It's wild to me that "stone" paper companies have been advertising as if they're good for the environment while being 80% fossil fuel product? I'd be worried about the limestone content eeeever so slowly wearing down my nibs over time. I've been super curious about this paper so I'm really happy to see you review it nonetheless! Other reviewers don't point out the issues.
Hi Eleine! I hope it was helpful. I too am worried about what the paper will do to my nibs. I am going to give the notebook away to someone that doesn't use fountain pens.
@@BlakesBroadcast Don't give it away, recycle it. This is plastic crap that will just add to a landfill. Even buying it for review harms the environment.
May I ask where you got the information from? of Stone paper being made 80% from fossil fuel? My understanding was that is 80% powdered limestone (calcium carbonate) and 20% glue.
Finally finished my stone paper notebook and for what I gathered the main issue is that the ink doesn't dry, at least not fast enough for you to use a fountain pen in there. I use a LAMY Safari to write so I didn't mind to test it there, but the main issue is that of the never drying ink. Happened to ball point pens too. So I resorted to only writing with a KuruToga mechanical pencil. With the pencil everything was "better" but, i don't know why but if the lead is too sharp, you can can actually damage the paper and is easy to leave marks on the paper too. Going back to my Moleskine, what a mistake changing the notebook was.
Just what the world needs. . .more plastic in landfills, and probably in the oceans. Even buying this stuff to review it is a bad thing. It will not harm a nib. It simply is not rough enough to do that, especially since it's eighty percent PLASTIC. Recycle the crappy stuff so it doesn't end up in a landfill pr the ocean. The world is drowning in disposable plastic, but people keep right on buying it, and keep right on throwing it away.
I got a few pages from a friend, I will test it with some cheap Jinhao nib. I thought I'd use it as I would use my 12K grit pad and see it it chips away at the tipping. If it does' maybe we will discover it's like 20K grit sanding paper... at least it is useful for something! though still much less environmental than paper...
@@BlakesBroadcast I bought a dozen or more Jinhao nibs, I think they were 50 cents a piece or less, I use them for tests and grinding practice. It's what they exist for ;)
Thanks for the comment Ken! The main reason I don't give away notebooks is that I use them for testing but it might make sense to buy two at a time so I can give one away.
@@BlakesBroadcast Makes sense. One more thing, I’ve noticed sometimes you mention if a certain amount of pages per signature is good or not. I’d love for you to talk more about that in your reviews so I can understand! Thanks for the vids!
The only good use is to use it with pencils or ballpoints, rip the pages off and carry individual page as a note , because the pages themselves are indestructible , you can have a page twist and wrinkle it, put it in a rain whatever and it will not be damaged. Its cool to have a to-do list or some thoughts, etc and just toss it in your pocket.
The pages are not indestructible. They're eighty percent plastic. Yeah, it's real cool to add more plastic to landfills to the woods, and probably to the ocean.
Typically stone paper is 80% calcium carbonate (lime stone) and 20% resin as a binding agent. Depending on the type of resin used, it can be 100% recyclable and biodegradable, it is not mostly plastic unless this company specifically says it is.
The resin is also called high density polyethylene resin which is a form of pe plastic. Due to the carbonate it can't be recycled as it would contaminate the recycling batch. It will land in a landfill
Hi Blake. I understand your concerns when using a fountain pen on this stone paper. Is it abrasive? If it were I'd expect it to cause wear to a ballpoint as well as a fountain pen nib. If the manufacturer has not stated somewhere on the book or packaging that it's FP friendly I'd avoid using it in that way. I agree with you, it is an interesting product but I'm not sure who it's aimed at.
Hi David, it is smooth to the touch and pens do glide on it. I have seen some stores list it as "fountain pen safe". I don't know if that comes from the manufacturer or not...either way probably not a good idea to risk it.
Its like writing on a plastic bag, if you were to press while writing it stretches like a plastic bag too, and as it has no fibers it just doesnt dry. Totally not safe for fountain pens I guess, I heard the same concern that it could grind your nib. And it feels like it too. Environmentally its a total gimmick because its an over sized plastic bag, while any notebook is at least easily recyclable paper.
I just bought one for the recipes at my job. My mom's notebook with the recipes is falling apart and some of thr writing has been smudged with... different things... we work in a kitchen. I intend to rewrite all the recipes, and add pictures and will be out kitchens recipe book. I imagine it's not useful for every day use and unless you really NEED it, you don't need it.
The stone paper is photodegradable so I would recommend using cartography paper to long term store your recipes otherwise they will be lost forever using this inferior paper
