Jump to content

Vellum Paper And Fountain Pens?

LibertyPrime

By LibertyPrime
in Paper and Pen Paraphernalia

 Share

Recommended Posts

LibertyPrime New

LibertyPrime

Posted
Posted

Hi everyone

 

A couple of months ago I bought some Pukka Pads and I've occasionally used them. Apart from the fact that ink takes a little longer to dry, I didn't find serious issues. However, I've recently started taking notes on them more frequently and found my nib didn't travel as swiftly as usual. At first I thought it was just my Lammy 2000 running out of ink, so I tried other pens (Aurora 88, E-motion, Opus 88) and at the beginning they all worked, but after a while became scratchy, to the point they stopped working. It even happened to my softest nib (Custom 92 medium). I remember reading vellum paper could leave residue in nibs or "contaminate" them. I don't have much experience with different paper, I have several Clairefontaine notepads and some Rhodia notebooks, but I haven't used them extensively. I'd appreciate your thoughts on the subject

 

Regards

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
  • Replies 2
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • FLZapped

    1

  • loganrah

    1

  • LibertyPrime

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

FLZapped Collectors Item

FLZapped

Posted
Posted (edited)

I have 17lb paper vellum by Glama (no longer available) and it has a very hard surface compared to most papers, so I've never had a nib "grow a beard" when using it.

 

Just a thought, could moisture be getting into your paper???

Edited by FLZapped
Link to comment
Share on other sites
loganrah Extremely Rare

loganrah

Posted
Posted

From what I can work out Pukka Pads are not made of vellum, but merely vellum coloured.

 

I have no idea what is causing your problem if it is only with this paper and none of the others.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33583
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26772
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...