How Do You Measure The Weight Of Paper?
You see it on all the paper wrappers, a weight measurement. Regular paper clocks in around 20 to 24 pounds, while thick paper goes between 65 to 100 pounds, but the paper itself doesn’t weigh that much. Paper weight measurements in America are based on the weight of paper in the paper mill before being cut, so to do this at home you will have to arrange the paper as they would at the paper mill before cutting. Figure out the measurement of the uncut paper. Regular paper is 17-by-22, cover stock is 20-by-26 and book paper is 25-by-38. Stack a ream of paper (500 sheets) that measures out to the uncut size. For example, if measuring regular paper, arrange the paper so each sheet is 17-by-22 and then stack 500 sheets in that size. Regular paper is four sheets of 8.5-by-11, cover stock is four and a half 8.5-by-11 sheets and book is 16 6-by-9 sheets. Weigh the stack. This is the paper weight measurement.
