Do you use any of these notebooks? Are there other little black notebooks you think we should test? Let us know in the comments!

@mvlogs2101

3 жыл бұрын

Big fan of your knowledge

@jennygholson

3 жыл бұрын

I liked your videos and shop thank you jetpens😊

@FaerieDust

3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving my Nuuna notebook - smaller dot grid than most, unobtrusive dots, numbered pages, and so far I've had only marginal ghosting and no bleeding. And it takes fountain pens really well!

@gensischosen251

3 жыл бұрын

I was about buy this last three weeks ago cuz it’s my birthday and I am a artist so I went to national bookstore ( famous art store in Philippines) and omg it’s so expensive 😔 it’s over budget it’s cost 1100 Philippine pesos so I bought another cheap sketchbook cost 490 pesos

@nidhijhawer756

3 жыл бұрын

you guys should review and compare different sketchbooks perhaps watercolor journals?

Only JetPens understands my meticulous obsession with stationary.

@voltgaming2213

3 жыл бұрын

and watches and graphic novel and phone and bikes ( both motorcycles and mountain bikes)for me ,people call me mad man when they see my garage

@dariusus9870

3 жыл бұрын

Your meticulous obsession...but you can't ever write the word for your obsession... it's stationEry... Stop flattering yourself, "meticulous" one

@micromoron

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariusus9870 wtf u so mad for, liking pens and paper doesn't mean you are also nitpicky for spelling and grammar

@dariusus9870

2 жыл бұрын

@@micromoron if you're OBSESSED about something then you know at least THAT WORD, dummy. Imagine someone being obsessed with sumo and writing soomo, you micromoron. THINK!

@JustAGroundhog

2 жыл бұрын

Likewise, though i havent been able to be picky until resently, i have always jad to atip my self when i go through the stationary section in stores i have several notebooks and journals at home already, and im looking at one of these now. I just want a new journal to get back into journaling my old ones are from like 2012-2014

Leuchtturn has become my go-to almost entirely because of how flat it lays. Makes writing with a fountain pen worlds easier, and anything I have to transcribe onto my computer is easy to type up since I'm not dealing with self-turning pages. // I really appreciate such a thorough review though. It's actually really neat to see the minute differences which can ultimately sway you to stick to one brand over the other.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Except it bleeds with at least half my fountain pen and ink combinations, and medium is the widest nib I use. Many, many notebooks lie flat, and have far better paper for fountain pens.

@LaviniaDeMortalium

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesaritchie1 I don't have a lot of bleeding with my Leuchtturn, if any,, just ghosting. But I write exclusively with EF nibs

6:57 Apica: 17.9c per page Blackwing: 15.5c per page L1917: 7.9c per page Moleskine: 8.3c per page Rhodia: 10.3c per page

Thank you so much for creating these videos! I recently started showing them to my little sister, and now we like to watch your videos together. We like creating wish lists of our favorite stationary items and discussing how we're going to convince our parents to buy them for us. JetPens is our way of connecting together. Thank you, JetPens, for everything you do. (Loved the video, by the way!) :)

Jet pens: * shows price * Me: *impossible*

@write_shivanshi

3 жыл бұрын

😂lol true

My Rhodia has numbered pages Very brave of you chaps at jetpens to do such amazing comparison! Cheers

I’m an artist and though I’ve used moleskine before, I think I’m going to try out the blackwing one!

@Felix.Wingfield

3 жыл бұрын

I use that one for my storyboards.

I really like the Rhodia notebook by far the most, because of the feel of the paper and how it responds to fountain pens. The Leuchtturm1917 also looks great based on this video, especially the paper weight and texture... This has convinced me to get one. (Not to switch over, just to get an additional one, though that might be too many notebooks.) (...no never mind you can't have too many notebooks.)

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Be prepared for ghosting and even bleeding with fountain pens.

Perfect - thanks for the overview of all of these. Rhodia is in my future!

This helped me get a great overview of the options out there. Definitely going to get the Rhodia for my fountain pen writing now.

Would love to see the exact same kinda of video but for sketchbooks that can hold lots of ink, I'm on my second Moleskine art sketchbook but I'm always on the lookout for an alternative but it's hard to compare sketchbooks online

@JetPens

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! We'll add it to our list.

Great review answering all the questions! Thanks.

Thank you, the paper testing part is truly helpful!

Love your reviews!! 💕💕💕

Ooh, I like the blackwing's pencil loop. Apica's detachable band sounds nice too, since I usually have one specific pen for each notebook I use haha. Though I only used the notepad before, I can confirm that rhodia's paper is an absolute joy for fountain pens.

YESS ♥️♥️♥️ This is exactly what goes through the mind-picking out the right black notebook.

I like the honesty in this comparison

I swear I just searched up exactly this just two days ago, the timing of this is 😘👌🏽

Awesome video and exactly what I needed. My writing is relatively large so I hate college ruled pages, which most notebooks offer. I love grid or dots and I love Rhodia paper, so I'm going to order the Rhodia notebook. Thanks for the info! Thanks, also, for the wonderful videos you put out and your excellent website! As a stationery/notebook/pen addict, I appreciate all so much!

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Grid and dots are just as narrow as collage rule. Sometimes thinner.

Wow.. thank you so much... that helped a lot

Really informal video, I had no idea apica made notebooks comparable to a moleskine. Thanks for this! ^_^

The best review! Thanks

What a great informative video!

Very informative. Thank you for creating and sharing. Wish you were in Australia 😀

Thanks for the great review, looks like Rhodia and Apica is on my shortlist

Very helpful video. TY. 👍

Since I use fountain pens, Rhodia is one my go-to notebooks as they write so beautifully and I can use both sides of the page. I have always been disappointed with Moleskine.

I love the Leuchturm1917 paper for pencil drawing. I also have a Rhodia and a Moleskine.

Rhodia webnotebooks and Leuchtturm work for me, prefer dot grids for flexibility! Love how both handle fountain pens and offer the best writing/journaling experience! Excellent video!

These are the kinds of conversations I enjoy and I have yet to find another person in my life who would humor me in it ;__;

Leuchtturm 1917 will be my forever love!! Haha :) I've tried to branch out and try some other fountain pen friendly notebooks, but I always go back to Leuchtturm.

I'm glad i'm not the only one that minds tiny details about notebook. I especially care about the paper color.

Thank you love them

Ive always glossed over the rodia notebook but this video really pointed out how great it is for my preferances!

@liviahorowitz2225

3 жыл бұрын

I have it and it's great!

Great video guys

Awesome i love the molskine journal because i love journaling

Phew, I own a Leuchtturm, haven't used it though! I own the Evernote edition of the Moleskine, and it's terrible with bleed through, especially with fountain pens.

@gluten1925

3 жыл бұрын

Really? I have a notebook gifted to me and it didn't bleed at all, quite the opposite actually

@OscarDelgadilloAntar

3 жыл бұрын

@@gluten1925 Yes! Well now that I see the video I guess they're not really good for inkier pens. Also I think that there are some Moleskines that have better quality paper.

@nvrumi

3 жыл бұрын

This was my experience as well. I think there was a paper change about ten years ago. Because I generally write with fountain pens, I settled on the Rhodia journals and have not had reason to change. Really wet writing pens will still ghost or bleed, depending on the ink. But my favorite inks work pretty well.

@chtitmog

3 жыл бұрын

Moleskine is very inconsistent with their quality control IMO. I stick with Rhodia and Clairefontaine which have the best fountain pen friendly papers for me. But I admit that I am so spoiled and biased with these French brands since I always have written on those good quality paper since my childhood. 😁🇫🇷

@arapaimagold8088

2 жыл бұрын

Rhodia has the best value vs performance for anyone that like slick paper.

There is a Moleskine look-alike at Staples for half the price that takes fountain pen color pencil and very light amounts of water (artist here) very well. I use it’s grid paper version as my general art and note book and just got the smaller dot version for work (like a bullet journal size)

Past 10 years, I definitely have left Moleskine behind and jumped on board for other notebooks for bullet journals, planners, and art. This year was my first year of bullet journaling and I have really come to love bright white paper, dot grid, and 100-160+gsm. Gel pens and markers have little bleed-through. I had no idea Blackwing made notebooks. I'm excited to look into them! Thank you for the comparison. It was much needed. Side question, I have been looking for an organizer like the one in the beginning of the video for my notebooks so I can have them easy to reach for NaNoWriMo. Do you know where you got it by any chance?

Having tried the Leuchtturm, Moleskine, and Rhodia, Rhodia is my favourite. But now I might try those Blackwing notebooks!

I’ll have to try the Blackwing notebook! I tend to use Rhodia and Apica notebook paper.

I have a Leuchtturm 1917 A6 notebook. A6’s were in Last Chance and they had one left of a nice red one

this video is a dream, the perfect comparison between notebooks, with even pen tests. Thank you, you understand us poor people obsessed with notebooks and stationery!

Great video 👍🏻

I love my Rhodia. I have a dot matrix with a lovely blue cover.

Piccadilly is an good replacement too. I have used with my fountain pens just fine.

Thank you for a really helpful video. As a fountain pen user, I'm wary of spending $20 on a notebook and then find I don't like it and my notes for those weeks are forever in a notebook that is different to my others. If you do an update video please can you include a comparison with loose leaf papers e.g. Filofax.

I have been using Moleskine for many years, primarily for the size (pocket fit) the A5 formats are just a little too large for the average jacket pocket. Just some feedback; I write with fountain pens, and the after much research discovered that the best combination for the Moleskine is a "Platinum Preppy" Fine nib with Noodler's black waterproof ink. There is virtually no bleed through and the great thing about the Preppy fountain pen is that it writes equally well with nib reversed for an extra fine line.

Please make a video on Filofax Planners and Pens and Papers that go with them.

I did use a black A5 Moleskine fir my first BuJo. It was ok but I liked the B5 (I think it's B5) from Leuchtturm better. My current one is the A5 from Leuchtturm since it's easier to carry around but I feel like I used the B5 more since this September will mark the over 2 years usage of it as a BuJo. I actually have another A5 Leuchtturm which is green but I haven't decided if I'm going to use it as the next BuJo or for a different Purpose.

No he usado ninguno y después de ver esto me dan ganas de ir a comprarlos todos!

:O I transitioned away from the Leuchturmm for bullet journaling to 160 gsm bright white dot grid bullet journals, and I was gonna try a Blackwing notebook until you guys mentioned the bleedthrough xD I've been using fountain pens more lately and can't stand bleedthrough. I liked the amount of pages I got with the Leuchturmm that my current bullet journal doesn't have and recommend it for anyone!

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you find 160gsm bullet journals. I don't want paper that thick because thicker ios not better. With writing paper, thicker means worse. But I do have a different use for paper that thick.

Wow amazing video

Jet Pens, Can you do a Japanese stationary video for kids in middle school? It would be super helpful! 🥺

Definitely getting the leuchtturm for 2022.

now do this but with soft covers please

I've used Moleskine for decades. The only problem I've had is that its smoothness doesn't seem to play well with my EF nib Lamy Safari, though I haven't yet tried changing the ink. I've had no problem with other fountain pens (with broader nibs), using ink from the same manufacturer. I was very surprised to learn that Moleskine's paper has the lightest weight and is the least smooth in the bunch, since it's the other way around when compared with other notebooks I've used. Thank you for this detailed information!

The little black notebook, iconic and timeless

What is that book holder you had? The acrylic one do you sell it?

@JetPens

3 жыл бұрын

We don't sell it unfortunately!

Do you have a recent video doing a comparison like this but in soft cover?

@JetPens

Жыл бұрын

No, but we'll add it to our ideas list!

When I tried fountain pens again several months ago, I realized that I had to be more picky about paper. After weeks of researching, I bought a large (many sheets) B5 notebook from Etsy with Cosmo Air Light paper. It's terrific! (Jetpens did not have anything in B5 size with as many pages as I wanted in that paper.)

I love the Moleskine 5x8 with grid paper.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Then you don't use fountain pens. Or even wetter gel pens. Moleskine paper is worse than several ten dollar A5 notebooks.

@geslinam9703

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesaritchie1 haha, I have since started using fountain pens and passed the moleskine notebooks on to the kids…..but I did find them decent enough for the fine tip Uniball Signo pens….have since discovered much better options for paper.

Man I really miss the Apica hardcovers :(

You should try the Joyko Notebook A5 series! They have plain, ruled, grid and dotted pattern. The paper of the notebook is really thick even if you do 10x scratches, it's not bleeding! The price is around 2-3USD..but this is umm maybe just available in Asian countries 😳 netherless, you need to try this notebook

I actually feel like my fountain pens write really well on my moleskine! I don’t get bleed through at all.

@gluten1925

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel the same. Apparently, there are different types of moleskin paper which gave us different writing experiences

@paulx7620

3 жыл бұрын

Could be ink or nib size. But I have never owned a moleskin. Cheap option with amazing paper is black and red.

@momcatwoo

3 жыл бұрын

I do, because I use very broad nibs.

@shinigamikiro

3 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what ink you use in your fountain pen?

@PumpkinJamJam

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulx7620 I've actually put down big washes of ink with a brush and still didnt have bleedthrough. I only had bleedthrough problems with alcohol marker. Watercolor does make the paper warp a bit though.

LOVE rhodia’s paper

Man, if that Blackwing could lay down flat, I'd probably be all over it, like the look, but I'm a twin ringer for that reason. Gotta lay flat, still the Leuchtturm1917 has nice paper. I like feeling a bit of resistance on the paper when I write, because I think it helps control my writing strokes. Anyway, thanks for posting.

I want LT 1917, but prefer soft cover and better show through performance

I prefer Leuchtturm but am always looking for alternatives. For me, not clear there is one. Thank you.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

If you use fountain pens, or even wet gel pens, anything is better than Leuchtturm.

Highly impressed. Heihget of knowledge. Even a salesman don't know about these nitty-gritties

@Flybabyfish

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly why Jet Pens is just the best!!!

@amjadali-tv3si

2 жыл бұрын

Elisa of course

I use the Apica

Of these, I'll take the Leuchtturm. I wish I could like the Rhodia, but the paper is beyond ivory; it’s almost yellow. I like the Palomino notebooks. The cover is black with an orange spine, and it looks almost like stitched leather. I don’t think they have a grid or dot-just lines or blank.

I'll take the most affordable one please 😁

This paper thing can drive one mad, all the choices. I have bought a moleskine notebook which I like, but it's like...What other paper am I missing that I would like? And now here I sit watching your videos and others. 🤔

Awesome

Didn't know about Apica and Blackwing, others are quite okay though, I use the Rhodia to write ideas about my novel. Looking for my favourite brand to write down things for the rest of my life. 😂 Apica and Blackwing sure have a heavier paper, which is useful to avoid ink transfers. I should buy one of them once but they're not meant for the European market. Rhodia not available everywhere either, it's 100% made in France, but since I live in this country, I can find them easily. Leuchtturm1917 is a tough notebook, that said.

Apica style for me but so expensive.

Death note watchers will love this

The moleskin notebooks are really good. The paper is extraordinarily smooth and the lines on the paper are more suitable for people with small hand writing. The only downside is that it costs like 25-30 dollars.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that the paper ghost with many gel pens, and bleeds like crazy with fountain pens is also a huge downside for many. I'm not at all sure I've ever tried worse paper. The newer expanded Moleskine have even thinner, worse paper. Even Walmart Exceed notebooks have far, far better paper, and cost under ten bucks.

Looking at all of these, I'll just get Talens Art Creation Sketchbook.

@suzenpope3401

3 жыл бұрын

I am the UK marketing Manager for Royal Talens, and the TAC books are brilliant as they are affordable and great quality.

@hiddenshadow2105

3 жыл бұрын

​@@suzenpope3401 5x8 inches, portrait with black covers is currently my favourite sketchbook.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you sketch or draw. These notebooks are for writing, and for this, they're simply better.

@hiddenshadow2105

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesaritchie1 I disagree, because I also write in that Talens Art Creation book I've mentioned above and it is just as fine for this purpose.

Ah, but where can I get decent fountain pen friendly paper for general letter writing? Almost no-one seems to have any really decent stationery that isn't prohibitively expensive. (I'm on a fixed income...)

@TheFireDiamond

3 жыл бұрын

Clairfontaine Triomphe paper is great for fountain pens and makes for a good letter writing experience. If i want something with decorations, i use a tablet of midori letter writing stationary.

@paulherman5822

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFireDiamond So far, I've been using Southworth parchment paper. Fountain pen friendly, reasonably priced, readily available. I've looked at the Clairfontaine, but haven't gotten any yet.

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

I'm on a completely broken income, but sometimes you just have to save up and buy the good stuff.

@paulherman5822

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesaritchie1 Clairefontaine Triomphe is my current one. The Southworth proved as inconsistent as anything I've found US made, after all. Was like they put better grade paper on the top, and each one after got progressively worse. From my experience, it's not entirely the paper to blame. "There was less problems with the paper in the past." Nope. Different formulation of the ink. I have been delving into vintage inks, and all seem to do fairly well on paper that's pretty bad for modern ones. Just not as many pretty colours and shades and special properties, which seems to be where the problems with basic papers seem to stem from. Looking at what historians have said about Victorian paper, it was about as bad as modern school paper. Where we worry about bleeding, shadowing, feathering, they seem to have been working around it. Not really willing to hunt for only vintage inks, so Clairefontaine Triomphe works well for me. 😁

I was about buy this last three weeks ago cuz it’s my birthday and I am a artist so I went to national bookstore ( famous art store in Philippines) and omg it’s so expensive 😔 it’s over budget it’s cost 1100 Philippine pesos so I bought another cheap sketchbook cost 490 pesos

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of telling to refer to the National Bookstore as a "famous art store"...

@gensischosen251

3 жыл бұрын

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 well it’s does I feel like they don’t focus on selling books anymore I was about to buy manga but they don’t have

Shit... Got the wrong one .. Mole for Fountain... and ordered just this week.

The best Moleskine alternative is the spare moleskine in the back of your wardrobe you bought in advance. Otherwise try leccturm

That was a really good video. Very helpful. And looks like I am the 3rd commenter..

@Moonsapphire419

3 жыл бұрын

Nah you’re 4th but good job being early.

♥️♥️♥️

i thought you said "Leuchtturm" as "Lecturm"

Oh, I thought they were going to feature notebooks with black pages. 😅

@amirsiddiqui7881

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@JetPens

3 жыл бұрын

We do have some black sheet notebooks on our website! www.jetpens.com/Notebooks/ct/762?&f=c67a8513908acfc4

Doesn't "Moleskine" have four syllables?

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

No. Well, unless you live in France and have a horrible accent.

Leuchttrum1917❤️

I really nees this

Plz read !! A humble request.Why don't you put a comparison video for brush pen paper comparison like taking a bunch of brands it could be of a great help for beginners like me to jump into calligraphy .

At last!

I thought it was black paper when I read the title hahahaah Pd: I love your vids

Here is what I have gathered from this informative video. Save about $150.00, and purchase each one of them. Enjoy them because finding a favorite ain't gonna happen. 😆 Just Saying

@jamesaritchie1

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't have trouble finding a favorite, but it's not on this list.

Sorry, but the stated metric thickness (1:49; 1 mm / 2 mm) are not correct.

ugh I wish the rhodia came out with white papers...

LEUCHTTURM pronounced in perfection.

Leuchtturm 1917-anyday, everyday.