I've been trying out a Reflexions wirebound sketchbook lately. I'm not very pleased with it. The paper is soft and resembles blotting paper. The fibers catch on the nib of my fountain pens so I won't be using my fave vintage pens with this book. A Sailor pen with the Zoom nib is the only fountain pen that doesn't grab the paper fibers. Adding a wash to pen and ink also is a problem for this book. The paper is so absorbent that a wash spreads in weird ways along the fibers. The Noodler's ink I love to use in my fountain pens separated out into odd colors on this paper also- strange greens and blues from the brown ink. The goose below was a fast test sketch/journal blurb done with the Sailor pen, zoom nib and Noodler's pecan (beaver?) ink.
