Severe cockling in a writ from the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1817. (Courtesy of Geof Huth)n.puckering of the surface of paper, parchment, or similar flat mediaBarrow and Carlton 1967, 527The tests for folding endurance and tear resistance in Table 1 were made from the top to the bottom of the leaf, since that is the weakest direction and since the grain of the tissue is placed in the long direction of the laminated leaf to prevent cockling.Nelson 1973, 575Wei T’o Spray is said to wet paper more rapidly than water does, and in comparison to water, Wei T’o Spray causes no weakening, swelling, or distorting effect on paper. The cockling effect caused by water is avoided, and it is easier to dry Wei T’o Spray from paper than it is to dry water from paper.Poole 1976, 163The sheets neutralized with calcium bicarbonate are drained and air-dried overnight between bronze wire mesh screens. The sheets should be lifted from the screen and pressed between blotter papers in a binder’s press to prevent cockling and to insure a flat sheet.Seo and Zanish-Belcher 2006, 52To prevent crushing but still allow for viewing, the cockled document was placed loose in the sink mat between two polyester sheets that were adhered to the sink mat frame (see image 3). The increased dimensionality caused by the cockling created some tension within the sink mat to hold the document in place.Craft, Gwynn, and Smith 2016, 191The photographs were carefully removed from the scrapbook and flattened, then lightly hydrated and placed between sheets of Reemay and blotter paper. Afterward, they were placed under moderate pressure to reduce the amount of cockling.
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Cockling is caused by uneven drying, by shrinking while drying, or by exposure to excessive heat and moisture.
Severe cockling in a writ from the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1817. (Courtesy of Geof Huth)
n.
puckering of the surface of paper, parchment, or similar flat media