Digital BW, The Print

There is simple test which is non destructive to sheet - use a sharp 
blade (cutter) and scare with caution surface of paper in a corner of 
sheet. The coated surface produces white powder, the uncoated the 
fibers of celulose. There is very  emphatic difference between them.

Martin


At 23:54 -0500 11.1.2003, Thomas Keesling wrote:
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>Eddie asked:
>
>Is there a less "distasteful" way to tell which side is coated?
>
>Use a loupe and you'll see that one side is "smoother" and you can't
>distinguish the individual paper fibers. This is the coated side. On the
>back side, the individual fibers are clearly distinguishable.
>
>Tom Keesling
>Intelligent Design, Inc.

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