Stone Paper

Realizing that my current scratch pad was getting a bit full, and in need of a replacement soon I realized I should scan what is out there to accommodate.  I didn’t really do a lot of research into this, knowing that there are the usual suspects, virgin old growth, recycled, some combination of both, cotton, hippy paper, acid free, NOS.  The main thing that all of these choices give us is the ability to have some paper that uses plant matter in its manufacture.

I was kind of curious to learn that there is now an available type of paper that is made using dust of various minerals (I think mostly limestone dust) and some form of a nontoxic resin (3:1 ratio minerals:resin).  That example is from a company that manufactures a similar type of product that I ended up getting.  This technology has been around for a few years, but only recently available in the US at places like Target (which is where I got my pad of Stone Paper).

The brand I got was a Gartner Stone Paper, but there is very little information online that shows that they even mfg this stuff, as they are a notecard and invitation printer. This stuff is of course designed in the US and made in Taiwan.  But it’s just so darn cute with its bold patterns designed to test color blindness or something.  Way cuter than my go to – Moleskine.

I haven’t yet tested the paper out, but will update this as I start to use it.  Initial reports (August, 2009) show that most pens seem to work fine on it, Sharpies don’t bleed through and pencils don’t fare to well as they skip.  My favorite part of that forum post is this response FTW.

Probably made from petrified wood

-Bob H.