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Re: [Digital BW] Paper Grain Direction

2007-09-20 by dlruckus

Hold a sheet up by one corner. It curls in the direction of the grain,
for thinner papers at least.

Regards
Duane





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Charles Becker
<gypyjunior@...> wrote:
>
> The non-destructive method:
>   Picture an 8.5" x 11" sheet with the grain running along the 11"
side when you hold it up from the 8.5" side it is stiffer then if you
hold it from the 11" side. Hope this helps!
>   Best, Charles 
> 
> "Dennis W. Manasco" <dmanasco@...> wrote:
>           At 1:48 PM +0200 9/18/07, Ernst Dinkla wrote:
> 
> >Folding, tearing, making it wet but the only non-destructive
> >way I know would be a light table and a microscope or loupe.
> 
> Thanks Ernst.
> 
> I thought that perhaps there was something trivial that I had missed.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> -=-Dennis
> 
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