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    Default Other FP friendly papers

    I'm looking to try other FP paper. Basically brands not that known but are FP friendly. What can you recommend?

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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    Hmm, what brands do you know of so none of us repeat them? What's known may vary from person to person.

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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    To state the obvious and add maybe:
    Rhodia
    Clairefontaine
    Apica
    and recently I discovered that the paper sold at Muji is pretty darn good.
    I love Fabriano Mediaevalis watercolor paper. That make ones that are perfect size for making cards and postcards, and also have envelopes.
    Strathmore watercolor paper is nice for drawing with fountain pen ink
    I also liked the Holbein drawing books. Not sure if they are still an item on the market.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    I quite enjoy black&red note books.

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    If I need to write a nice letter, Basildon Bond writing paper is a treat. Fantastic paper for double sided writing with fountain pen ink, in champagne and white. They do matching envelopes too.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    From a UK perspective:

    Q Connect Bank Paper
    Tervakoski Sketch Paper
    Asda A5 Writing Pad
    Silvine Memo Book (old style)
    Silvine Classics

    And less parochial:

    Midori practically anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Lou View Post
    Hmm, what brands do you know of so none of us repeat them? What's known may vary from person to person.
    Rhodia Clairefountaine Apica Tome River. Anything other than these.

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    Paper-Oh! Staples Sugar Cane copy paper, HP laser paper, onion skin paper (vintage is the coolest). A semi-gloss photo paper I discovered that is very fountain pen friendly but I have no idea what the brand is. Luckily I have reams of it. Folofax paper can be fountain pen friendly but it is hit or miss. RayMay is good and I think it is Tomoe River. Life paper is really good too.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    Believe it or not, the Dollar General "made in Indonesia" pads are fountain pen friendly. $1 each.

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    I like Miquelrius as well. Not too pricey and they do the job quite well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orpilorp View Post
    Believe it or not, the Dollar General "made in Indonesia" pads are fountain pen friendly. $1 each.
    Dollar Tree also has fountain pen friendly notebooks. Look for the vintage style covers. This is one design but I have seen two other designs in the same style.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Orpilorp View Post
    Believe it or not, the Dollar General "made in Indonesia" pads are fountain pen friendly. $1 each.
    Dollar Tree also has fountain pen friendly notebooks. Look for the vintage style covers. This is one design but I have seen two other designs in the same style.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    Fabriano Ecoqua pads and notebooks;
    nuuna notebooks (supernice!!) by brandbook.de
    https://www.nuuna.com/#-lang-de-
    The small Daler & Rowney hardcover pocket sketchbooks sold by Walmart (phenomenal paper, beats Rhodia webbies!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lady Onogaro View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Orpilorp View Post
    Believe it or not, the Dollar General "made in Indonesia" pads are fountain pen friendly. $1 each.
    Dollar Tree also has fountain pen friendly notebooks. Look for the vintage style covers. This is one design but I have seen two other designs in the same style.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    Franklin Christoph has some proprietary sugar cane paper that is FP friendly.

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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    I found the Staples brand composition books are pretty good, as long as you do not use flex or excessively wet pens. 25 cents each seems more than reasonable.
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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    I like Fabriano EcoQua (dot pad), Black & Red Optik (lined), and Strathmore Writing (blank)

    The Strathmore has a nice vintage off-white look, and is a bit toothier, but handles my fountain pen inks quite well.

    The Fabriano is smoother and has a slightly tighter dot spacing than Rhodia. I use the every-other-line technique with it.

    The Red & Black is nice and smooth, line spacing is big enough for me to use a broad nib.

    None of these are super expensive, and I have found local sources for all of them (unlike Rhodia)

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    Default Re: Other FP friendly papers

    I recommend the etsy page maintained by our fellow fpgeek jbb for fountain pen friendly vintage papers, many of which are excellent for airmail. https://www.etsy.com/shop/JBBPensPaper
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    I use a fountain pen for daily use and normally use Noodlers X Feather in cheap A4 notebooks and it works well. I have bought Clairefontaine only to find out that it doesn't like Noodlers at all! I can only use my Diamine ink with it which is not bulletproof and so there is a risk of accidents with water and coffee. I have given up on the paper game now and just use what is at hand though I love Clairefontaine writing paper and Tomoe River though it is a bit too thin for me and does ghost (have a journal with it)

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    Vintage onionskin. You can only use one side of it, but it makes a delicious crinkling sound and is "fluffy" to the touch.
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