I'm still a bit green when it comes to fountain pens and thus all things fp-friendly. Below is my experience with Tomoe River paper.
So, Tomoe River Paper. It’s one of the most talked about papers in the fountain pen community and probably in the middle of the road in terms of price. I thought it over and came to the conclusion that if it was as good as I had been reading it was it might very well be the best value in fountain pen friendly, non-journal, paper out there.
A little over a week ago I received a letter from a contact in Alaska that was written on Tomor River paper and it looked amazing. A good amount of ink on the page and no bleed through. It is light to the touch and feels like artisan paper more than anything else I have tried. It’s not made in a hipster shop in PA but it is really solid paper made by people trying to make better paper.
And so, I bought a pad. The easiest way I have been able to find it is in 50 or 100 sheet pull off pads in various sizes in either white or cream. I choose cream because that was what I had seen and knew I liked it but I plan to try the white very soon. You can get it starting from about $7 for 50 sheets or $12 for 100 sheets plus shipping on both. There are several places that sell it and it’s not hard to find if you are searching for these pads. There is also the phenomenon known as group buy where people pool there money and order multiple reams of the stuff and split it. It seems like a decent enough idea but a lot of work just to get paper you can get in these pads for an ok price.
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So, I’m not going to rate it any more than I already have above as I haven’t tried a thousand types of paper to compare it to but I will say it is my current favorite for writing letters. Below is a sample of some writing on a page as well as some shots of the pad.
My review with pictures - http://heathcates.com/2013/tomoe-river-paper/
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