My Top 5 Fountain Pen Friendly Paper

Here we are, the last video of my little mini series of top 5's for Fountain Pen newbies. In this video I provide writing samples of my 5 favourite paper for fountain pens... but really my 4 favourite, as I also show what non-friendly fountain pen paper looks like.

Thanks so much for watching :)
Hope everyone has a happy and healthy new year!

[crouserm]

Nice cross-sectional review. I'll happily refer friends new to our love of fountain pens to this, not simply for the specific brands of paper, but to show how paper does make a vast difference. Thanks!

[scottsennett]

9:20 I just found your videos and I find them so very helpful as I am new to the fountain pen community, I just watched all of your 5 for 5 videos and I feel confident now in getting started on my fountain pen journey!! Thank you and Happy New Year!!!

[Rgc]

The ink is great. I enjoy Clairefontaine paper a well as Tomoe River.

[queenbuzybee]

Thanks for testing! I just ordered a bunch of Oxford Optik Paper notebooks. They’re not the prettiest, but they’re cheap and definitely great for everyday jotting things down.

[sirtessa]

I have to thank you so much for this video. I've only just stuck my toe in the glass pen pool, and had been eyeing the Moonman. I think you've saved me from a bunk purchase. I did get a couple of cheap no-name pens from Aliexpress just to test things out (I'm assuming I will break them eventually, so I didn't want to start out expensive) and absolutely no work has been done to smooth out the nibs. They are all awfully scratchy. I have *kind of* managed to sand one down to usability, but it's still a far cry from the smooth experience many people talk about.

Possibly nothing will be as smooth as the Pilot Iro-utsushi?