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Heavy or light paper; cheap substitute for Moab natural

2007-07-07 by Arthur Fink

I've almost settled on Moab Entrada Natural as my paper of choice.

But that still leaves me with a question of heavy (300) or light 
(190).  I'm interested in your preferences.

If I were selling loose prints, just in clear bags without any mat or 
backing, then using heavy paper would make sense.  But I'm not.

Heavy paper takes longer to uncurl from the rolls, but seems to lie 
flatter.  The 190 seems to bubble up a little.  From my experience, 
the printing characteristics of the two papers appear to be identical.

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Another question:  Is there another very inexpensive natural paper 
(no OBA), with roughly the same look and feel of the Entrada?  I'm 
thinking of using it for cards and some other uses ... not as a 
proofing paper (so it doesn't need to be identical).

Thanks much,


Arthur Fink


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