From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 12/31/02-07:03:58 PM Z
Jeff,
Well, in fact yes. Stonhenge is one of the main papers that I use as
the final support for carbon transfer so in fact I have on hand quite
a number of sheets that have been gelatin sized. But I have not
tested it with kallitype. Guess I could do that easily.
Sandy
>Thanks, Sandy. Have you -- or anybody else out there -- tried to
>apply add'l sizing to Stonehenge? -jb
>
>At 07:13 PM 12/31/2002 -0500, Sandy King wrote:
>>Jeff,
>>
>>I like Stonhenge a lot and it has become my comparative paper.
>>Clears easily, very white surface, and excellent wet strength. And
>>the three batches I have purchased over the past two years have
>>given very consistent results. And it has a nice pebbly surface.
>>The only disadvantage, and this may not be one for you depending on
>>what kind of look you are after, is that it is not as well sized as
>>some of the plate surface papers, consequently detail is not quite
>>as high.
>>
>>Sandy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>How do you like Stonehenge, as a rule? -jb
>>>
>>>At 06:07 PM 12/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>OK, I did the Everclear tests with kallitype, using as comparison
>>>>papers Stonhenge White Rising and Lenox. I made prints from a
>>>>step wedge with each paper, using 1 drops of Everclear per 2 ml
>>>>of sensitizer for one set, no Everclear for the other set.
>>>>
>>>>Result:
>>>>1) Stonhense and Lenox behaved almost the same in terms of
>>>>contrast and speed. The Lenox prints had a slightly higher Dmax,
>>>>and somewhat finer detail.
>>>>
>>>>2) No streaking with any of the prints, with or without Everclear.
>>>>
>>>>3) Stonhenge cleared faster, but Lenox also cleared completely
>>>>with about twice the amount of time.
>>>>
>>>>With these preliminary results I made two 7X17 prints on Lenox,
>>>>using 4ml of sensitizer per print. One paper was sensitized with
>>>>2 drops of Everclear added to the sensitizer, the other had none.
>>>>Exposure and development same from from here on out, and both
>>>>prints were toned with a pt/pd mixture.
>>>>
>>>>Results: Nice prints both. Both have even tones with no
>>>>streaking. Maybe there is slightly better gradations in the one
>>>>with Everclear but if so the difference is very subtle and I
>>>>would need more tests to verify. But for certain the Everclear
>>>>caused no problem.
>>>>
>>>>OK, with these mixed results here is the question. If the guests
>>>>drink all of my expensive whiskey this evening would it be ok for
>>>>me to have a nightcap with the Everclear, or should I save it for
>>>>making prints?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Happy New Year to all.
>>>>
>>>>Sandy King
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