esongmcdodoIf you prefer the more frontier look, I personally like the American Bench Craft leather paper holder. That being said it'll be thicker than most stitched binders, but that's a pro in my book
Edit, that said it is more for a small notebook, a field notes sized one
As a journalist, I love me some expensive notebooks. However, I have yet to figure out what I am paying for when the price goes over $25 bucks. Especially for a paper that fountain pens supposedly bleed through.
Worth mentioning that these were up for 40 dollars mid March (the drop didn't go through then). I guess let's see if more people buy it now that it's 25% more expensive.
I’m so glad I read the comments because I am a sucker for a good notebook- hell, I’m a sucker for a decent one... for a $50 pricetag (oh wait... $75?!?!) these days Tomoe River paper is pretty much a no brainer - Rhodia or Clairefontaine at minimum ( both of course are great but TR has the obvious edge, particularly among us fountain pen fanatics). For this amount, you can snag a Traveler’s, a Lord & Field, Bull + Stash among many others. Granted I haven’t tried this one and can guarantee I won’t given the dud for the buck. It’s decent looking but I have a hard time believing it will win market share against some stiff competition that checks many more boxes. Sorry, if this offends and I admit full disclosure that I have zero first hand experience... maybe if the price were to come down or after a review sample. Until then it won’t take shelf space from even Baron Figg at my store. Best of luck to the makers - I know how challenging this craft truly is.
I'm not a journalist or a pen/writer enthusiast so I feel weird that I'm only interested in it for the leather cover rather than the notebook. I've looked for similar A5 full grain, handmade covers and most start around $90 so this seems like a good deal to me even if the notebook itself leaves a lot to be desired apparently. I've found other sizes in this price range but the closest one I've seen is Travelers Company; those're slimmer and taller than A5
Does anyone know if the 2020 MD Notebook Page a Day Diary A5 will fit in this cover? It is approximately one inch thick and I have not had any luck with other A5 covers fitting due to the thickness of the diary.