Tomoe Notebooks >A5

[Angeldust]

Hello pen friends!

I'm curious as to whether any of you has a source for A4 or B5 sized Tomoe river notebooks? I used to use paperforfountainpens.com, but it seems as though they're out of stock and I haven't received a reply following e-mail.

 

Thank you so much!

[kaspian]

Goulet has some house-branded notebooks made with Tomoe river paper (which are quite nice), but I'm not sure they offer them in the size you're looking for.

 

https://www.gouletpens.com/notebooks/c/10/?sortBy=productName+asc&facetValueFilter=Tenant~Brand%3Agoulet

[Angeldust]

Thank you! You're quite right though- A5 is their largest option

[sodiumnitrate]

I've had the idea of making my own for a while, as Amazon sells loose sheets in A3. But, you would have to pay about $60 just to get the paper to make a 400-page notebook. This is for stitch-binding the notebooks. If you're okay with the binding of paperforfountainpens, then you can just buy a ream or two of A4-sized paper, and get them glued into a notebook. You could do this yourself as well. This is more or less how you would do it but by using single sheets instead of folded ones:

 

That being said, I'm not a fan of notebooks that don't lie flat. So if anyone finds a ream of A3 TR paper that's cheaper than the ones in amazon, please let me know

[Karmachanic]

In the US you might try http://www.nanamipaper.com/categories/seven-seas-tomoe-river-paper.html

 

Haven't purchased from them myself as duty/vat/handling charges makes them unaffordable, for me.

Edited March 23, 2018 by kd3

[sketchstack]

I've purchased many times from Nanami and it's always an excellent experience.

 

Just yesterday I believe Gourmet Pens reviewed a B6 Tomoe River notepad: http://www.gourmetpens.com/2018/03/review-paper-cuts-b6-tomoe-river.html#.WrVeu5PwaOE

 

But to confirm your suspicions they are mostly A5 from what I can tell.

[RPB]

As kd3 and sketchstack mention above, Nanami paper Seven Seas Writer or Cafe books are just incredible. I am in the UK and paid a lot of money in shipping, etc, however those same books are now $24 whereas mine was $32 years ago. He explains the reasons for the price drops over the editions and to be honest I admire that, I really do. They are so popular and he drops the price! Wow.

Unfortunately due to this, they are out of stock and will not be selling again until this summer time, approx.

They change certain things during the different editions, for e.g. my 4th edition had the same Creme Tomoe River lined paper they always used then they changed it on the 5th edition to White paper and Blue lines. They have stated that version 6 will be back to the Creme paper and Sepia lines.

Anyway, sorry for waffling on. I love these books they are well worth the money, lie flat properly and the Kip leather cover is ageing so well.

 

The other books I have invested in are from design.y in Japan. Hand made and just incredible, however they are not cheap.

http://design-y.near-mint.com

[RPB]

I've purchased many times from Nanami and it's always an excellent experience.

 

Just yesterday I believe Gourmet Pens reviewed a B6 Tomoe River notepad: http://www.gourmetpens.com/2018/03/review-paper-cuts-b6-tomoe-river.html#.WrVeu5PwaOE

 

But to confirm your suspicions they are mostly A5 from what I can tell.

 

Thanks for the info! Am just reading their reviews and I am impressed. I like the idea of a heavier weight 68gsm Tomoe River paper.

[Karmachanic]

Here's another option from an FPN member. Handmade leather bound: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GatzBcn?section_id=18882588