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Re: [Digital BW] Regarding paper thickness

2006-03-16 by alanrew42

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Diana York~Hawk
Mtn Papers" <diana@...> wrote:
<snip>
> For example: our Grayhawk (high alpha cellulose) paper is 12 mil
caliper and
> 235 GSM. Our Merlin (100% cotton) paper is 15 mil and 255 GSM and
our Condor
> (100% cotton) paper is 20 mil and 325 GSM while our Kestrel (100% cotton
> heavily textured) paper is 25 mil and 325 GSM. Kestrel is
manufactured on an
> entirely different paper machine with a different fiber length and
> composition than Merlin and Condor.
> Clear as mud -right <G>!
> 
> Diana York  mailto:diana@...
> Hawk Mtn Papers www.hawkmtnartpapers.com
> 888-807-2248

Further to Diana's detailed info, there is some more data about paper
weights and thicknesses on Keith Cooper's excellent web site:
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/imageprint_media_settings.html

HTH

Alan

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