6 X 9 Writing Tablets

[Tweel]

I like this traditional size of letter stationery. Has anyone come across a brand that's decent, or has it all gone to pot? Mead is pretty bad, Ampad Efficiency is really awful, Top Flight doesn't look promising, although I haven't tried it. Anything?

 

Thanks, Brian

[2Hearts]

I'm not sure if Clairefontaine make that size, but I have the 8 1/2 x 11 tablet, and their paper is fabulous.

[GreenVelvet]

You have a lot of options if you're willing to go to A5 size, which is about 5 3/4 x 8 1/4. Clairefontaine Triomphe and G. Lalo Verge de France are exquisite, and have matching envelopes.

 

Until Utopia larger tablets are about 7x10.

 

If you really want the exact 6x9, I don't think I have any recommendations.

Edited March 14, 2010 by GreenVelvet

[GouletPens]

I'm a bit biased here b/c I'm a salesman, but many people will back me up here in saying that Clairefontaine Triomphe and G. Lalo Vergé de France are the staples for stationary paper for fountain pens. MANY FPN users have one of these (or both) in their use for correspondence.

[Tweel]

Thanks for the replies. I do use Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Southworth, Crane, bagasse, and various other papers. What I'm hoping to find, though, is the traditional 6" x 9" American letter-writing tablet, with FP-friendly paper. That last part is the problematic one. 6 X 9 pads are as common as dirt, but these days, the paper quality is about the same! To an extent, that's always been true, but I also remember 6 X 9 pads that were nice to write on, with smooth bond paper.

 

In part, I like the size, and in part, it's sentiment -- it's what I grew up with. Call it the comfort food of a Midwestern letter-writer!

 

-- Brian

[GreenVelvet]

Thanks for the replies. I do use Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Southworth, Crane, bagasse, and various other papers. What I'm hoping to find, though, is the traditional 6" x 9" American letter-writing tablet, with FP-friendly paper. That last part is the problematic one. 6 X 9 pads are as common as dirt, but these days, the paper quality is about the same! To an extent, that's always been true, but I also remember 6 X 9 pads that were nice to write on, with smooth bond paper.

 

In part, I like the size, and in part, it's sentiment -- it's what I grew up with. Call it the comfort food of a Midwestern letter-writer!

 

-- Brian

 

Good luck - if you find something, do let us know.

[Tweel]

I'll try to leave an "X" in the sand for any future wanderers down this path. I hoped to find another candidate at a local store that stocks Roaring Spring products, but they didn't have that particular one.

 

-- Brian

[brettttt]

Brian,

 

I stumbled on this thread late because I've been thinking very similar things lately. Unlike your experience, though, I feel like I got lucky just shooting blind: I went into the closest Walgreen's and bought what they had, and I like it quite well. It's a 100-sheet, top-glued "Writing Tablet" branded "Corner Office." The fine print says that it's distributed by East West Dist. Co. and that it's made in Brazil. It's not Clairefontaine-league paper, but I like it better than, for example, the sugar-cane derived stuff that I sometimes see recommended. That said, I don't have any knowledge of the objective facts about writing paper, so I can't comment on whether it's "bond" or anything else.

 

FWIW,

Brett

[esterbex]

Brian,

 

I stumbled on this thread late because I've been thinking very similar things lately. Unlike your experience, though, I feel like I got lucky just shooting blind: I went into the closest Walgreen's and bought what they had, and I like it quite well. It's a 100-sheet, top-glued "Writing Tablet" branded "Corner Office." The fine print says that it's distributed by East West Dist. Co. and that it's made in Brazil. It's not Clairefontaine-league paper, but I like it better than, for example, the sugar-cane derived stuff that I sometimes see recommended. That said, I don't have any knowledge of the objective facts about writing paper, so I can't comment on whether it's "bond" or anything else.

 

FWIW,

Brett

 

 

Thanks, Bretttttttttt! I shall pass through the couple I pass on the way home and check that out!

[Tweel]

...I feel like I got lucky just shooting blind: I went into the closest Walgreen's and bought what they had, and I like it quite well. It's a 100-sheet, top-glued "Writing Tablet" branded "Corner Office." The fine print says that it's distributed by East West Dist. Co. and that it's made in Brazil.

That's a funny coincidence! I bought that exact tablet last night -- went to Walgreen's for something else, checked stationery to see what was currently in stock.

 

I've tried a few scribbles on a page, and I'd say it's pretty good. There's show-through, of course, because the paper's thin, and a couple of tiny dots of bleed-through with a wet combo. However, it's smooth, there's no feathering or spreading, and it looks like it retains at least some ink shading (rather than soaking in "flat"). One thing that I like about its smoothness is that you feel the paper, not the coating.*

 

Budget-category winner (99 cents/100 sheets)! Thanks yet again, Brazilian paper industry.

 

Thank you, too, Brett.

 

-- Brian

 

* As I mentioned, this assessment is based on a few scribbles, and at the top of one page. I hope I don't discover bad spots in the paper when I start using whole sheets.