Paper Checking 3: Vergé Conqueror

[GatzBcn]

Hello!!

 

A really short, short introduction: I am a bookbinder looking for a good paper to put in her journals. For this reason, I am sharing with you my tests on some papers.

 

First of all, I will be reposting the pics of the fountain pens, quills and inks I used so you can have them in mind:

 

Secondly, the links to Paper Checking 1 and Paper Checking 2, in case you missed them:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/268141-paper-checking-1/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/268283-paper-checking-2/

 

And third, let's go with the paper!

Today's paper is Vergé Conqueror. Attention! Two papers get this very same name. The one I am reviewing here has a cloud-like texture, while the other one (which will be posted later) has a common "lined" texture.

The paper is 100 g. The texture is only on one side of the paper, which is the one I tested. It's the beautiful side. The color is white.

The overall feeling when writing was good. The fountain pen did not scratch, I could write smoothly.

There was no feathering, but the sheen of the ink was a bit lost. Also, the Sailor Grenade ink makes a great shading in other papers. It also shades here, but not that much.

However: bleed through. Somewhat in the "P" and the "a" of Papel and the "C" of Crystal. But I also splashed some ink. Yes, it looks like I splashed it in the back of the paper but I did not. That makes me think that some BB fountain pens with some inks may make terrible bleedings.

 

Overall, I didn't like it. Not just the terrible bleed-through, but also the fact that the "nice, soft touch" of the texture is only on one side of the paper.

 

Score: 4

 

If you have any suggestions on how to improve these reviews I am uploading, questions about the paper, or just some random thoughts you want to share, I will be more than happy to read them in the comments .

Edited June 14, 2014 by GatzBcn