A4 Spiral Pads

[Craiglea]

At work I use an A4 spiral notebook for capturing notes and wondered what notepads pass the 'fountain pen friendly' test. In the last few years I've ben using a Whitelines grid notebook but are there other worth considering too?

 

Ideally I would like a spiral bound dot pad but, until that comes along, happy to try anything else that's recommended assuming I can get it in the UK. The whitelines paper is okay and low key but does bleed through a little.

[rg132012]

Try Rhodia.

[Gris Nuage]

There are only a couple of actual shops left in town where you can get decent paper. One is in Stockbridge, the other in Morningside and both stock Clairefontaine notebooks and pads. The large bookshop near the University also has a small selection of Rhodia (which use Clairefontaine paper).

 

If you're looking for a more traditional notebook, you might want to try Owl and Lion in the West Port.

 

No affiliation with any of the above.

[Craiglea]

If you're looking for a more traditional notebook, you might want to try Owl and Lion in the West Port.

 

Owl and Lion looks fantastic and I had no idea it was there. I am going to head over there for a look very soon!

 

Thanks.

[inkypete]

Cutting straight to the answer here is the A4 I use everyday - I love them.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Large_Lined_Clairefontaine_Wirebound_Notebook_p/c68145.htm

 

The same line in Clairefontaine Essentials has a plain cover.

[Craiglea]

Cutting straight to the answer here is the A4 I use everyday - I love them.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Large_Lined_Clairefontaine_Wirebound_Notebook_p/c68145.htm

 

The same line in Clairefontaine Essentials has a plain cover.

 

Thanks for that recommendation. Available in the UK too which is ideal.

 

I'm getting all distracted by all this lovely paper.

[K. Cakes]

I love Black n Red notebooks. They don't come in dotted, but they're cheap an definitely fp friendly.

[MartinCB]

hi

I have been looking for the same and discovered that Pukka Pads produce A4 and A5 spiral bound pads of laid vellum writing paper. They are fine lined and fine perforated for sheet removal. They come in at about £10 for 3 x A5 pads (postage paid) so not too expensive. Haven't tried them yet but I am going to order some today. I've been using their normal Jotta pads for years and wouldn't use anything else for general note taking.

Martin

[Renfield]

You can get 5 A4 ring bound Rhodia pads for £22 from Bureau Direct.

 

Here is the link

 

Works out at £4.40 each. Probably not THAT much more than you would buy other pads for, and you are getting pretty much the best A4 paper you can buy.

 

I have used brown covered A4 books from Paperchase which was £3.50, but bled through a bit. Decent enough for my purpose, but not the best for notes that you want to keep.

[GeneralSynopsis]

Lidl/United Office Spiral Bound Notepad/Spiral-Notizblock - 60gm/m^2, 5mm squared paper.

 

Not always available, but usually in around the start of term.

 

Available as A5 and A4.

Edited January 29, 2013 by GeneralSynopsis

[brownargus]

Notebooks from Oxford using Optik paper are excellent for fountain pens, smooth paper with no feathering or print through. Not sure whether they do dotted though.

[taliesin]

Ryman has got a buy 1 get 2nd half price offer on Rhodia pads and notebooks at the moment. Pretty sure they had a4 spiral bound pads in the selection that I saw today.

[chiaroscuro]

If Rhodia isn't your thing, try Maruman Mnemosyne. There's a B5 spiral notebook called the Special Memo that's close to A4 size, with excellent, off-white paper and softer ruling.

[kinchi]

If any one is interested, I was in my nearest Staples (Wimbledon) earlier today and found they are doing a buy 1 get 1 free on Black & Red A5 spiral and A4 spiral bound books. Hope this is of help to someone.

 

k-c