Paperchase Bonded Leather Notebooks

[Chris]

I was in a local branch of Paperchase looking for discounted Herbin ink (as reported elsewhere) when my eye fell on a new line of notebooks. They are slim, in two sizes and with bonded black leather covers and silver-edged pages. The price was about £7 and £9 for the small and large respectively.

 

They look very much like an 'Allanclone' and I wonded if anyone else has spotted them or has had a chance to try them. With small stack of other notebooks awaiting use, I resisted the tempation...

 

Chris

[orangos]

Was there any sign of the discounted ink...?

 

I haven't used the leather ones but some of their other stock can be pretty decent. Prone to bleed-through on some of the wetter inks...

[Chris]

Sadly, no ink. I heard some was available for 90p a bottle. At that price, any colour would be worth trying.

 

I have tried some of the Paperchase notebooks before and they were OK although very different from one another, but this stood out as obviously trying to be in a different class and much thinner so I suspect very thin paper rather than only ten pages. As it was cellophane wrapped, I could not inspect more closely.

 

Ah well, perhaps I'll wait and see if anyone else bites. I am sure Biffy will, sooner or later

 

Chris

 

edit - new keyboard and the keys are stiff!

Edited August 18, 2010 by Chris

[Rocket1]

I've used the journals... They're pretty good but bleedthrough with really wet inks, and have some feathering and alot of showthrough...

 

I was the one who reported the ink I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't find anymore

[Chris]

I bought one last night and started it this morning. I wish I'd saved my money!

 

OK, they are less than half the price of some, but twice the price of others just as good.

 

The paper is poor, in my opinion; it is quite thick but soft in feel and there is feathering and bleedthrough on most of the ink and pen combinations I have tried. The cover is flexible but of course, being bonded leather, it is like comparing chipboard with solid timber when it comes to quality. It works fine for pencil and for gel ink roller balls, but not fountain pens.

 

I think I will remove the test page with a razor blade and give this to someone as a present - someone who does not yet know the joy of fountain pens. I wish I'd saved my £9.75 and put it towards an Allan!

 

Chris

[farseer911]

I only used them once and found the paper NOT to be FP kind....

[Opus104]

 

I think I will remove the test page with a razor blade and give this to someone as a present - someone who does not yet know the joy of fountain pens. I wish I'd saved my £9.75 and put it towards an Allan!

 

Chris

 

Sorry I didn't catch the thread in time. My experience exactly. I was sucker enough to have bought 2 awhile ago - and the paper was different in both. I assume they source globally from a variety of suppliers.

 

Funny thing - I did exactly what you described, slicing out the used page. One still sits in the drawer and another has been gifted to one of my kids.