| Paper Type |
Weave Direction |
Ribbed? |
Stout/Soft |
Mesh Visible? |
Opacity |
Gum |
| CBN-A |
Horizontal |
Yes - clear vertical ribbing visible on both the wire and felt sides |
Stout, felt side is semi-porous |
Yes, visible as ribbing |
Translucent |
Smooth brownish yellow with a satin gloss sheen |
| CBN-B |
Horizontal |
No |
Soft, felt side is semi-porous. Colour is white |
Yes, visible without backlight and runs horizontally |
Translucent |
Cream coloured, smooth appearance with satin sheen, but very fine diagonal crazing is visible under magnification |
| CBN-C |
Horizontal |
Yes - clear vertical ribbing visible on both the wire and felt sides |
Stout, felt side is semi-porous and colour is yellowish cream |
Yes, visible as ribbing |
Translucent |
Smooth brownish yellow with a satin gloss sheen |
| CBN-D |
Horizontal |
No |
Stout, felt side is semi-porous and colour is white |
Not without backlighting, which shows vertical mesh |
Opaque |
Deep yellow semi-gloss sheen, with a mottled appearance. |
| CBN-E |
Horizontal |
No |
Soft, felt side is semi-porous and colour is white |
No visible mesh |
Very slightly translucent, but almost opaque |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-F |
Horizontal |
No |
As above but colour is cream |
As above |
As above |
As above |
| CBN-G |
Horizontal |
No |
Soft - felt side is semi-porous and colour is white |
No visible mesh |
Translucent |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-H |
Horizontal |
No |
Soft - felt side is semi-porous, colour is cream |
very coarse horizontal mesh that is highly visible |
Opaque |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-I |
Horizontal |
No |
Stout - felt side is semi-porous, colour is cream |
No visible mesh |
Opaque |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-J |
Horizontal |
No |
Soft - felt side is semi-porous, colour is cream |
Yes, visible without backlight and runs horizontally |
Translucent |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-K |
Vertical |
No |
Stout, felt side is smooth and non-porous, and colour is white |
Only visible as horizontal mesh with backlighting |
Opaque |
Yellowish cream semi-gloss |
| CBN-L |
Vertical |
Yes, on back only |
Stout, felt side is smooth and non-porous, and colour is white |
Visible without backlighting as horizontal mesh that resembles ribbing, but is not clearly visible as such until the gum is removed, when it is clear |
Very slightly translucent, but almost opaque |
Deep yellow semi-gloss |
| CBN-M |
Vertical |
No |
As above |
As above |
As above |
Yellowish cream semi-gloss as type CBN-K |
| CBN-N |
Vertical |
No |
Stout and crisp, with a smooth, non-porous felt side |
Highly visible vertical mesh, visible without backlighting |
Translucent |
Light cream, almost white, semi-gloss |
| CBN-O |
Vertical |
No |
Stout and crisp, with a smooth, non-porous felt side |
Not visible without backlighting, when so lit, fine vertical mesh is visible |
Translucent |
Yellowish cream semi-gloss, that shows diagonal crazing under magnification |
| CBN-P |
Vertical |
No |
Stout, with smooth, non-porous felt side |
Vertical mesh, just visible without backlighting |
Opaque |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
| CBN-Q |
Vertical |
No |
Stout, with smooth, non-porous felt side |
No visible mesh |
Opaque |
Not sure as yet, as the only example I have is used |
