Interpol fears this man. The Notebook cover killer

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

You ain't seen nothing yet! Do subscribe if you haven't already: lots more to come! 👍

@onil1325ms

11 ай бұрын

@@sketchley done!

@PlanYourOneLife

5 ай бұрын

😂

@tiitulind9792

5 ай бұрын

😂

@norseworx

2 ай бұрын

Dexter action right there 🔪

"I can't be arsed migrating things every 5 minutes" - I feel you! This is why I started using an A5 size traveler's notebook cover, because now I keep one insert for the stuff I know I'll need over and over again, and others for the daily stuff. This way I can change the daily log insert once it's finished, and still keep stuff I don't care to keep migrating in place. I do love the Midori MD paper and I'll fight you to the death saying it's better than the Leuchturm! 😛 I'm not exactly a notebook snob per se but I do dislike Moleskine for their rubbish paper - even Extra Fine fountain pens bleed through! My preference in order: Midori, Tomoe River, Clairefontaine, Leuchturm.

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

Midori does take a pencil and typewriter ink very nicely! And I know what you mean about ink going through Moleskine paper - one of the reasons I use a pencil (mainly). Thanks for your preferences: reviews coming soon! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 🙏

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does this! I've also inserted a few grid pages into the front (replacing the first bound bit of pages) so I can bullet journal at the front and longhand journal after. Love it! If we spend so much on then, we may as well make the work perfectly for us!

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Customisation... Keep it up!

@Cortesevasive

4 ай бұрын

its overrated, leuchtturm is not even good. Paper literally the same as flying tiger 5bucks notebook. @@sketchley

@sketchley

4 ай бұрын

@@Cortesevasive Thanks for the input. What would you suggest as an alternative?

@Cortesevasive

4 ай бұрын

90/100*Endless notebook because its tomoe river. 92/100*Midori md notebook, cool minimalistic design japanese paper and not expensive. 98/100*Canson180 sketchbook- personally my favourite its intended for artists so it can even hold watercoulour, and it opens flat, though its thicker paper like 90-100 gsm Very nice build quality. 85/100*Talens sketchbook- many sizes available, kinda similar to canson paper, cheaper, kinda yellow pages. Great build quality. 80/100*Zieler mix media sketchbook., - similar thicker paper slightly more textured kinda sloppy build quality but its cheaper the paper is enjoyable and the design and function is good. 80/100*Flying tiger notebooks. basically its a shop where they sell small stuff like notebooks or stationary , kitchen tools etc,the paper quality is pretty good the build quality is good and the prices are very low like 5euro. Pretty much same paper as leuchtturm. What would you suggest ? @@sketchley

Oh my god, I almost cried...it was hurting so bad, watching you, taking the hardcover off.....🤣 I´m a Leuchtturm fan, been using them for 10 years for bullett journeling and journeling. I always find them cheap, for like 6/7 Euro at Tk Maxx. ALWAYS buy hardcovers... I love looking at them standing in my shelf, with the year sticker on them. AND THEY HAVE COVERS!!!!!!😆 I understand that you need them to be light weight, because you put them in a leather cover, but Leuchtturm has softcovers, too. I liked your video anyways... 😉

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

Hi, Alexandra! Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you! 😬 Another video I'm planning you might find even more painful! All I'll say is: 🔥. Do subscribe if you haven't already: you don't want to miss out... 😉

Way to go! Customize what really works and makes you feel good about writing and making notes.

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

Quite right! Thanks for watching...

Hi Martin, I have to say that I was slightly aghast when I realized that you were going to take the cover off the Leuchtturm, but as another roterfaden user I get it. I tend to use slimmer notebooks in my roterfaden, usually a muji A5 or a Stalogy half year. If you want the chunky notebook without the cover I would like to suggest replacing the endpapers with a light cardstock, maybe of the same weight as the roterfaden calendar. Replacing the endpapers is an easy process and I'm sure there are many tutorials on youtube. Really enjoyed the video!

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

Hi. I'll check out the notebooks you mention: I'm thinking of doing some reviews. I do really like the slimness of Moleskine soft covers. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

The sound of the pages turning is soooooooooooo ASMR

@sketchley

Ай бұрын

I had to look that up!

Thanks for good idea. Its so simple and so useful. I mean you can do any cover you like any notebook. I have the same issue as you did. Will try it out with Midori system.

@sketchley

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

Thanks for the video! Where did you get your leather notebook cover from pls?

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

roterfaden.de/en

I have definitely done this before. Agree about the ribbons - first thing I always do with any notebook is rip out the ribbons. They are always lumpy and in the way. What I am finding is that I use a paper republic cover which is a round braided elastic and it is cutting into the binding. So I thing I am going to start skinning them in a light cover stock with a binding tape (like the white one you showed). Then better for archiving too. But for morning pages I really like the Moleskine folios that are dotted. Love dotted.

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

I like dotted, lined and plain! At the moment I'm using dotted (a Roterfaden booklet( and lined (a Moleskine B5) at work.

Well, I must say this is brilliant! I'm definitely going to do it 👍

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Leigh! 😄 Glad to know someone approves! Let me know how you get on. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

@Higgler16

10 ай бұрын

3 months on and I'm still removing the covers from my Leuchtturm notebooks . I've discovered that I can tape them back on if I want to archive the book. Thanks again for the great tip.

@sketchley

9 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. 🙏

This is awesome!!! All you have to do now is secure the spine like Midori does. How is this paper with fountain inks?

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I don't know about fountain inks: I don't use fountain pens (yet...). My handwriting is terrible - it is that a story I'm perpetuating from primary schools teachers' comments? 🤔 Check out my Roterfaden video: their paper is very nice, despite what a lot of people seem to say.

I feel like I shouldn't be watching this, but can't stop watching it at the same time 😂 Glad you found a workflow that works for you 😄 In the end, all these notebooks and pens are tools. I am a space pen and "whatever wirebound lay flat notebook I can find" kind of guy, but I still appreciate the Leuchtturm notebooks for their great paper. Thanks for the lovely video!

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

Hah! Yeah - naughty but nice! Good for you on using just what's to hand... 👍

Just got my first Moleskine today to see what all the fuss is about. I use mine for doodles and art ideas, notes and journaling all in one really

@sketchley

7 ай бұрын

Sounds great! I do like a Moleskine, especially with a pencil. But they're all just vehicles for self-expression: it's what appears on the page that's important. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

@K-a-n-d-i-s

7 ай бұрын

@@sketchley Very true and thank you as well for the video ! 🤗

Nice info. 👍

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Oh please could you share where to get the Taschenbegleiter? I think that’s exactly what I need to organize my journals! New subscriber here, too! 🥰

@sketchley

4 ай бұрын

Just Google the name and you'll find the website. I am using mine every day now for work and wondering whether I should have bought one with more clips... 🤔 But I do like the slim style...

What's the black leather cover you use?

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter WK_12: www.roterfaden.de/en

We need to send this to Leuchtturm. Maybe they we see some of us want a soft cover version.❤

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

Good call! Send them an email!

I do this with hardback books too! I have a leather A5 traveller-style cover and if I take the covers off there's room for two thick ones; one for my bullet journal and one for my daily pages. I keep the covers I've removed, and when the notebook is full, I stick them back on for archiving.

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

Glad it's not just me! 😄

Can you please tell me what type of leather cover you are using in this video?

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

It's a Roterfaden; check out this video...: Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter Wk_12 and booklets review! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dayrpcyFma_eYbA.html

@drbryanfergus6926

11 ай бұрын

@@sketchley Thanks! I'm enjoying your channel!

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it 🙏@@drbryanfergus6926

Hi! Where do you get those lovely leather covers?

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

www.roterfaden.de/en. I use mine every day for work now. Kind of wishing I had a larger size, either B5 or A4...

That is savage. Haha. I love it.

@sketchley

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙏

That was cool

@sketchley

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What do you do with the covers? I know many people that would like them, Including myself. I make junk journals for people!

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

I just put them back on the books, but if you send me your address I'll post any I might have to you. Junk journals for others is a great gift! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏

I love it!! Have you tried an A5 stalogy? The paper is thinner but hold all kinda of inks well. And it’s soft bound like the moleskine.

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

Not yet! Thanks for the tip -- I'll take a look! 🙏 Thanks for watching, I do subscribe if you haven't already: more to come! 👍

@charzwhitlock2687

10 ай бұрын

@@sketchley I second this! Except the grid is slightly smaller, so depends on how big your handwriting is.

@katherineh9814

5 ай бұрын

Can you get dotted stalogy?

It’s not the distruction i dislike lol its the unfinished spine that upsets me lol. Think id stick some tape down that :)

@sketchley

11 ай бұрын

It's not ideal, I agree... 😄 Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Let me know if you'd like to see anything else! 🙏

OK! I am going to try this. I am a little bit afraid.

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

Be careful. If you're not sure you can do it, ask an adult to help you...

@benjaminwockenfu6006

3 ай бұрын

@@sketchley vor works good BUT the 200 pages Bullet Journal by Leuchtturm 1917 is too thick for my leather portfolio.

Naked leuchchturm… oh Martin that’s brave pulling off cover.. I’ve made my own hardback books. Not as difficult as you think. Got a kit from company in England. You could make your own inserts?

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

I might look into it!

this is exactly what I want to do with Leuchtturm notebooks haha

You say you are not an artist, but I disagree. I found your sketchnote pages to be very pleasing to the eye, and something I ASPIRE to! lol. Nice review of notebooks. Bleeding and ghosting annoys me no end, and I am still looking for the solution. I find it odd that there are not more sources for fine paper products...

@sketchley

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Where are you in the world? If you're in the UK you could always try The Journal Shop online.

What is your pencil case?

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

It came free from Roterfaden with the notebook cover.

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Why not try a soft cover Leuchtturm? But this works as well…

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

When I made this I was trying the bullet journal technique and didn't want to have to migrate everything very often. I don't do that any more so will try a Leuchtturm soft cover soon (they're only available in slim profile). Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

Help, I come from Germany, a German would never do such a thing! You would be arrested here for something like that! 🤣But I think it's a great idea, I'm just looking for good ideas for a notebook and I don't like Leuchtturm's design. Thank you very much Hulk😁

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

Hulk! Love it 😄 Interesting comment about Germans; we have good friends over there - I'll ask them! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

@benjaminwockenfu6006

3 ай бұрын

I am from germany, too. Great idea. Let’s try it out.

@wilneedheart

3 ай бұрын

Hi, what don’t you like about their design? Is it the physical aspect or the design of what is printed on the paper?

Check out Nik the Booksmith here on youtube for a good tutorial on adding cover pages to your naked notebook.

@sketchley

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will! 🙏

My brother in Christ, Leuchttrum makes soft cover notebooks like the Midori Lolol.

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

Yes, but when I made this I was trying the bullet journal method and didn't want to have to migrate everything very frequently; Leuchtturm soft covers are only slim. I am going to try one next, though. Besides, who doesn't enjoy a bit of pointless destruction?! 😄

@gianmarcorinaldi8247

6 ай бұрын

True true, pointless destruction is always a plus! But you know what, looking at the way the binding is on the hardcover (once it's removed), it seems like it actually lies a bit more flat than the soft cover Leuchtturm when open. @@sketchley

Wait. Why do you rip off the hardcovers again? (I could hear the covers screaming out loud in pain.) Why not just get a softcover version?

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

When I made this I was trying the bullet journal method and didn't want to migrate my stuff frequently, hence I wanted the greater page count of the hardcovers: soft covers are only available in slimmer volumes. Not sure I'll be using Leuchtturm any more anyway. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

@RosieSotomayorDelacruz629

3 ай бұрын

Oh, okay. I hear you. Yeah, isn't it odd that the Leuchtturm softcover journals have fewer pages? I can usually fit six months in a LT 1917 hardcover journal. It's easier to find things if I just have two journals per year as opposed to three or four journals.

@sketchley

3 ай бұрын

@@RosieSotomayorDelacruz629 I recently got a job and a lot has changed - you'll know if you've seen my recent videos. I still do morning pages but not as much - maybe three to four days a week. My favourite journal at the moment is a Traveler's Notebook, which I'm using for my evening check-in.

Not crazy at all. I've taken covers off my Moleskines for years. Particularly when I have many leftover pages unused. I just make new notebooks.

@sketchley

8 ай бұрын

Great idea! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

Please use a sharper knife next time. That gave me anxiety watching you struggle.

@sketchley

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your concern, for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏

Ahh yes naked virgin Leuchtturm. Cant beat it

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

Very much so!

That's crazy indeed :( :/

@sketchley

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@llunavermella_bloodmoon

9 ай бұрын

You can just buy a soft cover one :(

@sketchley

9 ай бұрын

@@llunavermella_bloodmoon I've looked at that, but the soft cover ones are only slim size.

No. Never. 😁

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

Aw go on!

@sixtenjohansson4246

Жыл бұрын

@@sketchley The only modification I can imagine doing is glueing on a pocket. I almost always buy different notebooks, and always buy ones that I really, really want, so I think I rarely get to a point where I want to modify, I just take a different one next time..

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

@@sixtenjohansson4246 there's so many to try! Let me know if you'd like to see anything reviewed - I already have some in the pipeline...

@sixtenjohansson4246

Жыл бұрын

@@sketchley I love reviews. I don't think I ever buy the stuff getting reviewed though.. 😂 I buy all my notebooks live so to speak, and whenever I'm abroad I like to visit the local shops to see what people like at that place. In the summer I go to Latvia, and it's a whole different world of notebooks there. I love buying local. They have a decent range of Lithuanian and Ukrainian notebooks too. I've been journaling since I was a kid, and have yet to buy my first leuchtturm.. 😆

@sketchley

Жыл бұрын

@@sixtenjohansson4246 Hmmm obscure/unusual notebooks may be a thing... 🤔

I'm sorry, but this is terrible to watch. I'm a huge sketchbook fan, and it kind of physically hurts to watch this. I mean it's your sketchbook and you do whatever you want to do with them, but it just looks like a waste of material. I'm sure there would be other options than destroying a new sketchbook. But again, it's your stuff, so you can do what you want.

@sketchley

Ай бұрын

I take your point. Think of it as customisation. As it was, it didn't suit my needs, so I adapted it.

@demeternati_art8109

Ай бұрын

@@sketchley Yeah, I understand that. It's a little unconventional way, but if the result works for you, then it serves the purpuse.

@sketchley

Ай бұрын

@@demeternati_art8109 I may well try a slimmer one some time: they have soft covers.

Its moleskine not molskin. Read it in Italian

@sketchley

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out.

it's you notebook, you can do with it whatever you want! when people shit in their hand and throw it against the wall thinking its better than pooping straight into the toilet, who am I to judge?

@sketchley

6 ай бұрын

Right... thank you! I think.... 🤔😄💩