The Pilot Metropolitan and Kakuno are often considered the best beginner fountain pens. Pilot Metropolitan and Kakuno, Lamy Safari It’s also super sturdy and lasts the entire semester in my bag. It has enough space for writing down all the declensions and conjugations my heart desires. Clairefontaine A4 Spiral Bound, $7 at Goulet Pensįor Latin class, I need a giant notebook for me to stuff all my notes and tears into. Mine have 80 sheets/160 pages, enough for my copious note taking. The paper doesn’t take too long to dry either. They have silky, thick ivory paper with light 7mm lines, perfect for fountain pens. I love these notebooks because they have soft plastic rings that don’t bite into my hand as I write (yes I’m a leftie). A review of the Scholar is coming soon! Kokuyo B5 Soft Ring, $11.75 at JetPens Monthly spreads are helpful for writing down exam dates and paper due dates. It comes in a weekly format with plenty of space for each page, which is much more useful to me as a student than a page-a-day planner. This is my third one, after using one each year! The Scholar has thick, bright white Clairefontaine 90g paper.
They have a huge collection of Quo Vadis planners, from A6 size to 6 x 9 inches and with pretty covers. I found this planner at my college bookstore. They stock Clairefontaine and Rhodia notebooks at mine! Here’s my daily carries: Quo Vadis Scholar Weekly Planner, $16 For current students, check out your college bookstore. I like to splurge on stationery so my recommendations may be more money than some people are willing to pay for. But other fountain pen friendly notebooks, like Tomoe River, are unsuited for taking quick notes. You can find notebooks for cheap, but they may not have the best paper. A student’s budget is much different than an adult’s when it comes to stationery. Some factors that influenced my choices were price and accessibility. So I wrote up a list of my favorite notebooks, pens, and pencils, among other items, that I use in my daily life. Actually, writing notes by hand helps students to retain information better. Although some students at my university use laptops, plenty of us still use paper and pens. I was not paid for this review.Īs a student, the stationery I use is essential to me! I like incorporating my favorite hobby into school while having pretty lecture notes. I bought this notebook with my own funds. I bought a pack for my mom and she loves them! Otherwise, I’d recommend waiting for the next generation of these pencils. If you’re okay with potentially getting off-center cores and love the beautiful red cedar, then I would purchase. They also aren’t very expensive compared to Blackwings. At least Musgrave was honest and wrote a blog post explaining the issues. I love the idea of the Tennessee Red pencils but I think better quality control needs to go into the next batch. Both pencils felt lightweight without a ferrule and eraser. It seems perfect for sketching! I didn’t like the Bugle, it was too light and scratchy.
I loved the dark, smooth lead of the News, but I broke the tip instantly.
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I also was given two free pencils in a sleeve, a Musgrave 600 News and Musgrave Bugle. Finally, the hex is much too sharp for me. I used my brass Möbius and Ruppert sharpener which worked but it took some effort. They are also hard to sharpen, especially in hand-held sharpeners. It looked like the two slats were misaligned. Even worse, one of them was completely messed up. However, I had quality control problems with my pack of pencils. It’s a contender for my favorite lead, with the Blackwing 602 still holding first place. It also has kept its point despite writing pages of notes. I didn’t feel any grit or scratchiness like I do with some pencils. I tested it on Write Notepads and it was great.
It’s smooth and dark on paper with some tooth.
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