Pocket Notebook/journal

[Archman66]

I would like to get a small notebook/sketchbook/journal to carry around with me that is fountain pen friendly. It would just be something to carry where I could jot down a thought or sketch something interesting. I would prefer it to have blank pages, although dots wouldn't be out of the question. Moleskine makes a nice blank pcket-size notebook, but I've read in other forums the paper is not so fountain pen friendly. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

[sdcurnow]

I've been making these lately. 5.25"x3.5", using high quality, fountain pen friendly paper. Our regular version comes in either blank or lined, 48 pages with hand-sewn bindings.. Currently we also have 2 special editions: Tomoe River (blank with 60 pages) or the Springtime Edition (pink cleanroom paper with a salmon cover, blank or lined.

 

Backpocket Journals come in 3-packs. A 3-pack of regular (blank or lined) or Springtime Edition (blank or lined) is $10 and a 3-pack of the Tomoe River Edition (blank only) is $12.50. Shipping & handling is $4 for the first set and $1.50 for each additional set. There is an additional charge for international shipping.

 

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[SallyLyn]

-- Fieldnotes fieldnotes.com Can get the Kraft cover in blank or grid. Some other versions are grid or lined.

-- Scoutbooks Can get dot or blank (lined too).

-- Banditapple Carnet look at Gouletpens.com couple sizes, lines, dots/grid, blank

-- Midori refills Traveler size or Passport, blank, lines grid. The Traveler also has a sketchbook refill.

 

All the above are not hardback but 3.5"x5.5" or larger softback notebooks for sketching or notes. Many people put these notebooks in a leather flap cover (Midori is a commercial version) but they will work just fine with their kraft like cover for the time you will carry and use. Do searches in FPN or internet to see how people use.

Paper of Banditapple and Midori especially nice but have seen great pen/ink even watercolor in the Fieldnotes and Scoutbooks.

The Tomoe River paper is much loved. I have not seen the notebooks mentioned.

 

There is also a Pen Art Gallery topic in "The Write Stuff" forum of FPN you might find of interest.

[jimhughes]

One of the FPNer's had some Tomoe River Soft Cover 3 x 5 notebooks Blank for sale on the classified section a couple of weeks ago. They were $!2 for set of 3 plus $4 postage. He had some lined and dot, non Tomoe Paper ones at $9/set of 3 IIRC. Now I know my spelling is off so help me out her people. Fellow is Steve Curnow...Curnow Bookbinding and Leatherwork. Great guy to work with, usual disclaimers, no affiliation, just a satisfied customer. Jim

[AFountain]

I've been using the Quo Vadis Habana, 4 x 6.375. I found mine at a B&M fountain pen store, but have also found them at Goulet (no affiliation). Soft, leatherette cover, beautiful smooth paper that works well with fountain pens.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Black_Blank_Pocket_Quo_Vadis_Habana_p/q349-1.htm

[fljones3]

I've been using the Quo Vadis Habana, 4 x 6.375. I found mine at a B&M fountain pen store, but have also found them at Goulet (no affiliation). Soft, leatherette cover, beautiful smooth paper that works well with fountain pens.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Black_Blank_Pocket_Quo_Vadis_Habana_p/q349-1.htm

 

Brought mine from Goulet. Great, smooth, paper.

[crbrown]

Fabriano Ecoqua is extemely in expensive and I've found it to be great with fountain pens and inks of all sorts so far, there is some show through and they aren't hard bound though.

[AFountain]

 

Brought mine from Goulet. Great, smooth, paper.

 

I bought a larger Habana and use for my desk notebook at work from Goulet. It's perfect - stays open on its own and the paper takes all of the inks that I've thrown at it beautifully.