+1 for Cult Pens. They went above and beyond to get me an EF Faber-Castell Loom. I stupidly dropped the thing and sharted the nib so looks like I'll need to get a new one. Replaced with a Bock EF from beaufortink but not the same...https://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk
https://www.cultpens.com
The writing desk is slightly cheaper for the A5 Rhodia dot pad. Both are excellent shops and are my go-to for things stationery.
https://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk
https://www.cultpens.com
The writing desk is slightly cheaper for the A5 Rhodia dot pad. Both are excellent shops and are my go-to for things stationery.
Strangely, the best paper I've found is Oxford "Black 'n' Red" found at Tesco, though I'm yet to try a Rhodia Dotpad so cannot compare directly. Used to find it for £2.50 per spiral-bound A5 book (pricing error) but price has jumped to around a fiver per 140-page book. Can be found on Amazon for £4.35 as an add-on or a pack of 5 for £22.50. I've never seen it bleed through a page, and I think it's 90gsm rather than 80 that you're looking at. I have a feeling it's the same as other Oxford notepads with their 'optik-paper' but I've not tried to find out.
I use Oxford notepads at work and home for 90% of my writing. The Optik paper is 90gsm and in my opinion is superior to Rhodia paper, and to some degree Clairefontaine (same company, slightly different paper). Tastes differ on this matter; the Rhodia coating is smoother but this has downsides in that ink takes longer to dry, smears more easily and I think the slightly aquaphobic nature encourages skipping and makes the line from a fountain pen appear finer than it is on most others.
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