Hi all,
For work I typically keep notes in a 38-300-R notebook something like this:
I date each page and then when the book is full, it goes on the shelf. Sometimes I need to refer back so it's good for me to keep a record. The paper on these is okay but it's a little more absorbent than I'd like for fountain pens -- it tends to bleed through. So I was thinking of making my own. I know nothing about book binding but I've been looking on YouTube at channels like Sea Lemon and it doesn't seem too hard. My current idea is to make a book with of about 150 pages with hard sides held together with coptic stitch binding. If I can get that far, I'd also like to learn to make some kind of leather cover that I can use to protect the "current notebook" as I carry it around to and from work, to meetings, etc.
Now to my question... would be a good source of paper? Most of the paper I know about comes in the common "A" international sizing, but for me A4 is too big and A5 is too small. I'd like something in the middle, similar to what I use now, which is in the neighborhood of 7"x10". I think B5 is roughly this size. If I want B5 size signatures, I would need either staple bound B5 notebooks to cannibalize, or pads/sheets of B4 to fold. I haven't seen anything like this searching online.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions or recommendations on what might be a good source of paper in this size? If not I'll stick with my current notebooks and restrict myself to xf nibs and more well-behaved inks.
Thanks!
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