Which Notebook Do You Use?

[Miriel]

Hi everyone,

 

Which notebook/journal/diary/planner do you use?

 

If you have interesting systematic about how do you use it, you can explain. If you have a good photo combining with fountain pen or anything that writes you can share. If you have any comment/suggestion you can share and so on..

 

Bests.

[NinthSphere]

Rhodia all the way. No. 12 & 16 dot pads, no. 18 lined, & some spiral bound lined notebooks that I don't know the designation for that are 8.5x11ish. The 12s are for carrying in one of my pen cases for quick notes, the 18s & spiral notebooks are for when I need to do actual writing, & the 16s are mostly for sketchy stuff or when I want to write something more extensive than the 12s allow for, but don't want to carry a full size notebook.

[Sleebus]

I use a Rhodia Desk Webnotebook. It's a dot grid with 90gm Clairefontaine paper. I like the size, it's like the Moleskine I used to use before, but with much better paper. I'd show pics, but it's at work...and contains work stuff which I really can't post. I use a simple bullet journal method of classifying entries, - for a note, a dot for a task, X for finished task, < for scheduled, > for migrated forward. I don't waste time with indexes or page numbers. I do make a header on the page whenever it's a new day; i don't make a new page for a new day.

 

Oh! I do remember I have one sample I posted here elsewhere:

 

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/sleebusjones/LRM_EXPORT_20170209_112505.jpg

Edited February 11, 2017 by Sleebus

[Out0Mind]

For work and every-day writing? A Rhodia webnotebook dotgrid. I do my work calendaring in a Hobonichi Techo Cousin, write in the evening in a Tomoe River paperforfountainpens.com notebook, and keep some personal notes in a Hobonichi Techo Planner (English version).

 

I don't care for Clairefontaine notebooks. The paper's coating is too slick.

[Tasmith]

Hobonichi A5 Techo Cousin for a planner.

 

Rhodia No.18 A4 5x5mm Ice grid notepad for notes, calligraphy practice.

 

Rhodia No.16 A5 Lined note pad for notes.

 

Apica CD7 for pocket sized notepad to carry on me for to-do lists.

 

Moleskine Weekly Notebook (about A5 size) to keep in car for mileage and expense tracking.

 

Don't care for Clairfontaine as I too find the paper's coating too slick.

[max dog]

Markings journal. Similar to Moleskine but more fountain pen friendly at fraction of the cost. Need paper that enables ink to dry quick so I don't get smudging, and this fits the bill for me.

[max dog]

I use a Rhodia Desk Webnotebook. It's a dot grid with 90gm Clairefontaine paper. I like the size, it's like the Moleskine I used to use before, but with much better paper.

 

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/sleebusjones/LRM_EXPORT_20170209_112505.jpg

I haven't tried the Rhodia webnotebook but it interests me per your description. Do you find the ink dries very quick on the paper? For my quick note taking at work, I can't tolerate waiting for the ink to dry before I can turn the page.

[Jamesbeat]

I have a leather cover for standard composition notebooks.

It has two ribbon bookmarks, (one black, one red) so I can keep my todo list and main work notes in separate places.

I start my todo lists in the back, working towards the front, and my main notes start at the front and work towards the back.

When they meet in the middle, I take out the old composition book and insert a new one.

 

It's the perfect size for work, and very inexpensive.

 

The only drawback is having to find made in Brazil composition books, which are the only ones I have found to play nice with fountain pens.

Edited February 11, 2017 by Jamesbeat

[TheRealMikeDr]

I've got a Hobonichi Techo Planner (Christmas gift from my dear wife) that I use for daily ToDo lists. I rely heavily on it.

 

For work I've got Rhodia dot pads - the A4. For personal scribbles and ink testing and whatnot I use Rhodia dotpads - A5.

 

I also have several other notebooks, Black -n- Red, Leuchtturm & Maruman that I have laying aboot - waiting for some inspiration or a reason to write in them.

 

I too don't care for Clairfontaine - it's too slick - or something - and some of my pens don't behave well with it.

Edited February 11, 2017 by TheRealMikeDr

[inkandseeds]

For years, i used Canson sketch books for journals. They are inexpensive and durable.

 

A couple of years ago, i switched to Creative Blok journals mostly because they are made in Arizona and i live in Arizona. They are much more expensive but i do like their paper better. I would add a photo of one but i haven't figured out how to do images yet. Bit of a luddite.

 

My day planner is Gallery Leather out of Maine.

Edited February 11, 2017 by inkandseeds

[kroywen1982]

Mac Book Pro 12.9"

[Orpilorp]

Quo Vadis is my all time favorite BUT

 

Over the past several months I have stumbled upon old ledgers at thrift stores, the large multi-columnar ones which were used to track accounts receivable and such. Some are leather bound. They harken back to the days before ballpoints, and so they are fountain pen friendly. Some have paper that is quite beautiful, like this:

[OmegaMountain]

I like Rhodia but seem to prefer Mnemosyne over it. I just wish you could get the Mnemosyne in dot grid...

[Jjf1989]

Mnemosyne and Apica premium. I really like the way rhodia paper feels, and I love the look of the web notebook but they always feathered for me. My only wish is I could get Mnemosyne in dot grid!

[Ada]

Miquelrius square/grid ruled for me. I use the large (A4) spiral bound notebooks for long notes I plan to keep, and the soft bound journals when I want smaller sheets.

[Sleebus]

I haven't tried the Rhodia webnotebook but it interests me per your description. Do you find the ink dries very quick on the paper? For my quick note taking at work, I can't tolerate waiting for the ink to dry before I can turn the page.

 

 

I find it works quite well. I only get transfer if I write and immediately flip back a few pages to look for something. Doesn't happen very often. I'm definitely happy with it.

[BradGad]

Seven Seas Writer in a Gfeller cover... 480 pages of loverly Tomoe River paper.

[Octo]

Brazilian composition notebooks in leather covers for me also for everything except pocket carry which are Dollar General mini-composition notebooks.

[Jamesbeat]

Brazilian composition notebooks in leather covers for me also for everything except pocket carry which are Dollar General mini-composition notebooks.

They're great aren't they?

Once you have a nice cover, they are perfect in my opinion.

 

Are those mini notebooks also made in Brazil?

I have been keeping my eye out for them in the hope of having something more portable, but I've only found ones made in India, and the paper doesn't look too promising.

 

I guess I should just buy one, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

[guyinkits]

At home, I will write on Rhodia dot pad but at work, amazingly enough, the office supplied Hilroy heavy weight paper notebook works fine with minimum to none in feathering and minimal bleed through using my moderately wet Pelikan M805.