coase
September 6th, 2015, 01:45 PM
I've been on the lookout for cheap notebooks that I can scribble in without worrying about price. I found some decent letter sized, single subject books at Staples (Brazil made) and I also like the 9.75 x 7.5 in. composition books (Casemate) that I got at Walmart which were made in India. Neither can handle really wet, thick nibs -- like the Sheaffer broad calligraphy nib -- without showthrough and even a touch of bleedthrough, but that's understandable. However, showthrough is acceptable with a variety of fine and medium nibbed pens loaded with different inks. Same with Sustainable Earth legal pads. And there is no bleeding or feathering.
I found a couple of the Norcom Composition books on sale at Walmart for 50 cents apiece, and when I saw they were made in Brazil, I bought four of them.
Now it is true that the paper is smooth, but unlike all the other papers above, I got a bit of feathering with Private Reserve and Noodler's Blue Eel inks. Worse is that the showthrough is much more pronounced for medium nibbed pens. Still ok for EF and some F pens.
They're still useful and at 50 cents a pop, easy to use just one side of each sheet, but I think I'll pass on these in the future.
I found a couple of the Norcom Composition books on sale at Walmart for 50 cents apiece, and when I saw they were made in Brazil, I bought four of them.
Now it is true that the paper is smooth, but unlike all the other papers above, I got a bit of feathering with Private Reserve and Noodler's Blue Eel inks. Worse is that the showthrough is much more pronounced for medium nibbed pens. Still ok for EF and some F pens.
They're still useful and at 50 cents a pop, easy to use just one side of each sheet, but I think I'll pass on these in the future.