From: Sam Wang (stwang1@bellsouth.net)
Date: 09/24/03-12:08:51 PM Z
Hi Darryl,
Cranes paper USED to be great. The batch I squirrelled away over 10 years ago printed
nicely. But when I tried to use it last week, I found all the sizing gone: it absorbed
emulsion like blotter paper.
Not just Cranes, Arches did the same thing. Has anyone else found papers going bad, or
am I the only one having a stash of old paper? (Yes, I know I can size it, but I would
rather learn to draw on it, or use it to wrap fish, than fooling with gelatin and
formaldehyde again!)
Sam Wang
> I try to avoid adding sizing if I'm working with a metal emulsion. I
> work to get my coating even, negatives properly dense and work with a
> stock paper, less steps and less to go wrong... my darkroom can get
> pretty messy
>
> I too am a big fan of Crane's papers, especially 90lb cover in 23X29
> size sheets... no watermark and quite smooth. It's only drawback is
> the color is sometimes too warm for every image, not a problem with
> Van Dykes or Argyrotypes (or similar Kallitype processes).
>
> -Darryl
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