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Center for Resource Solutions
National Non-Profit Organization that administers the Green-e program and whose goal is to increase the amount of renewable energy used world wide.
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ACID FREE PAPER
Paper manufactured using alkaline papermaking technology. Acid free papers are buffered with an alkaline reserve, such as calcium carbonate, to neutralize acid compounds absorbed from the atmosphere o [..]
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Basis weight
The weight in pounds of a ream (500 sheets) of paper in a given basis size. Thus, a 140 lb. watercolor paper will be one in which a ream of 22" x 30" sheets actually weighs 140 pounds.
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Bristol
Artist Bristol generally describes drawing paper that is pasted. Two or more sheets are pasted together to form 2-ply, 3-ply, etc. Sheets are pasted into bristol to achieve stiffness, strength, and to [..]
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calendering
A process that takes place at the end of the papermaking machine. The paper is passed through a stack of steel rollers which gives it more uniform thickness (caliper). By varying the number of rolls u [..]
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Caliper
The thickness of a sheet of paper, expressed in thousandths of an inch (.001) or mil.
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Cold Press
A term used to describe a moderately textured surface of paper used for watercolor work.
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DECKLE EDGE
A decorative feathered edge produced during the papermaking process.
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environmental stewardship
Good stewardship means putting back more than we take from the environment, as well as meeting the demands of the present without compromising the needs of the future.
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Felt side
The side of the paper that does not contact the carrying wire while traveling across the wet end of the papermaking machine. Also known as the "top side", it is considered the preferred work [..]
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