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Notebooks (1 Viewer)
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dwatsonbirder
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I use a Windsor and Newton A5 spiral bound notebook, the paper quality is a bit rough, but then so are my sketches! Have a browse on Amazon for the best prices, think mine was about £5.
DocSarvis
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For years I have happily used the "Moleskine Squared Reporter Notebook" hardbound, pocket-sized in black covers. The paper quality is exceptional and takes pencil and various inks including first-quality fountain pen inks wonderfully well. Moleskine notebooks come in a wide variety of sizes and rulings as well as many designed for sketching and art use. I'm 100% happy with my choice. They can be hard to find but I mostly buy mine from Amazon who usually always has them is stock. I try and get a half dozen at a time just in case. The only drawback I can find: they aren't exactly cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8883705491/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
FWIW, my favorite "field pen" is the Namiki Vanishing Point with a broad nib custom recut to a Cursive Italic. My notes have never been easier to reread nor looked better since I've been using this combination. It does help to have a former Museum Curator's obsessively neat and fast printing as well as having survived 12 years of Catholic School and Palmer-method handwriting training! :eek!:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8883705491/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
FWIW, my favorite "field pen" is the Namiki Vanishing Point with a broad nib custom recut to a Cursive Italic. My notes have never been easier to reread nor looked better since I've been using this combination. It does help to have a former Museum Curator's obsessively neat and fast printing as well as having survived 12 years of Catholic School and Palmer-method handwriting training! :eek!:
Robert Wallace
Well-known member
In the field I use a slimline Filofax with a mixture of ruled and plain note papersn
Also inserted is a credit card holder for various membership cards. I also insert plastic wallets for useful info such as bird topography and a lens cloth.
The 6" ruler serves as a page marker but is also useful as a scale when photographing small artefacts.
The snag is you have to periodically remove the loose leaves and either file them (treasury tags) or transfer observations into a permament record book.
Also inserted is a credit card holder for various membership cards. I also insert plastic wallets for useful info such as bird topography and a lens cloth.
The 6" ruler serves as a page marker but is also useful as a scale when photographing small artefacts.
The snag is you have to periodically remove the loose leaves and either file them (treasury tags) or transfer observations into a permament record book.
lulubelle
Well-known member
Another vote for the Moleskine!! I use the cahiers though, but have found them to be very durable. They get shoved into my pockets, sat on, shoved into my bag - and take it all very well! I also prefer the squared version, though I don't sketch! I have seen the small hard bound versions and have thought of giving them a try. They fit the pocket extremely well and as stated above, the paper is great quality!
jaymoynihan
Corvus brachyrhynchos watcher
I understand these have a following on your side of the pond. NOT fountain pen friendly at all.
http://www.alwych.co.uk/
http://www.alwych.co.uk/
I have used Alwych A38/90 Feint in the field for the last 20 years - they are great, never fall apart and sit nicely on a book shelf!
