Good article with a lot of discussion of fountain pens, papers, etc.
http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/handwritten-notes-correspondence/
http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/handwritten-notes-correspondence/
An Introduction to Handwritten Notes & Correspondence
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I liked the article, thanks for sharing!
Nice find.
An excellent article, thank you for sharing 
Great worth while read. Thanks!
Thanks for posting.
Good read - thanks
I saw that article the other day and skimmed it. Need to go back to it.
The bespoke Montblanc Nib is AWESOME!!! I bet it costs a pretty penny though
Larry, great article and thanks for the link! 
Awesome article Larry, first chance Ive had to actually sit down and read it. That was a great find, well done
Really cool article Larry, thanks for posting the link.
I loved the part when Steven King talks about having written a book with the greatest ever word processor. Of course the article is making me want some personalized letter press stationery.
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In general, I liked the article, but like Johan, I took exception to a few details. The statement "With a fountain pen in hand, it is important to buy the most expensive paper you can afford" is particularly misleading. Moleskine paper is expensive, but it generally sucks for fountain pens. Many 100% cotton "laid" papers are likewise expensive but not fountain pen friendly. Staples "Sustainable Earth" notebooks are inexpensive but are quite good performers with fountain pens. Even the super cheap Norcom composition books (the Brazilian ones) are serviceable.
What a terrific, well written article! It actually answers some questions I've had about paper.
It got me thinking of an embosser.
Yeah... Now I'm wondering how expensive it would be to have a copper plate made with a monogram for stationery. :/
