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goood stationary?
What's a good, professional (i.e. not pink colored) stationary that takes
well to fountain pens? Is there anything I can find in a local Staples/Office Depot (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? Thanks, Richard |
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"marlinspike" wrote in message
news:bec8d3$g22 (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? That should say Southworth paper Richard |
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Some of the best paper in the world is made in France by Clairefontaine.
Their paper is "fountain pen friendly," and is very smooth. Here is where my friends obtain this paper from: http://www.pendemonium.com/stationery.htm marlinspike wrote: What's a good, professional (i.e. not pink colored) stationary that takes well to fountain pens? Is there anything I can find in a local Staples/Office Depot (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? Thanks, Richard -- Sincerely yours, Ron Wilbanks "Like a prized watch, a good fountain pen is a trusted companion for life." Spam filter: -1 for the real thing! |
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Clairfontaine paper, in some of the writing pads and Rhodia notebooks, is
pink. Is that what you meant by not wanting pink paper? Ken "marlinspike" wrote in message ... "Ron Wilbanks" wrote in message Some of the best paper in the world is made in France by Clairefontaine. I do enjoy Clairefontaine notebooks, do you know if the triomphe stationary is anything like their notebook paper? Thanks, Richard |
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"marlinspike" wrote in message ...
"marlinspike" wrote in message news:bec8d3$g22 (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? That should say Southworth paper Richard That's right, because Strathmore Elements is really nice and smooth. Southworth, and a lot of the former rag cotton bonds, were great with electronic typewriters with carbon ribbons, but not necessarily with pens. I have found that I like, at the standard stores, to get the reams of paper designed for the ink jet (not laser) printers. Quite reasonable prices, and a very smooth surface that's almost like coated but isn't. Your local Kinko's or printer can cut the reams into various sizes, but I don't bother -- I just use the full sheets, or fold into halves or quarters for notes or cards. Bright white, and sometimes available in colors. Often they have matching envelopes available - but I usually don't bother; I consider a mailing envelope akin to the grocery store bag, just a container to be discarded. Overall, cotton rag, textureds, etc., may be too "toothy" for fp's and inks. Seeking smooth but absorbent, really the most common, but not recycled, "copy" paper seems to work best. What used to be called "typing paper," now sometimes called "xerographic" i.e. for photocopiers and laser printers. -------------------------------------------------------------- And the lion ate up Androcles, put the thorn back in its paw, and lay back down on the side of the road, waiting for the next sucker. -- Androcles and the Lion, lost version -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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I just meant that I want something businessy. I'm not out to be artsy with
my stationary. I just want good quality, unlined loose-sheets, but I don't want flowers or teddy bears, or birds, or anything like that on it. Richard "Ken Freeman" wrote in message ... Clairfontaine paper, in some of the writing pads and Rhodia notebooks, is pink. Is that what you meant by not wanting pink paper? Ken "marlinspike" wrote in message ... "Ron Wilbanks" wrote in message Some of the best paper in the world is made in France by Clairefontaine. I do enjoy Clairefontaine notebooks, do you know if the triomphe stationary is anything like their notebook paper? Thanks, Richard |
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"marlinspike" wrote in message ... What's a good, professional (i.e. not pink colored) stationary that takes well to fountain pens? Is there anything I can find in a local Staples/Office Depot (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? Hi, Richard. I prefer Neenah's Classic Linen. It's 25% cotton and works well in my inkjet printer as well. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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Ken - Straight lines are easy, you just gotta cheat a little bit. Rule
out a blank page with heavy black lines with the old fashioned way with black ink and ruler or print it out on the computer. Slide the sheet under your blank page and you'll never be straight line challenged again ;-) sam "Kenneth D. Schillinger" wrote: You guys that can write a straight line without lined paper are something else. I usually tell people that I write my letters at work (I work on vessels) and it is expected that the lines wonder all over the place. Ken.. (Whom is straight line challenged) |
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I hear you, time to put Amalfi on the search list :-) Off I go ....
Sam so what wrote: Hey, Sam, you guys got any Amalfi yet? |
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When will the new color chart be ready? I want to order some clairefontaine
notebooks and stationary but I want to wait for the new chart to see if there are any inks I want. Also what color lines are on the lined triomphe stationary? Is that paper similar to the 24lb notebook paper clairefontaine uses? What size spacing are the lines on the triomphe stationary? Thanks, Richard "PENDEMONIUM" wrote in message ... I hear you, time to put Amalfi on the search list :-) Off I go .... Sam so what wrote: Hey, Sam, you guys got any Amalfi yet? |
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