From: Alan Bucknam (alan@notchcode.com)
Date: 01/11/03-12:49:25 AM Z
remember that paper-makers will sometimes impose an irregular finish to
their "smooth" sides, too...if they want to impart a rougher or more
"authentic" feel to the paper. In these cases, the wire side might seem
smoother than the "front". Also, the wire side of one paper may be
smoother than the wire side of another, if the wire pattern/density is
different.
I think that the best thing to do is try papers that look interesting,
and use whatever side you prefer, and at some point call the "correct"
terminologies irrelevant.
cheers,
Alan
On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 03:40 PM, Katharine Thayer wrote:
> Alan Bucknam wrote:
>>
>> Katherine,
>>
>> In strict paper-making terms the "front" is always the felt, or
>> smooth, side.
>
> Okay, so what I'm understanding you to say here is that the "rule" that
> says that to find the front side of the paper, you hold it so you can
> read the watermark, is wrong. Because for many papers, the wire side is
> the side that you can read the watermark correctly from.
>
> But it seems like Alan is saying the smooth side is the felt side,
> Carl
> that the smooth side is the wire side. I think it depends on the
> definition of "smooth." If "smooth" means no screen pattern, then the
> felt side is the smooth side; if "smooth" means a lack of bumps and
> valleys in the surface, then the wire side is often smoother than the
> felt side. Given a choice between the two, I have often opted for the
> random hills and valleys rather than the regular screen pattern, which
> I
> find truly objectionable.
>
> As to how this relates to hot press v cold press, I work only with hot
> press papers and have tested only hot press papers.
>
>
> Katharine Thayer
>
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