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Ah sorry, I should have been clearer - it wasn't so much a hint for scanning in this case, but for WirsPlm's difficulty with showthrough and Tomoe River.

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This is a great review. Just to add to it.... I took some TR paper and wrote on it, then sent it to another FPNer who washed it with Bath and Body Works Pumpkin soap. Wait until you see the results.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Since DCWaites was the only one who figured this out, I've sent him some paper.

 

Okay, we will find out how is really reading this thread. This is the hard to find 52g Tomoe River Paper.

 

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Here it is after I washed it with soap and water.

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And, I reused it.

 

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And now, Halloween washed it with Bath and Bodyworks Pumpkin:

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Since DCWaites was the only one who figured this out, I've sent him some paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now, Halloween washed it with Bath and Bodyworks Pumpkin:

 

 

DCWaites will be keen to compare this to the TR Paper he currently has.

 

DCWaites has been reading too many of EoC's postings...

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LOL. Amber is sending paper.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Actually, DCWaites is confused.

Amber says it is the "hard to find 52g Tomoe River Paper".

He was under the impression that the TR paper only came in one weight. Is this concept at variance with reality?

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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Allegedly three weights are available.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Actually, DCWaites is confused.

Amber says it is the "hard to find 52g Tomoe River Paper".

He was under the impression that the TR paper only came in one weight. Is this concept at variance with reality?

 

Actually, the entirety of FPN is at variance with reality.

 

Allegedly three weights are available.

 

 

You sound like it's been accused of a crime! :D

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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You sound like it's been accuse of a crime! :D

 

 

I think it comes with the day job.

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


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jmccarty3 Antique

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Goulet has come out with several notebooks using 68 gsm Tomoe River paper, lined or dot grid. Naturally, they are "out of stock."

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Two other considerations for FP-friendly paper, one Japanese, one Taiwanese.

 

Graphilo in A4 sheets, or notebooks (lined, graph, blank). Writes like a dream and can easily be used double-sided. Very little show-through. I think it's 80gsm. I bought mine via WRE.

 

Taroko Mystique A5 journals, Orchid 80gsm, subtle pale grey true dot grid printed (not the awful (IMO) cross hatch print from Nanami), 400 pages, index at front and keyword/hash tag pages at back. Binding and covers very similar to Nanami journals in style, but cheaper and much lower shipping outside US. I'm very impressed with this one.

 

Plus, of course, the 68gsm Tomoe A5 dot grid journals 420 pages, also from Steven Chang at TarokoShop.

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The Taroko Tomoe River 68 gsm notebooks look very much like the ones Goulet is selling. I wonder if that's his source.

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The Taroko Tomoe River 68 gsm notebooks look very much like the ones Goulet is selling. I wonder if that's his source.

Could possibly be. I know a London store will likely be selling his journals sometime soon........

 

I have to say I like his Orchid 80gsm - it's as good as 68gsm Tomoe with the pens I've tried on it so far.

 

By the way, Steven Chang is a pleasure to deal with, which is a big plus in my book.

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majolo Rare

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If anyone has one of the Goulet TR ruled notebooks I'd like to know how the ruling looks. The Nanami/Seven Seas Writer I got is very nice but the ruling is so faint as to be almost useless to my eyes.

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It's strange that Goulet are saying their Tomoe notebooks are exclusive. I know at least 2 other sellers of the same A5 64 page 68gsm booklets.

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Graphilo in A4 sheets, or notebooks (lined, graph, blank). Writes like a dream and can easily be used double-sided. Very little show-through. I think it's 80gsm. I bought mine via WRE.

WRE? Care to expand that abbreviation, please?

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WRE? Care to expand that abbreviation, please?

Apologies - White Rabbit Express, a proxy buying and forwarding service in Japan.

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Apologies - White Rabbit Express, a proxy buying and forwarding service in Japan.

Ah, gotcha. I've heard of them, just not by that abbreviation. Cool.

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Having acquired some of the new (to me) Muji refill papers, and a couple of notebooks, I thought I would update this thread. I have also added another column of results - Spreading - to rate how much these papers permit sideways spreading of the ink. Finally I added a control, Rhodia notebook paper, so I could reate the width of written lines to what happens on that paper.

 

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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