Clairefontaine: Front Side/ Back Side - Different Characteristics

[Oshi]

Hello community, this is my first post

 

I just started out with fountain pens a few weeks ago and came across an issue.

Using the back side of a Paper alway feels different than the front side, like the ink wont get absorbed well.

The appearance of the handwriting is also a different!

but my girlfrind already thinks im crazy because of my pedantism

it happenes with all pens and inks i have.

 

please tell me im not crazy hehe.

 

 

 

cheers

Edited March 9, 2018 by Oshi

[Oshi]

here is a photo, you can see the difference clearly.

 

Paper: Clairfontaine 90g/m2

Pen: Parker IM 2016

Ink: Montblanc Midnight Blue

 

 

Edited March 9, 2018 by Oshi

[escribo]

I see no difference when writing in a Clairefontaine notebook: "Douceur de l'ecriture PAPIER VELOUTE 90g/m² MADE IN FRANCE 14,8 X 21 cm - 192 pages / 96 sheets"

It's one of those with card weight paper covers and cloth spine.

This may be different paper from what you're using, and is certainly different ink.

But in your sample I do see a difference, for whatever reason it occurred.

 

EDIT: Oh, and WELCOME to FPN

[rollerboy]

It's very typical for paper (not just Clairefontaine) to differ in characteristics between front and back sides. AFAIK it's a fact-of-life of paper manufacturing. Now, whether or not the difference is subtle or blatant, and whether the user notices or cares are different issues. The pattern I've noticed with most papers is the front is slightly smoother than the back. I can't say I've characterized absorbency.

[MHBru]

I never noticed but I don't doubt it... I only write on the front surface so it really isnt an issue for me.

[Oshi]

Thx escribo!

 

@rollerboy

Nice to hear that, i thought so.

I think "Roughness" shouldnt result in thin lines, like in my posted image. But reduced absorbency could do that imo.

Rough, cheap paper always sucked the ink out of my pen resulting in thicker lines, not vice versa.

Edited March 10, 2018 by Oshi

[minddance]

Rhodia, too, and also many papers, the front and back sides are different. Absorbency and smoothness are different too.

[Oshi]

good to hear, thanks

[alexander_k]

I've been using a lot of 60g Clairefontaine Smart Print paper lately and I can't say I've noticed any difference between sheet sides. Differences in pen and ink behaviour from my usual 80g copy paper, on the other hand, have been big at times and rather unpredictable.

[LanceSaintPaul]

You may also notice a difference between writing horizontally and vertically on the same side as the paper's grain orientation can provide some contrast.