RE: Question about Crane's Kid Finish

Bob,

Thanks for the suggestion about the screen.

No question about the advantages of Cot 320. It is very thick and has
great wet strength. It also clears very well and gives a beautifully
detailed image. But it is very expensive and when you have to discard
a print for one reason or another it really hurts.

Sandy

>DEAR SANDY,
> This may be tangential but you can decide. I find that
>Cranes Platinotype
>doesn't have great wet strength either so I cut several pieces of plastic
>mosquito screen (some call it net) slightly larger than the size of the
>paper. I process using the screen as a "backing" and it helps keep the
>corners from ripping. This is especially helpful when I am using 16X20 and
>20X24 paper.
> This is another reason I am interested in using COT. It is
>much thicker
>and seems to have greater wet strength though it is MUCH more expensive.
> CHEERS!
> BOB
>
> Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@CLEMSON.EDU]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:03 AM
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Question about Crane's Kid Finish
>
>I have some Crane's Kid Finish in 8.5 X 11 size that prints well with
>both kallitype and palldium printing, but it does not have very good
>wet strength. I see that Bostick & Sullivan also sell this paper in
>21 X 33" size. Is this a thicker paper, or same as the smaller size?
>
>Sandy
Received on Tue Sep 6 10:23:47 2005