Black n’ Red Notebook, Business Journal, 8-1/4″ x 5-7/8″, 70 Sheets, Ruled, Optik Paper, Scribzee App, Flexible Poly Cover, Wirebound, Black (C67009)

I’ve been hunting for either a A4 or Letter (or equivalent) sized ruled notebook mainly for fountain pen use. I’ve been using Five Star 1 subject notebooks for a while, but their quality has been slowly going downhill. Every other page, the toothing is in the opposite direction, or the fibers are different. Very annoying. One sheet could be good, and the next 3 might be horrible.In any event, I prefer Rhodia, the paper is nice, but the notebook construction is less than desirable. Also, there is no margins in the Rhodia. I also tried the Clairefontaine Classic, but it’s construction wasn’t too much better. The paper was OK, but not like the Rhodia. I also tried a Maruman Mnemosyne N199 A4, and for it’s price it wasn’t worth it. I didn’t like how the top of the pages were setup, nor was the construction much better.This Black n’ Red notebook is in a different league. The paper feels just like the Rhodia (maybe between the Rhodia and the Clairefontaine Classic, but more towards the Rhodia), but it’s got the ruling and the lines setup just right. Similar to the Five Star notebooks. It also absorbs the ink without feathering, and it makes even my wettest ink dry rapidly.The price is great! Cheaper than the others I tried (with the exception of the Five Star).As for what I usually use to write in the notebooks: TWSBI ECO, Parker Jotter, VAC700R, Lamy Al-Star, occasionally my Jinhao X750 with a custom Goulet gold nib. They are all medium nibs, and all using Noodler’s EEL Black.Right now I’m finishing up my last few pages in my Five Star, and I’ll report back if I notice anything weird or different that messing around on the first page as a test page. But for now, the notebook is the best I’ve used.