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Manufactus Marble & Peacock Leatherbound Journals
alexandriao
1
Jan 1, 2019
Does anyone know if the ink bleeds through the paper, as it's only 100gsm.
monocline
31
Mar 29, 2019
alexandriaoGSM is not the way to think about it. TR 52 or 68 gsm doesn't bleed. I'll post a photo of mine with some inks later.
alexandriao
1
Mar 31, 2019
monoclineI think you're mistaking feathering with bleeding.
If something feathers, it means the ink tends to 'fuzz out' on the paper, you are right that feathering does not depend on GSM, it depends on how the paper has been sized and calendered.
If something 'bleeds through the paper', it means that you can write on one side, and then see what you have written through the other side.
68 GSM will absolutely bleed through. At that point the thinness of the paper is more like tissue paper.
monocline
31
Jun 14, 2019
alexandriao@alexandriao I beg to differ about Tomoe River paper and some other brands. It does not bleed with nearly any fountain pen ink and normal fountain pen writing pressure. Flex nibs are usually fine, too. There is some ghosting with 55gsm but 68gsm it is very little. Watercolors and alcohol-based inks like sharpie or sakura microperm etc. can bleed through almost everything and then 100-120ish gsm is necessary.
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