@@ClairefontaineTV certainly, I'll share my thoughts but keep in mind that I'm only saying what I think because you asked me to. To be clear, I'm not talking about your bamboo paper as I haven't tried it but as far as other companies go, the working properties of their bamboo papers aren't as nice as cotton. Compared to other fibre types, I found the bamboo to snag pens fairly easily when drawing on it. Whether or not it was a crow quill with India ink or a fineliner, I found the bamboo to be very grabby. That's not a deal breaker but for me, it's not desirable. I don't know if this next thing is property of bamboo fibre or a property of the sizing of the paper but I found the bamboo paper to be really, really thirsty. Given that your advertising copy there specifically mentions washes and glazes, I wonder if it's a problem your paper makers have solved. I'm sure for some applications a really thirsty paper is desirable but I was surprised by how much water the paper sucked up. Of course, all that water caused any paper that wasn't taped down to buckle. It wasn't just a normal level of buckling, it was much more than I expected or hoped it would. Again, that's not a deal breaker but it certainly makes it a paper I'd have to plan to use. I don't feel confident just being spontaneous with bamboo paper from that other company. The last thing that stood out was the price. It was just too expensive compared to cellulose based paper. I felt like it was in this no man's land of paper. It wasn't cheap enough to compete with cellulose paper and the working properties weren't nice enough to compete with rag papers like cotton or linen. Let me reiterate that this wasn't your paper. I haven't tried your bamboo paper. This was a different brand. The only thing I can say about your paper is that the packaging isn't for me. Generally speaking, I really like the paper that comes out of your mills so perhaps this paper is lovely but the packaging is unappealing to me. I hope that is of some assistance to you. Kind regards.
This looks interesting but my experience with bamboo papers hasn't been all that great in the past.
Thank you. And can you explain why please?
@@ClairefontaineTV certainly, I'll share my thoughts but keep in mind that I'm only saying what I think because you asked me to.
To be clear, I'm not talking about your bamboo paper as I haven't tried it but as far as other companies go, the working properties of their bamboo papers aren't as nice as cotton. Compared to other fibre types, I found the bamboo to snag pens fairly easily when drawing on it. Whether or not it was a crow quill with India ink or a fineliner, I found the bamboo to be very grabby. That's not a deal breaker but for me, it's not desirable. I don't know if this next thing is property of bamboo fibre or a property of the sizing of the paper but I found the bamboo paper to be really, really thirsty. Given that your advertising copy there specifically mentions washes and glazes, I wonder if it's a problem your paper makers have solved. I'm sure for some applications a really thirsty paper is desirable but I was surprised by how much water the paper sucked up. Of course, all that water caused any paper that wasn't taped down to buckle. It wasn't just a normal level of buckling, it was much more than I expected or hoped it would. Again, that's not a deal breaker but it certainly makes it a paper I'd have to plan to use. I don't feel confident just being spontaneous with bamboo paper from that other company. The last thing that stood out was the price. It was just too expensive compared to cellulose based paper. I felt like it was in this no man's land of paper. It wasn't cheap enough to compete with cellulose paper and the working properties weren't nice enough to compete with rag papers like cotton or linen.
Let me reiterate that this wasn't your paper. I haven't tried your bamboo paper. This was a different brand. The only thing I can say about your paper is that the packaging isn't for me. Generally speaking, I really like the paper that comes out of your mills so perhaps this paper is lovely but the packaging is unappealing to me.
I hope that is of some assistance to you. Kind regards.