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Old 12th November 2009, 07:05 AM
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Default my first FB prints

Last week was my first time printing with fibre. Wow. I'm hooked on the texture, depth and crazy drying voodoo. Not the cost, though ;-)

It was a funny experience because after opening the box, I stood there for a while next to the enlarger wondering which side the emulsion was on! I finally made a guess; then, just when I thought I was wrong, an image slowly - very slowly started to appear!

Now I understand appeal of FB.

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Good for you Bruce, I suspect that you have just started on the next stage of the journey.
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Old 12th November 2009, 07:21 AM
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Thank you Dave! I should also thank the posts from many people here on FADU that helped prepare me somewhat for the drying process! I see FB paper as a life form now. A complex one!
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A 'life form' indeed, great stuff Bruce. Fibre paper can be trying at times but I think it is worth all the effort in the long run.
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Hi Bruce - I can honestly say, that for all the effort, all the time, all the washing and all the learning, there is nothing to beat a good fibre print - it's just a shame the likes of Forte aren't around anymore - the sheer quality of a good print on Polywarmtone was just incredible.
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Hi Bruce, I once printedon r.c. paper and might still be doing so if a supplier hadnot sent me a box of f.b. paper by mistake, and said it was'nt worth their hassle in returning it so let me keep the 50 shee3ts, I tried it and wow, I was hooked, tried rc since, but nothing beats a good fb print, Richard
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Well done Bruce, you have opened the door to another area of fine print making.
Long may you enjoy the delights and pleasures FB papers can bring :-)

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I agree a new life form especialy with the getting it to dry flat when I first started using it.

Some times I forget which is emulsion side up so I wet my lips put a corner in my mouth and the side that sticks is emulsion side. Dont forget to wipe your lips afterwards makes the beer taste funny
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In general, fibre paper tends to curl with the emulsion outside the curl (it curls *up* at the edges with the emulsion uppermost) - I'm sure people will now list a huge number of papers that don't do that! - but that is my general experience.

Glossy paper's smooth emulsion side can be seen by angling the paper up to the light from the safelight.

I am still undecided about the quality of fibre Vs resin-coated when mounted behind glass but there is no doubt that I prefer the tactile feel of "real" paper and if it is not being mounted behind glass then there is no contest in my mind.
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You can hear which side is which - generally, the back of the paper makes a wish-wish sound when rubbed with the edge of a finger, the emulsion side doesn't. Er I think I've just described a form of perversion
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