Updated stationery reviews with the stub nib on more papers
Leuchtturm1917 80gsm (Leuchtturm1917 Softcover Pocket Notebook A6) - smooth writing experience but puts down a wider line than it should + points of bleedthru with the stub nib. quick dry as expected cuz absorbent. D
Rhodia “R” older batch (Rhodiarama from amazon) - surprisingly had some bleedthru with the stub nib. Not much ghosting but def spots of bleed. possibly the coating had worn off since this is about 3 years old? but actually i just went back to a 3 year old apica and tried really hard to make it bleed thru and it didn’t at all. so like. downgrading to C
Clairefontaine My Essential Notebook 90g - bit of feedback like writing with a really smooth pencil, really brings out the shading i think, absolutely no ghosting, probably A tier?
also if you’re looking for a fountain pen paper for slightly cheaper i can confirm that Black N’ Red brand notebooks (Optik paper 90gsm) are fountain pen friendly, no bleeding or ghosting i can see, just a little bit absorbent and flat shading
also Caliber mini composition books (CVS brand) at least a few years ago had surprisingly good paper for dirt cheap, it feels like it would be crap but surprisingly takes fountain pen ink with no bleed even on heavy application. there is showthru but nothing crazy, pressure with a ballpoint shows more than the fountain pen ink