Best writing surface for your FP?

[razr]

I need suggestions for what is the best writing surface under your paper? Keep in mind I work in a cube so the big "desk sets" probably won't fit my limited space requirements.

 

Thanks in advance.

[View from the Loft]

I use an old-fashioned desk blotter (sorry, can't remember the size name) that gives a couple of inches all round a sheet of A3. Couple of sheets of blotting paper in it and it makes a good surface (not to mention functional).

[jbb]

I use blotter paper too.

[Pfhorrest]

I use other, blank, paper. 3-5 sheets works best, less or more is uncomfortable, and it ensures I have more paper if I need it.

[park]

How about a desk calendar? (Leather + 12 sheets of paper) I have one on my desk at work and it does the trick for me! Starting around October though, I find it smoother to use a few extra sheets on top of the calendar else the cardboard backing gets in the way. Hmm... I should just tear that off.

[RayMan]

In a pinch, a large pad of paper, like a legal pad turned 90 degrees. Otherwise, a desk blotter.

 

 

[GouletPens]

I think the best thing to put behind paper is more paper! I'm usually writing in journals or tablets (like Triomphe or Vergé de France), so paper is always backing my paper. When I have just a single sheet, I usually grab a stationary tablet to put behind it!

Edited March 2, 2010 by GouletPens

[Anne-Sophie]

I can only write if a sheet of paper is padded by other sheets of paper, nothing else will do for me.

 

I tried clipboards and still need a little stack of paper under the writing surface.

[significantpass]

I think the best think to put behind paper is more paper!

Me too!

[ailleurs]

I use one of my Rhodia tablets with the cover flipped back. Works like a charm.

[mrsphotobug]

To protect my wooden desktop, I use Krystal View clear desk pad 19x24 size. It's easy to clean up ink spills and it has give when writing. Here is a link to what it looks like

http://www.staples.c...5?cmArea=SEARCH

[Orange25]

I just use a few sheets of printer paper, 100gsm. Cheap, convenient, and easy to move around my desk.

[lefty1980]

Hello, I have a vintage leather desk pad. It has just the right amount of give in it to make writing a true pleasure. Regards, Gregg

[adsmith]

I'm about to cover an old desk in vyco/borco, which is the sort of stuff that drafting tables are covered in.

E.g., http://www.artsupply.com/alvin/borco.htm

[blackonblack]

Paper pad for me. Relieve some stress on my wrist.

[jgrasty]

I use a few sheets of blank newsprint to cover the area I use for writing (and filling fountain pens).

[penspouse]

I think the best thing to put behind paper is more paper! I'm usually writing in journals or tablets (like Triomphe or Vergé de France), so paper is always backing my paper. When I have just a single sheet, I usually grab a stationary tablet to put behind it!

Me too.

[Frank Savage]

I prefer a piece of soft leather of about 2/16 thick for FP, but for (sorry) ballpoints I use a sheet cut from heat-weldable roof-insulating foil (named ALKORPLAN) about 1/16 thick-it´s like wonder, I do not need to press hard. Works for FP too, but is a bit tough for my feeling of paper. If nothing better on hand, two or three sheets of about 150-180 g/m2 of greatest thicknes availible (thus quite soft).

[dizzypen]

I either write on top of several sheets of paper or on my leather desk pad. Both work quite well and are very comfy.

[aDr]

I use a padded leather desk pad (can't remember the dimensions) or a writing slope that my dad and I made that is faux leather on wood with a little padding underneath it. Both are very nice to use.