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January 30, 2023 7 mins

What is the best journal for fountain pen?


If there has been something in the past few years that has caused the world of stationery to become more outraged, I am not aware of it. The rumor mill was unable to sort out the truth about what was left of the world's supply of Tomoe River paper before the news spread throughout the fountain community that Tomoe River paper would no longer be manufactured. This resulted in reams of the paper disappearing from shelves before the rumor mill could even sort out the truth.

I will be the first to admit that I emailed Yunus in a panic and asked for a spare set (okay, fine, two spare sets of my favorite sizes of Everyday Books to be sent. I will also be the first to admit that I am not ashamed to admit that I did this. My reliable B5 Everyday Book is a luxury item that I almost can't live without. Yunus maintained his composure throughout our back and forth conversation. He calmed my frazzled "in love with 68gsm" nerves and assured me that Galen had a fair amount of Tomoe River paper in stock (the old version for you purists out there), and that there were also some alternatives that I needed to give a chance to or revisit after abandoning them for TR. He also reassured me that Galen had a fair amount of Tomoe River paper in stock (the old version for you purists out there).


You will discover that Japan is home to a wide variety of stunning papers that, while they might not be able to take Tomoe River's place entirely, are worthy competitors and, in certain contexts, even represent an improvement over the option being considered. I was able to pick up on those audible gasps. It's accurate!

Here are the six notebooks that are compatible with fountain pens that I tried out and found to be hopeful for a bright future for both myself and my pens (by the way, the melodrama in this sentence has been slightly exaggerated). (People, it's just a piece of paper!)

This is as traditional as traditional can be. Let's begin with the cover, which features a straightforward white cloth tape binding and a book jacket made of glassine. (There is something about the cover's crinkle that reminds me of the crinkle of Tomoe River.) The paper, production of which was begun by Midori in 1960 and has been ongoing ever since, has been steadily improved over the past sixty plus years to be pleasurable, comfortable, and provide the ideal amount of feedback. It comes with a bookmark that you can use to keep track of your progress as well as stickers that you can use to mark the dates that the notebook was used for cataloging purposes.

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