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Tranext Softcover Notebook
Tranext Softcover Notebook
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Why it's special:
- Coated book paper perfect for fountain pens and showing off shading and sheening inks (it works great with rollerballs, ballpoints, gel pens, and felt tip pens too!)
- Ultra flexible stitched binding to maximize comfort
- Simple design for distraction free writing
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In designing our notebooks we prioritized writing performance and comfort above all else. This means the best paper and the most flexible and durable binding we could find.
Detailed specs:
- 192 pages of 83 gsm b7 Tranext paper (acid-free)
- 7mm light gray rule or blank page styles
- Stitched binding with 12 signatures
- Japanese book cloth softcover
- Black woven bookmark
- Gray end papers
- 1 pink blotter sheet
- A5 size 148 mm x 210 mm x 12.5 mm
- Made in Tokyo Japan
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Highly recommended1
I used to used Cosmo notebooks and when they got discontinued I was devastated. I made a deep search for what kind of notebook could poss it replace what I thought was the best paper journal for fountain pens that ever existed. I was wrong. THIS tranext paper is the best I have ever used and the white color lets all of the subtleties of my different inks truly stand out and show their full colors. I don’t think I can ever find something better than these so I hope to be able to write on them forever. So grateful to have found literally the BEST paper for fountain pens journal I could have ever even dreamt of. Highly recommend. Thank you!!
Color and sheen look good on this paper - like cosmo air light and then regalia, this paper doubles the line width used - should probably use an ef and f - this paper would be an excellent swatch book
I picked this up because Blake said it’s a Cosmo Air paper substitute. It feels pretty smooth, but I’ve noticed that it softens a lot of the pen and ink effects. For example, when I use my fountain pens, I usually see some variation in line width on other papers. But on this one, most of those variations disappear, and all my nibs look pretty uniform. I think it’s a fantastic notebook for jotting down notes, but I didn’t really enjoy using it as my daily journal. I love experimenting with different pens, nibs, and inks, and this paper just didn’t quite feel right for that.
great quality product