Armstrong
January 24th, 2016, 09:29 PM
Recently I bought a ream of Kokuyo Campus Loose Leaf paper from Jet Pens in size B5. I was impressed with this paper and thought I would present a quick review. I apologize for my writing as my hands are not very stable today, but it will serve for the purpose of showing the quality of the paper and its characteristics.
This paper is wonderfully smooth to the hand. So smooth that people I write letters to on this paper will comment on it. The nib glides nicely over the surface. If you apply a bit of pressure you will feel a slight tooth.
For everyday writing like notes and letters with a nominal fountain pen - fine, medium, 1.1mm stub, and a moderately wet nib it works very well. I would then assume a dryer nib would be just fine though I did not test it with such. With a nib that is wet to very wet you may run into problems with feathering. My Eco's with 1.1mm stubs write perfectly on this paper. A TWSBI 580 with a 1.5mm stub did not feather if I was careful not to leave the nib on paper too long. But when I go to a 580 with a Pendleton BLS nib, which has a very wet feed - I get feathering (Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher). You can see that in the images below.
The paper has a minimal amount of show through on the reverse, very little really in normal lighting conditions. You can see there is writing but not enough to interfere with writing on the reverse side. The 1.5mm nib, wet feed, very black ink did show through more in a couple of spots. The photo was taken with no flash because the flash made the print readable from the reverse. Even with no flash the photo has much more show through than is visible to the naked eye. I believe this is due to near Infra-Red light which is a longer wavelength than visible light. This helps the near-IR light penetrate the paper to the camera's eye. I show the photo for completeness - just realize the 'show through' on this paper is low to the eye.
Would I buy this paper again? Yes, with confidence.
Here are the spec's from the Jet Pen page. ( Kokuyo Loose Leaf Paper, B5 (http://www.jetpens.com/Kokuyo-Campus-Loose-Leaf-Paper-Sarasara-B5-Dotted-6-mm-Rule-26-Holes-100-Sheets/pd/5609) )
SPEC'S:
Kokuyo Campus Loose Leaf Paper Sarasara $9.00 ($0.09 per sheet)
Rule Dotted 6 mm Rule
Punched 26 Holes
Number Sheets 100 Sheets
Model Number KOKUYO NO-836BTN
Weight 12.5 ounces (I think this is package weight not the rated paper weight.)
Manufacturer Kokuyo
Standard Paper Size B5
PEN & INK:
TWSBI 580 with Pendleton BLS nib - Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher
TWSBI 580 with 1.5mm stub - Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin
TWSBI Eco with 1.1mm nib - Noodler's Polar Brown
TWSBI Eco with 1.1mm nib - Noodler's Generals of the Armies
Pentel Tradio felt tip - Pentel Blue
Click the thumbnail picture below to see the full size image.
FACE PAGE:
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah294/armstr0ng/Pens/th_201601KokuoLLPaperFace_zpsahkyw6fh.jpg (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/armstr0ng/media/Pens/201601KokuoLLPaperFace_zpsahkyw6fh.jpg.html)
BACK PAGE:
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah294/armstr0ng/Pens/th_201601KokuoLLPaperBack_zps8dblvws3.jpg (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/armstr0ng/media/Pens/201601KokuoLLPaperBack_zps8dblvws3.jpg.html)
This paper is wonderfully smooth to the hand. So smooth that people I write letters to on this paper will comment on it. The nib glides nicely over the surface. If you apply a bit of pressure you will feel a slight tooth.
For everyday writing like notes and letters with a nominal fountain pen - fine, medium, 1.1mm stub, and a moderately wet nib it works very well. I would then assume a dryer nib would be just fine though I did not test it with such. With a nib that is wet to very wet you may run into problems with feathering. My Eco's with 1.1mm stubs write perfectly on this paper. A TWSBI 580 with a 1.5mm stub did not feather if I was careful not to leave the nib on paper too long. But when I go to a 580 with a Pendleton BLS nib, which has a very wet feed - I get feathering (Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher). You can see that in the images below.
The paper has a minimal amount of show through on the reverse, very little really in normal lighting conditions. You can see there is writing but not enough to interfere with writing on the reverse side. The 1.5mm nib, wet feed, very black ink did show through more in a couple of spots. The photo was taken with no flash because the flash made the print readable from the reverse. Even with no flash the photo has much more show through than is visible to the naked eye. I believe this is due to near Infra-Red light which is a longer wavelength than visible light. This helps the near-IR light penetrate the paper to the camera's eye. I show the photo for completeness - just realize the 'show through' on this paper is low to the eye.
Would I buy this paper again? Yes, with confidence.
Here are the spec's from the Jet Pen page. ( Kokuyo Loose Leaf Paper, B5 (http://www.jetpens.com/Kokuyo-Campus-Loose-Leaf-Paper-Sarasara-B5-Dotted-6-mm-Rule-26-Holes-100-Sheets/pd/5609) )
SPEC'S:
Kokuyo Campus Loose Leaf Paper Sarasara $9.00 ($0.09 per sheet)
Rule Dotted 6 mm Rule
Punched 26 Holes
Number Sheets 100 Sheets
Model Number KOKUYO NO-836BTN
Weight 12.5 ounces (I think this is package weight not the rated paper weight.)
Manufacturer Kokuyo
Standard Paper Size B5
PEN & INK:
TWSBI 580 with Pendleton BLS nib - Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher
TWSBI 580 with 1.5mm stub - Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin
TWSBI Eco with 1.1mm nib - Noodler's Polar Brown
TWSBI Eco with 1.1mm nib - Noodler's Generals of the Armies
Pentel Tradio felt tip - Pentel Blue
Click the thumbnail picture below to see the full size image.
FACE PAGE:
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah294/armstr0ng/Pens/th_201601KokuoLLPaperFace_zpsahkyw6fh.jpg (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/armstr0ng/media/Pens/201601KokuoLLPaperFace_zpsahkyw6fh.jpg.html)
BACK PAGE:
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah294/armstr0ng/Pens/th_201601KokuoLLPaperBack_zps8dblvws3.jpg (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/armstr0ng/media/Pens/201601KokuoLLPaperBack_zps8dblvws3.jpg.html)