Treefrog Paper - A Potentially New Bagasse

[plc123]

I was looking for other sources of bagasse paper and stumbled upon Treefrog Paper. They sell copy paper, but are not widely distributed. They are based in Atlanta, and are in a few retail outlets there. If anyone has tried it, I would be interested in hearing how it takes fountain pen ink and also how it compares to the other bagasse that folks here have ordered online.

 

I am hoping that perhaps someone in the Georgia area has tried it?

 

http://treefrogpaper.com/

[macaddicted]

Drop your shorts, the site wants you to Flash.

 

I'm curious too. Always looking for cheap (we burn through paper) and FP friendly.

[lovemy51]

money, that's what it comes-down-to for me right now!!! bagasse at staples is good enough, but i would love to give this a try.

[oshizemi]

I think Office Depot/Max is discontinuing Sugarmade (nooooooo!!) But I saw they now carry this Treefrog paper. I did a little digging online and found it cheaper elsewhere... I'll report back with the results.

[oshizemi]

Lovely paper. All of the wonderful properties I've come to expect from (primarily composed of) sugarcane paper.

 

Treefrog is a cool white, Sugarmade a warm white

 

Treefrog a "front" and "back", a smoother side and less smooth but still not toothy feel. Sugarmade has a bit of tooth.

 

Sugarmade held up to the light, you can see the fibers aren't laid as flat and orderly, whereas the Treefrog definitely has a more uniform appearance. Treefrog seems to fold crisper in my origami.

 

No bleedthrough, minimal show through even with my wet pens. I get very little feathering or spread on Sugarmade, none with most pens and inks, even flexy pens and dip nibs. Treefrog is similar in behavior, and smooth enough that my dip nibs don't catch as much.

 

If you like sugarcane paper, if you like Sugarmade but want a smoother version, if you just like paper... buy this paper. It also works well in my printer, which I guess was the original intended use so there's that too!

[plc123]

I had a similar experience with Treefrog. I like it because it is more white, whereas the Office Max one was a dull gray. I happened to see a little of it at a local Kelly Paper in SF, but it was a one-off order at the time that they were trying to dump. I got a couple reams and used it to make fountain pen friendly work notebooks! It was a huge score at the time.