Tooled Leather Bound Journal Help!

[AsheTsuna]

Hi

 

I'm having difficulty finding leather bound journals with pages that are fountain pen friendly. As most of these leather journal makers I've put enquiries into don't use paper that accepts all writing mediums. 95-99% of the journals I have enquired about use paper that aren't suitable for fountain/calligraphy pen ink for whatever reason. Mostly feathering and bleeding through the paper. Or have no idea how the ink reacts with their paper at all.

 

I'm almost tempted to try and make my own. However, I have never worked with leather before nor know the first thing about working with it. On top of which I'd also have to purchase said leather and all the tools required to make my journal......

 

I was told you may be able to help

 

 

I'd love something tooled if at all possible and with a lock of some kind. As I have a few ideas in that regard from my browsing. Celtic designs as well as made to look like your ye olde books you'd find in an old mansion library complete with one of said books being a "handle" to open up a secret passage way. Yep. I'm a huge nerd for those kinds of things XD

[jimhughes]

Oberon Designs does beautiful Hand Tooled Notebooks. Celtic Designs are one of their specialties. I'd suggest you find a Clairefontaine, Rhodia or Tomoe Notebook of the size and FP Friendly you prefer. Contact Oberon Design and see which of their covers will accommodate said notebook. Then as you fill one notebook, it comes out of the cover is stored and a new notebook is inserted in the cover. Usual disclaimers apply, no affiliation, or relationship with Oberon , other than a very satisfied customer. Let us know what worked out for you.

 

https://www.oberondesign.com/

 

 

Link to Notebooks fitting in their covers: https://www.oberondesign.com/pages/inserts

[Octo]

I also use Oberon Design. A number of composition notebooks have passed through my composition notebook cover version and it still looks new. Highly recommended.

[Moonshae]

Levenger paper isn't great, but their bomber leather covers are nice, and you can choose different disks. They also sell punches you can use to punch your own paper to fit they system. Toss the couple sheets that come with it or use them for testing or whatever, and punch up a pack of your favorite FP-friendly paper.

 

Leatherology also makes journals and covers of various kinds.

[macaddicted]

I received a paper sample with my last order from Innovative Journals. Not anything close to an extensive test but it was friendly with the couple of pens I tried.

[Beechwood]

The diificult part is finding the leather cover, especially if you want something specific and elaborate.

 

http://www.paperhigh.com/handmade-journals-1/all-leather-journals.html

 

Have you considered buying one of these, removing the paper and simply replacing it with your own paper. There are a number of youtube vids showing you how to make or stitch your own fauxdori.

 

The above journal use thin strips of leather to hold the paper which would probably be quite difficult for you, a simpler alternative would be to use garden twine.

 

I made enquiries about making my own, there were a number of problems which included sourcing 3mm leather and high cost, it made Midoris look like bargain basement.