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From a discussion with Adam, I thought I'd put this out there for the gang.
What paper to use with a fountain pen is a good question, I have had good luck with AMPADS brands "Gold Fibre" so far they're pretty good and are usually at either Staples or Office Depot.
Levengers has some good paper.
If you can try to find some Rhodia pads, G. Lalo stationary, or Exacompta note books and journals from the importer Clairefountaine. Pendemonium has a lot of their stuff. The Exacompta notebooks are nice. Here's is their web site:
http://www.exaclairinc.com/
Also Crane Paper is really good for their "thank You" notes and their typing type paper with cotton in it is really fine to use.
If you have a fine point, bumpy paper may catch the nib, but it has to be pretty bumpy. Sharp cornered Italic nibs can catch on smooth paper if you have the angle wrong or going too fast.
One of my favorties for letter writing is from Italy called Amalfi Amatruda. This is classic paper and heavenly to use. I order from here:
http://kschweizer.com/
Also if you have Borders Books by you, they may have these cloth covered Journals and Scetchbooks in red, black, or blue etc, on the front is a big J for journal or S for scetch book, these take a fountain pen really well.
A classic note card for men is a flat card with an outline and your full name (engraved) printed on the top. Find Under flat cards or note cards here:
http://www.finestationery.com/
For your fountain pen steer clear of recycled paper. As it contains sizing and elements from the previous paper source. Paper with coatings can interfere with writing and can make the nib skip badly until flushed clean.
Cool caligraphy stuff and some fine paper is here:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/
The single most important thing to do with your pen is to write with it. Pens are a connective device that can be jewelry or plain and austere in design. If you give 10 men the same watch they will all tell the same time, but if you give 10 men pens, they will all write different things.
Good luck and enjoy the exploration.
What paper to use with a fountain pen is a good question, I have had good luck with AMPADS brands "Gold Fibre" so far they're pretty good and are usually at either Staples or Office Depot.
Levengers has some good paper.
If you can try to find some Rhodia pads, G. Lalo stationary, or Exacompta note books and journals from the importer Clairefountaine. Pendemonium has a lot of their stuff. The Exacompta notebooks are nice. Here's is their web site:
http://www.exaclairinc.com/
Also Crane Paper is really good for their "thank You" notes and their typing type paper with cotton in it is really fine to use.
If you have a fine point, bumpy paper may catch the nib, but it has to be pretty bumpy. Sharp cornered Italic nibs can catch on smooth paper if you have the angle wrong or going too fast.
One of my favorties for letter writing is from Italy called Amalfi Amatruda. This is classic paper and heavenly to use. I order from here:
http://kschweizer.com/
Also if you have Borders Books by you, they may have these cloth covered Journals and Scetchbooks in red, black, or blue etc, on the front is a big J for journal or S for scetch book, these take a fountain pen really well.
A classic note card for men is a flat card with an outline and your full name (engraved) printed on the top. Find Under flat cards or note cards here:
http://www.finestationery.com/
For your fountain pen steer clear of recycled paper. As it contains sizing and elements from the previous paper source. Paper with coatings can interfere with writing and can make the nib skip badly until flushed clean.
Cool caligraphy stuff and some fine paper is here:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/
The single most important thing to do with your pen is to write with it. Pens are a connective device that can be jewelry or plain and austere in design. If you give 10 men the same watch they will all tell the same time, but if you give 10 men pens, they will all write different things.
Good luck and enjoy the exploration.