Stone Paper From Hundred Million - Hard Work Notebook

[Comptine]

I haven't seen a review for this on the site so I figured I'd go ahead and write one myself. I'm not particularly good with reviews, but I just wanted to share this.

 

This is a notebook I came across on Kickstarter a few months ago. I have been wanting to test a stone paper notebook, but have read (mostly) bad reviews on here. The price wasn't too bad though, so I backed one. I've been able to test it out for about two weeks now.

 

Personally I'm really happy with this paper, it's ultra smooth to write on. I tested out a few pens on it, the only one not in the picture is right below is my Waterman - that I used an unbranded cartridge in.

 

http://i58.tinypic.com/1sd0ut.jpg

 

Underneath the drying test I wrote something that I was able to remove with a wet rag, so I guess you should avoid doing that? I guess the drying time is a little long, and some inks may smudge to the other side (see image below, it's not much, but I guess it happens).

 

The text in the image is of no real relevance, it's just really quick notes I took whilst watching TED Talks. I included it to demonstrate how normal writing would look like. (the Black is using the above mentioned Waterman with standard black ink).

 

http://i62.tinypic.com/amcooy.jpg

 

The good news is that there is no feathering at all, I've heard that some stone notebooks continue to feather for weeks. There is also absolutely no bleed through. I would probably stick to a dryer ink though.

 

On a plus side, it also has an interesting design to it, the print is both isometric and golden proportion, I thought this was fun, even if it's no real use to me as such.

 

 

Final thoughts: whilst it's not the best notebook for fountain pens, I really enjoy writing in it, it's a nicely made notebook, that lies completely flat, has 256 (?) pages, is ultra smooth and has a space for page numbering. I only take quick notes in this, so I don't mind a little smudging because the writing experience is so enjoyable.

 

Links to both the Kickstarter and the webpage where they can be ordered now are provided below, there are also a lot more info about the notebook on those pages. The company is tiny, run from London, UK. The guy behind it is super friendly and so far I've had a great customer service experience when the shipment of my notebook got lost I was sent a replacement really fast.

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hundredmillion/hard-work-notebook-made-from-stone-isometric-ratio

 

http://www.hundredmillion.co.uk/

 

Please let me know if you have questions! (or if I can improve on this article)

Edited December 17, 2014 by Comptine

[Hardcase]

As a notebook junkie, you've piqued my interest, so I ordered one. Thanks!

 

-Drew

[coredump]

I saw some of this Stone Paper on a local store (Farhney's) and the store guy said that FPs don't work well with it, unless it's a Parker 51. I have no idea why that would be a thing...

[Comptine]

@ Hardcaze - I'm glad you did, maybe you'll do a better review than me!

 

@ Coredump - that's the impression I've been getting from stone paper too, this is the first of it's kind that I try. Personally the results have been pretty good.

[EclecticCollector]

I was under the impression that writing on stone paper is effectively like writing on a fine grit sandpaper, and will rapidly take the tipping off your nibs. Is this not true?