From: Katharine Thayer (kthayer@pacifier.com)
Date: 04/10/03-04:25:44 AM Z
I wonder if the difference between Rives BFK paper and Rives BFK
Heavyweight paper might at least in part account for the mixed reports
we've seen on BFK as a gum printing paper.
kt
Katharine Thayer wrote:
>
> I could be wrong about this, but I've always been under the impression
> that they are two different papers, the Rives BFK and the Rives BFK
> Heavyweight. According to my Daniel Smith catalog, "Besides the
> difference in weight, BFK Heavyweight sheets are sized a little more
> heavily than the standard BFK" I also noticed an odd difference between
> the standard BFK 250 gm and 270 gm in my sample pack of printmaking
> papers: the sample marked "Rives BFK Std White 250 gm" has a coarser,
> more cold-press looking surface than the sample marked "Rives BFK Std
> White 270 gm" which has a finer, smoother surface.
>
> I too am bored with what I'm supposed to be doing. ;-)
> kt
>
> Clay wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, after posting that, I looked on the Daniel Smith web page, and the
> > 280gsm stuff is called 'Rives BFK Heavyweight', while the 250 and 270gsm
> > stuff is called just 'Rives BFK' . Middleweight and Welterweight maybe? It
> > all seems to work, although my self-esteem might be higher if I move up to
> > the 280gsm on the next order.
> >
> > Clay
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kerik" <Kerik@kerik.com>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 1:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: Paper for Gum Printing
> >
> > > Clay,
> > >
> > > For even more distractive technology...
> > >
> > > It's more complicated than that. BFK actually comes in 3 weights 250, 270
> > > and 280 and seems to depend on the color and the sheet size. I've been
> > > working from the same large batch of 22x30 white BFK from over a year ago
> > > and I think it's 280 gsm.
> > >
> > > Kerik
> > >
> > >
> > > > The multiple instantaneous replies from Kerik and myself in regards to
> > > > the weight of BFK made me wonder about the seemingly minute differences
> > > > in
> > > > weight between two of the papers named BFK, (as well as the odds that we
> > > > would both be temporarily bored at work and fall victim to 'distractive
> > > > technology' at the same precise moment).
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Smith lists a 250 gsm AND a 270gsm . Seems like a very small
> > > > difference to me. I have only used the 270 gsm stuff, and wondered if
> > > > anyone had a real world comparison against the 250gsm?
> > > >
> > > > Clay
> > >
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