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I like a test sheet in any paper product. It's a great idea, and I'm glad you got a sheet. Good for moleskin. I use mine with gel pens and lead pencil. It's pretty well known now that fountain pens are not for moleskin, but for other purposes they're just fine.

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It never even occurred to me that the brochure in the back of a Moleskine might be the same paper as the notebook - generally these things are printed on much thinner paper.

 

Like most, I've pretty much given up on Moleskines for fp usage - the bleed-through is usually awful. I have a Hobbit special edition that I started using for ink sampling (I thought it would be a nice but practical keepsake) and the paper is so fp-unfriendly that I fear I've been wasting my time, except perhaps that it serves as an example of "worst case scenario". The only ink that doesn't bleed through significantly is Noodler's Bulletproof Black. Maybe cellulose-reactive ink was invented in the Shire...

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Personally I like Moleskines.

I employ usually fine nibs and ballpoints and never had troubles with this brand.

When I search the top --> Fabriano is absolutely the best (from Italy, of course)

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Greetings from Italy to you all !!

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Reviving this topic...I just bought a Leuchtturm and was happy to find inside a small brochure printed on the same paper as the journal pages. We should encourage other brands (at least the high-end ones) to adopt this practice. I'm looking at you, Apica, Rhodia, Sigel, Shinola,...

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I wanted to like moleskine but it just isn't happening.. I like the form factor but the paper in unpredictable and I think that's unacceptable for the price.. black n red and rhodia for things that require quality and likely clairefintaine or leuchtturm for daily notes

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The thing about molie is they don't care about fountain pens. Period. They're great notebooks as long as you know what you're getting. That shouldn't be a mystery around here.

I ride a recumbent, I play go, I use Macintosh so of course I use a fountain pen.

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Personally I like Moleskines.

I employ usually fine nibs and ballpoints and never had troubles with this brand.

When I search the top --> Fabriano is absolutely the best (from Italy, of course)

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Same here but most people complain about the unpredictable quality and the high price. I just bargain hunt and pay a lot lot less for them. Since I like all types of pens, I just pick out pens that work well in them. I will not pay full retail prices for them. Edited by Studio97
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Same here but most people complain about the unpredictable quality and the high price. I just bargain hunt and pay a lot lot less for them. Since I like all types of pens, I just pick out pens that work well in them. I will not pay full retail prices for them.

Yeah, neither do I. There is a molie online store and they have clearance sales every three months. If you don't care about the color of the cover, you can get molies for about 40% off. Make a big enough order and free shipping.

I ride a recumbent, I play go, I use Macintosh so of course I use a fountain pen.

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I must have about 30 small and med M notebooks. I have a stack of M sketchbooks and watercolor books also.

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I considered bying a Moleskine. But after the reviews I decided to buy a Leuchtturm 1917.

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