Tried The 149 Sketchbook/notebook?

[siamackz]

I am thinking of buying this product for my daily journal.

 

Does the paper perform well with wet fountain pens - no bled through, feathering, etc? Writing on Tomoe River (TR) paper is the best writing experience for me - is the paper in the 149 book anywhere close to TR?

 

I have moleskin, clairefontane, and Rhodia pads - of the three I like Rhodia. But still TR is my first choice.

 

Thanks!

Edited January 9, 2019 by siamackz

[adim]

I haven't tried the 149, only the 146. I like the paper a lot, it is a bit off-white and with a little bit of feedback, unlike Clairefontaine and Rhodia, which I've grown to dislike. From what I've tried, I can compare it to Leuchtturm, which you don't list as having tried, unfortunately. And I haven't tried TR either.

 

So all in all, the Montblanc paper is definitely not as smooth and glossy as Rhodia/Clairefontaine, it has a decent (read: good) amount of feedback and from what I've tried, it handles my pens perfectly. The wettest and widest I tried is a 149 with a B nib, but I guess it's ground more like a BB, as its line is around .9-1.0 mm. Absolutely no feathering, ghosting etc, using MB inks (I haven't tried others).

 

However, be aware that in my connected discussion, there were unsatisfactory reports as well.

 

So let's wait what others have to say as well. I, for one, would buy another 146 or 149 notebook in a heartbeat, it's my favourite type of paper: off-white ("ivory") and with a bit of feedback and no gloss.

[pwsuba]

Without having actually writing in a 149notebook but having felt them. Im going to start off with I believe all of MB notebooks use the same base paper.

I have a few smaller notebooks that were gifted to me with pen purchases.

 

I find the paper holds up well with MB inks. My pens vary with OM, OB, and OBB. The OBB is a wet writer I get no feathering dry time is a little long but thats expected.

 

The paper is not as smooth as rhodia. It has what I would consider a good amount of bite, or feel too it. Its definitely high quality and ivory, but a light ivory. The pages have the MontBlanc star watermarked on them and silver edging.

 

The lined notebooks are a little wider ruled than I normally like but its still a good notebook with a classic look.

 

I tend to prefer rhodia or llechturm 1917 (sp). But the MB is a good notebook.

 

I have not really noticed ghosting but I dont want to say with 100% certainty at this time as I have not been using the MB notebooks much recently as I hadnt fully finished the current notebooks I was using.

 

One of the MB I received I use as an ink/pen tracker. I jot down a little note with ink changes and new pens.

[siamackz]

Without having actually writing in a 149notebook but having felt them. Im going to start off with I believe all of MB notebooks use the same base paper.

I have a few smaller notebooks that were gifted to me with pen purchases.

 

I find the paper holds up well with MB inks. My pens vary with OM, OB, and OBB. The OBB is a wet writer I get no feathering dry time is a little long but thats expected.

 

The paper is not as smooth as rhodia. It has what I would consider a good amount of bite, or feel too it. Its definitely high quality and ivory, but a light ivory. The pages have the MontBlanc star watermarked on them and silver edging.

 

The lined notebooks are a little wider ruled than I normally like but its still a good notebook with a classic look.

 

I tend to prefer rhodia or llechturm 1917 (sp). But the MB is a good notebook.

 

I have not really noticed ghosting but I dont want to say with 100% certainty at this time as I have not been using the MB notebooks much recently as I hadnt fully finished the current notebooks I was using.

 

One of the MB I received I use as an ink/pen tracker. I jot down a little note with ink changes and new pens.

Thanks for sharing!

[TLMG]

What type of paper does the notebook use? Is it on par with the higher-quality papers that we all love, or is it more of a "you're paying for the name alone" type of situation?

[adim]

What type of paper does the notebook use? Is it on par with the higher-quality papers that we all love, or is it more of a "you're paying for the name alone" type of situation?

 

I, for one, found it very enjoyable, thicker and a bit more feedbacky than Leuchtturm. The watermark branding is a bit cheesy, though, but not very visible or distracting in any way, I would say.

[pwsuba]

Its definitely high quality paper. 100gsm. Which would be thicker than rhodia/lechturm.

 

I will say the reason I have any of their notebooks is that they were gifted to me. They are very nice pieces but Im not sure its worth the cost of entry. That said I do feel theres a bit of an extra cost for the name.