Stationery Reviews – here you will find all of my reviews on fountain pen friendly paper products. Stationery reviews include notebook specs, a handwritten review, bleed through and show through performance, feel of the paper and several enlargeable pictures to show texture.
Clairefontaine Classic Side Wirebound Manufacturer: Clairefontaine Weight: 90g Size: A4 (8.25” x 11.75”) Number of Sheets: 50 (100 Pages) Retail Price: Around $5.00 (USD) Appearance and Construction The Clairefontaine Classic Side Wirebound notebook pretty much looks like your basic stationery store notebook. They come in a variety of colors, all having a silver double wire […]
R by Rhodia No. 18 Lined Notepad -Handwritten Review- Specs: 8.25″ x 11.75″ Top Staple Bound Pad Lined ruling 90g ivory, acid free, ph-neutral paper Micro-perforated for easy removal 70 sheets (140 pages) ~$13.00 USD Review Supplies: Pilot Metropolitan – Medium Nib J. Herbin: 1670 Bleu Ocean – Ink Notes: Before trying this pad out, I had no idea that […]
Leuchtturm 1917 – Jottbook -Handwritten Review- Specs: 5.79″ x 8.23″ (almost A5) Side-Stitched Pad 80g ivory paper Micro-perforated for easy removal 30 sheets (60 pages) Pages are numbered, table of contents, included stickers for labeling ~$6.00 USD Review Supplies: Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black Edition – Fine Nib Noodler’s Dark Matter Notes: This paper is quite unique. I […]
Rhodia No. 16 5x5mm Graph Pad -Handwritten Review- Specs: 5.875″ x 8.25″ Top Staple Bound Pad 80g bright white, acid free, ph-neutral paper Micro-perforated for easy removal 80 sheets (160 pages) ~$5.50 USD Let me start this off with a little blogger disclaimer: this pad was given to me free of charge by the fine people […]
Paper: Banditapple Carnet Handy Notebook Pen: Lamy Al-Star, Fine Nib Ink: Diamine Grey Notes: When GouletPens.com announced these notebooks, I was intrigued. They were really cheap, and usually Goulet Pens does not steer me wrong with fountain pen friendly products. In this case, I disagree with the “friendliness”. When I got this pad, there was one thing […]