What do you have 'Out for Delivery' ?

To 'go with my pens' I also ordered four notebooks by BanditApple (that have, as far as I can tell received some excellent reviews by people using fountain pens).
It also didn't hurt that ordering four notebooks was $12 w/ free shipping from Korea.
They have various sizes but I went with their PeeWee size that is the 3.5 x 5.5 a la Field Note size.

The books are described as;

"Banditapple Carnet is a small startup (SOHO) located in Seoul.
We start by ordering special paper with specific properties.

This paper is:
Slightly off-white acid-free 80g fountain pen friendly paper
Does not bleed
Does not feather.
64 pages
Hand stitched backs
Then we hand-make each notebook, one at a time.
We always use Fair Business practices, and always will."

If anyone is interested, here's their notebook order page for first time customers wanting samples:
https://sites.google.com/site/banditappl...plerequest

Arnie over there is also very easy to talk to via emails.

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And four different models:



Update:
W/in two hours I receive a photo from BanditApple in Korea with a package w/ my address on it w/ the four notbooks in it to be sent out today.
So far $12 well spent.
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darkbulb, that fountain pen's style is beautiful and unique.

darkbulb, that fountain pen's style is beautiful and unique.

Thanks, that Grange guy knows how to design stuff

Here's someone doing a video review of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl...Utd231Fo8w


And here are some of Grange's sketches when he was designing it:

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An interesting review. Were these produced in the United States, as well?

An interesting review.  Were these produced in the United States, as well?

There's a pretty good write-up here - I believe the pens were always made in the UK but that the converter was made in the US and Japan.

That was a great write-up. Thanks for sharing it.

Waiting on this Mayd-Well brush to make it here

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Waiting on this Mayd-Well brush to make it here

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My heart hurts because there has been no family shot

Another great score darkbulb . I have to say, you curate the most interesting things between your razor collection and these brushes. Very cool stuff!

I am waiting for a Stirling order of an unscented pre-shave oil and four bath soaps.

I have a couple pucks of Penhaligon's tallow English Fern shaving soap and some matching aftershave on the way.