Feathering is mostly a paper issue, although a pen that writes very wetly (as Varsity pens do in my experience) will definitely make it worse. A finer nib will deposit less ink on the paper, too. A good paper for fountain pens, weirdly enough, is the Eco-Friendly line from Staples. The paper is made from bagasse and is inexpensive. Rhoda and Clairefontaine are nice but more expensive. You generally want a reasonably non-absorbent paper for fountain pens.
A really good resource is the Fountain Pen Network. That's where I went when I was first getting interested in fountain pens. There are also a lot of blogs out there, too, with people talking about these very things. I can dig out some links from my feed reader if you're inclined in that direction.
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Date: 2012-06-30 02:34 am (UTC)A really good resource is the Fountain Pen Network. That's where I went when I was first getting interested in fountain pens. There are also a lot of blogs out there, too, with people talking about these very things. I can dig out some links from my feed reader if you're inclined in that direction.