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In the below picture, the two scraps of paper on the right were cut from the two sizes of printer paper we use in the office, US legal (8.5 x 14 inches) and letter (8.5 x 11 inches). My little Rhodia notebook is next to them for comparison. All the writing samples are with the same Esterbrook; the only thing not indicated on the paper is the nib, a 9788, which is described as an "extra flexible medium". It doesn't really flex much, though, without more pressure than I typically put on it, and the line it puts down can be close to fine. http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt221/mapn/Pens/Papers_zps4475d923.jpg I noticed long ago that internal forms which we print on the legal size paper are not FP friendly. One in particular, where I have to fill in little boxes, is best done with a ballpoint. The ink simply spreads out too much, as you can see in the top sample. The letter size paper, on the other hand, is just fine with fountain pens. These come from the same office supply chain, with the store's branding. It's not likely that the uncut size has anything to do with the difference in performance, of course. More likely they are intended for different uses. Or perhaps the seller sources them from different paper manufacturers. Just thought this was an interesting example of the wide differences in "normal" papers, from the point of view of an FP user.