Hammermill Color Copy Digital 28Lb

[owenj]

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Hammermill Color Copy Digital 28lb/105gsm

Letter size 8 1/2" x 11"

100 Brightness White

500 blank sheet ream at ~$13

 

The majority of the written review was done using a Pilot Custom 74 with a fine nib & inked up with Pelikan Edelstein Topaz. I added a few secondary remarks with a Waterman Hemisphere, medium nib inked with Waterman Purple.

Initial thoughts- the paper feels nice. It's got that extra bit of weight that distinguishes it from regular copy paper, but without feeling heavy or thick. It's smooth, no tooth or grip.

Feathering/Bleedthrough/Ghosting etc- There is some light feathering, certainly not terrible but it is there. There's also a little bit of show through/ghosting, but I don't feel it's bad enough to inhibit using both sides of the paper. A really wet, big nib/ink combo would probably have some bleedthrough.

 

Tactile Feedback/Drag/Toothiness- as mentioned above, smooth! My Pelikan 215 glides right across, as did the Pilot VP, both with medium nibs. The Custom 74 used in the review had a little bit of feedback/tooth, but that may have been more of me just getting used to the nib.

Dry Time- Nothing outrageous either way. The Edelstein ink took about 7-8 seconds to dry.

Conclusion- I liked it, & will be cutting some sheets down to use in my Circa/Arc notebooks for writing. May or may not buy again, but that's because I'd like to try more paper as opposed to disliking this one.

[deenurse]

Nice review, been looking at that paper. They had a OfficeOne Gloss 32lb paper a few years back that was really nice but they discontinued it.