Almost exclusively a Clairfontaine user...hard part for me is deciding the notebook size & style!
Ampad Gold Fibre @ Staples
If you are at Staples you might want to wander over to the....hate to write this, but the Martha Stewart Home Office stand. This afternoon I picked up a few A5 notebooks (46 pages). The paper is thin but only has allowed just a small amount of show through. I have tried three different inks and three different nibs with decent success. I see no feathering or spread. Thus far, the paper appears to be a step up from the SE line. Not bad for a locally purchased notebook priced under $5/each.
My wife has a notebook with paper made from pulverized construction rock. It's remarkably tough, and resists bleed/ghosting/feathering. The paper feels a bit weird, but it's hard to tear. Lots of companies are popping up offering these. The dry time is a little longer than my Rhodia tablet, but my FPs work remarkably well on it. Plus, it's not made from trees... if that sort of thing matters to you. (Although this process is not free from controversy).
I can't really attest to that. I just know that I've never had a problem writing on it. There are no loose fibers to clog the tines. There would need to be a lot more scientific study to compare to some of the better known papers. Microscopes and what-not.That sounds like it's hard on the nibs in the long term, even if the business end of most nibs is made of very hard (iridium and cousins) material.
Rock?? You mean like drywall or plaster? I don't think I'd let the nib of one of my pens touch it. It sounds very abrasive.My wife has a notebook with paper made from pulverized construction rock.