Tag: pocket

Forest Choice Medium Flex Notebook Review

19 November 2015 By ian

Forest Choice notebooks are made by Palomino, of (modern) Blackwing fame. They’re cardboard-covered pocket books, a segment with rather a lot of competition. Do they stand out? Size: 13cm by 21cm (5″ by 8.25″) Price: $13 (for a three-pack) Pages: 80 Cover: cardboard Paper: 70gsm Ruling: plain, ruled or squared I used this notebook from […]

Field Notes Notebook Review

15 October 2015 By ian

Field Notes are most famous these days for their ‘Colors’ editions, released every three months and very much sought after. I’ve tried to avoid getting sucked into that rabbit hole because the completist in me would want them all but the curmudgeon in me would never pay some of the outrageous prices the rarest editions […]

Word Notebooks Review

23 July 2015 By ian

The Word notebook is a 48 page pocket notebook (3.5″ by 5.5”) available with a range of different colours in packs of three. This one was sent to me by Pocket Notebooks. Pocket Notebooks is a new company selling a good range of notebooks that also offers a subscription based notebook service in the UK. […]

Furrow Book Notebook Review

21 May 2015 By ian

The Furrow Book is made by the Zeller Writing Co. and available direct from them. It’s available in two sizes – roughly A5 and A6 (Field Notes size) and two colours: “Great Plains” (white) and “Founding Supporter” (blackish). The A5/large size is available in a two-pack for $11.99 and the pocket size is available in […]

Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen Review

9 February 2015 By ian

This Kaweco AL Sport is an aluminium fountain pen, available with nibs from EF to BB. This particular one has a fine nib. It costs about £60 in the UK and $75 in the USA. A clip is available as an extra. Kaweco loaned me this example for review purposes. The Kaweco Sport is a […]