What is the best paper to use with a fountain pen?
The best paper to use is a high cotton content rag paper in a smooth finish. Choose a brand of paper that’s a little thicker than normal fax paper or the cheaper legal pads. We have found that both fax papers and inexpensive legal pads have a tendency to wax up and clog a fountain pen. Most are made with recycled paper that contains some amount of wax. Q: What is a capless roller ball? A: Created in the late 80’s to be a substitute for the fountain pen, roller balls as a class, have been extremely successful. There are two basic types of roller balls, capless and non-capless. Capless refills are used mainly in twist or click-action pens but are sometimes used in capped pens as well. This style of refill will not dry out when exposed to air, so they do not need a cap to protect them. Some of the capless refills like those used in Waterford Kilbarry RF/33 (Schmidt P 8126) will interchange with Parker style ball point refills (Waterford RF/26). Non-capless refills fit a majority of the ca
