What’s your favorite size notebook? I dig A5 and if we’re being choosy I like dot grid the best. So when Ana returned from the Chicago Pen Show and handed me the Endless Recorder Notebooks – Stealth Special Edition A5 ($26), I was pretty psyched.
The cover on this one is leatherette, and it’s got rounded corners, an elastic closure and two bookmarks. The outer edges of pages are printed black, as are the end pages and back pocket, but inside the paper is white/cream with gray dot grid. The paper itself is 80gsm and acid-free, Endless’ proprietary Regalia paper. The book has a table of contents, and 187 numbered pages (for a total of 192 pages). Finally, the sheets are perforated in case you need to remove them!
So what’s it like to write on? I’m going to go with mixed. I didn’t even get into too many pens, but I used a TWSBI Eco with a Fine Nib and if I added any extra ink I got a bit of feathering and bleedthrough. With regular writing, it was better with just slight show through because I was pushing harder than I ought to. (Gel pens are making me sloppy with the fountain pens!)
Overall this one is sleek and easy to carry but not my favorite paper given I tend to favor bigger nibs that put down more ink. Have you used one?
(It appears that Ana feels sort of meh about the paper too!)
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