On my journey to find my favourite journaling notebook, and - of course - the Leuchtturm1917 (80gsm) notebook is in the rotation.
I love everything about this notebook, but I'm experiencing a problem, and I'm assuming it's just a quirky manufacturing defect.
I'm writing with fountain pens - several different kinds and all different inks - and they all are experiencing the same issue, so (I assume) the paper must be at fault.
On every page, between half and two-thirds down the page, on the left hand side, it seems like there is some sort of coating on the page. It's not visible, but in those spots, the paper just won't take any ink. Every single pen that I have struggles to put down a line in that area. (FWIW, I have also switched to Tomoe and Midori to confirm the pens are flowing fine).
I just got a dud, right? I really want to love Leuchtturm, but this is making me a little crazy.