and a framework joined to the reinforcing
structure. The framework defines a plurality of deflection conduits, at
least one deflection conduit is a negatively radiused deflection conduit,
and at least one deflection conduit is a positively radiused deflection
conduit. The positively radiused deflection conduits are sized, shaped,
and arranged to maximize fiber deflection along the periphery of the
conduits. The web comprises three regions, a first region a second region
and a third region. The first region is immediately adjacent to at least
one of the second region and the third region. The second region
comprises a plurality of negatively radiused domes. The third region
comprises a plurality of positively radiused domes.