I recently bought two journals to use as commonplace books. Once home and eager to use the latest additions I found that the #ink from my fountain pen bleeds straight through to the other side of the page with both journals. To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement.
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@peterrenshaw @writing Yes, I agree. I thought the journals that I had bought would have been to sufficient quality. I was wrong. Thank you for the link to the #article.
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Jet Pens is an excellent resource for info on papers and inks.
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Journals/pt/566
@ridetheory @peterrenshaw @writing Thank you for the link.
@peterrenshaw @writing @bibliolater Moleskine are unfortunately extremely hit-or-miss. They don't use the same paper each time—even within the same range—so it's impossible to tell if it will be fp friendly or not, & generally it isn't. Weight also isn't a great indicator of whether it'll behave, as one of the highest regarded paper stocks for fp's is Tomoe River 52gsm.
@peterrenshaw Thank you for that article(s)! 🤩🙏
@bibliolater @writing So frustrating!