In a five-part guide I put together last year, "The Best Paper for Everyday Writing," I discussed the products I use most frequently in my line of work and gave my recommendations for each category. There were various notebook types available, such as those with hard covers, soft covers, spiral bindings, pockets, and looseleaf paper. Today I'd want to take a step back from the particulars and share some brand-neutral, overarching thoughts on paper.

Lots of people ask me to recommend a nice fountain pen-friendly paper brand. The answers to such queries are notoriously elusive due to two factors: (1) the subjective nature of the term "fountain pen friendly," and (2) the fact that different companies utilize different types of paper for their goods, some of which are optimized for use with a fountain pen. Write Notepads, for instance, typically uses paper that is ideal for fountain pens in their ordinary products but switches to a different paper quality for limited editions like the "Engineer" series. I've wanted to make this kind of information accessible on the web for a long time, and I know it hasn't been easy.

What are the bare minimum requirements for me to publicly endorse a product as "fountain pen friendly paper?" My criteria are straightforward: No fountain pen nib suitable for everyday use will bleed through or feather. (My standards may be lower than average because I primarily use my paper for drafting and notetaking as opposed to sketching, wet ink samples, or flex-nib calligraphy.) In addition, I don't give much thought to how the paper highlights ink color or other qualities like shine and saturation, however dry time is sometimes a consideration when deciding which paper to use (i.e., quick notes). Based on my own experience using various fountain pens on their papers, I've categorized key paper companies into "Tiers" below. For the avoidance of doubt, this is NOT a judgment on the general quality of their products, but rather a guide to how well, in my experience, different companies' paper tends to hold fountain pen ink. While it may come as a surprise to some that Field Notes is classified as a "Tier Three" company, considering that they specialize in pocket notebooks, their target market is not people who prefer to use a fountain pen with a stub nib on a daily basis. I offer Field Notes in my store and use them very frequently, however I never use a fountain pen when writing in them.

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