(This page revised July 16, 2018)
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| satin finish | (also silk finish) This is a very smooth paper that usually has a sheen. |
| scalloped edge |
A series of decorative curved projections cut along the edge of a paper. Shown below is a scalloped note card with its matching envelope. See also deckle edge.
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| silk finish | See satin finish. |
| sisal | This is a leaf fiber from the Yucatán traditionally used for making ropes and rugs. It produces a soft paper. |
| size | (also sizing) This is a coating or treatment to paper that provides resistance to the absorption of moisture and prevents ink from feathering or bleeding through. When sizing is applied only to the surface, as with a brush, the paper is surface sized. When the sizing is added to the pulp while still in its vat, the paper is tub sized, and the sizing is also internal to the paper. The sizing is any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations that fill the pores of paper. A common sizing is saponified rosin, which come from the gums of pine trees, to which is added alum to precipitate the rosin size onto the fiber surfaces of the paper and prevent the rosin from being washed away. See also alum. |
| Spanish Inquisition |
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
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| stiffness | This refers to the paper’s rigidity, its lack of flexibility. |
| stuff | In papermaking, this is pulp that is ready to be spread on the wire. I don’t see that there is much need for fountain pen users to know this, but I just can’t resist including the word for its lightheartedness. |
| substance | See basis weight. |
| sulphite pulp | A higher grade of wood pulp in which calcium bisulphate or sodium sulphite is used in the process to produce long, strong fibers. The wood is usually from coniferous trees. The better qualities are excellent for fountain pens. See also high alpha cellulose, pulp, wood pulp. |
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