Un-lined Bagasse Paper?

[bman40]

I am very pleased with the Staples bagasse lined paper - its super FP friendly, and eco-value is good.

 

Has anyone ever come across un-lined bagasse paper?

 

I live in British Columbia Canada, pretty close to the border with Washington, so cross-border shopping is not out of the question.

 

thanks in advance.

 

*one of these days I need to work on my avatar!

 

Barry

[Scrawler]

I do not think so.

[jsonewald]

Unlined bagasse does exist here:

 

http://www.ecopaper.com/bagasse-sugar-paper-500-sheet-ream

 

However, it is not like the Staples lined paper. The unlined paper is heavier, similar to standard copier paper, and does not have the super smooth finish of the Staples version. That said, it is pretty good fountain pen paper. It is still pretty smooth, and controls ink nicely. It is much better than standard printer copier paper. Cost wise, with shipping it ends up at a price close to some of the premium heavyweight papers that some people like for fountain pen use.

Edited December 17, 2010 by jsonewald

[Yoda4561]

Unlined bagasse does exist here:

 

http://www.ecopaper.com/bagasse-sugar-paper-500-sheet-ream

 

However, it is not like the Staples lined paper. The unlined paper is heavier, similar to standard copier paper, and does not have the super smooth finish of the Staples version. That said, it is pretty good fountain pen paper. It is still pretty smooth, and controls ink nicely. It is much better than standard printer copier paper. Cost wise, with shipping it ends up at a price close to some of the premium heavyweight papers that some people like for fountain pen use.

 

Thanks for the link, I'm thinking of getting their sampler pack with all their different "alternative" papers. Have you compared it in terms of ink control vs HP premium laserjet paper? I find the HP papers great to write on, but do tend to spread the lines a bit more on some inks vs a thin, err... "harder" paper. And with very wet writers the spread can be significant.

Edited December 17, 2010 by Yoda4561

[jsonewald]

Unlined bagasse does exist here:

 

http://www.ecopaper.com/bagasse-sugar-paper-500-sheet-ream

 

However, it is not like the Staples lined paper. The unlined paper is heavier, similar to standard copier paper, and does not have the super smooth finish of the Staples version. That said, it is pretty good fountain pen paper. It is still pretty smooth, and controls ink nicely. It is much better than standard printer copier paper. Cost wise, with shipping it ends up at a price close to some of the premium heavyweight papers that some people like for fountain pen use.

 

Thanks for the link, I'm thinking of getting their sampler pack with all their different "alternative" papers. Have you compared it in terms of ink control vs HP premium laserjet paper? I find the HP papers great to write on, but do tend to spread the lines a bit more on some inks vs a thin, err... "harder" paper. And with very wet writers the spread can be significant.

 

I like it better than the premium laser papers I've tried. Compared to the Staples paper, the lines aren't quite as crisp, but they don't bleed or feather.