Oxford Optik Coated Paper

[beurling]

i have noticed my wettest pen ( Eversharp skyline with a semi flex nib ) does make time to dry on this paper quite high...

 

but i make a habit of keeping blotting paper nearby for the most part.... i would say that the optik paper makes drying time more by virtue of it's coating...

 

still love it though

[alexander_k]

Alex, what paper do you use?

 

PR has a reputation as a problem ink, so I don't even think of the brand.

 

True, PR American Blue was a delightful colour but undiluted it was a major pain. Still, Optik Oxford paper was the worst paper with it but matters didn't improve when I switched to other inks (primarily Diamine). With 80g copy paper there is some showthrough with broad nibs but otherwise no problem.

 

So if anyone is interested in the few Optik spiral-bound notebooks I still have, they are welcome to them.

[orangos]

I have the impression that Optik has a very heavy (clay?) coating and that doesn't always play nicely. Certainly my wetter, broader nibs work better than their underfed brethren. What confirmed the idea, to my eyes at least, was the wonderful schadenfreude moment when it clogged my brother's MB ballpoint at work...he'd been so sure it was just down to my high-falutin' fountain pens. My money would be on fine clay (or whatever) particles being drawn up into the ink on the nib and stemming the flow. And, of course, snafuing some ballpoint nibs.

[timjthomas]

Does anyone know if Optik Paper can be obtained loose? I'd like to create a journal with this paper.

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

[Danni2989]

Does anyone know if Optik Paper can be obtained loose? I'd like to create a journal with this paper.

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

 

I think they only do pre hole punched pads, to put in binders. I haven't seen anything else. You could look through their website though - my-oxford.com I think - that should give you an overview of what they do.

 

 

Anyway. I personally love the stuff. I adore the ruling on their pads of paper from the Oxford Office range. And I do love the paper. It makes my inks (even in gel pens) look so much brighter. Lovely.

 

~ Danni