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... 😉
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... 😉
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!
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
"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.
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. 🙏
@@kliciamorais331 I haven't had the pleasure of trying Rhodia paper yet! I've heard great things about it. At the time of writing, Clairefontaine is my favourite because Midori's slight coating is making my fountain pen ink go a bit out of control...
@ i didnt knew it but Rhodia company is under Clairefontaine company, I read about it yesterday! But still I like more Rhodia paper and btw I saw they launched a new style of planners but 🤑 I have some Leuchtturm1917 Planners at home from previous gifts, better use and save money. I like though this post idea with the cover. To be honest it’s so hard to me keep my notebook organized or have always with me, at the moment I am looking for inspiration for Hobonich planners but I dont know too, Bujo I tried but I can't keep up with 😂the meanings of the symbols in mind. Total chaos! At the moment my notebook has thousands of thoughts and ideas and it has page numbers but to be honest the system of taking notes and trying to find where is again something is definitely not working. If anyone here has a technique to recommend, thanks 🙏
Hi Kathy. When I was doing this I was trying the Bullet Journal method and didn't want to migrate frequently, which is why I took the covers off: to get lighter weight and flexibility but plenty of pages. More videos on Leuchtturm coming soon! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
I’ve done the same thing to some of my hardcovers too, people complaining need to understand it’s only a notebook and we gotta do what works best for the person using it . After taking the hard cover off I normally use some pritt stick and glue a sheet of manilla paper around the whole of the outside of the book .
@@sketchleyif people are throwing fits about you taking off the cover of a notebook I could only imagine what they’ll do if they found out that I tear the hobonichi notebook all the way down into loose sheet and then hole punch them to put into a 6 ring binder. I love the hobonichi paper but don’t like being constrained to a bound notebook, I like to move pages around to keep like information together and rewrite things over and over into new notebooks.
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!
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 🙏
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.
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...
oh I love this thank you! I also use a leather "travelers" style notebook that I made for A5 inserts. I like Leuchtturm for the obvious reason that it's good paper but also because I can get them locally very easily. I prefer the soft cover because it makes more sense as an insert but it has far fewer pages than the hardback and as far as I know they also don't have a 120gsm option with the soft cover/paperback/whatever you want to call it.
I understand this! What I do (and at least two other youtubers out there) will do is take a dated planner (like the Hobonichi), tear out the pages and hole punch them then put them in a 6 ring binder. That way you can carry just the next few weeks' worth of planner pages at once. At some point I'd like to try keeping the planner pages to rebind them in the same cover at the end of the year...
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.
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.
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 🙏
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.
I was only yelling that the signatures should be taken apart. Destruction? No.. I was licking my chops at the prospect of watching a complete disassembly. I want to try this and turn the cover into a refillable notebook using the liberated signatures from the book block, and eventually whatever else I can get my inky fingers on paperwise. I have a leuchtturm with my name embossed, so I refuse to ever let that go. I've liberated several book covers for repurposing but I would like to know.. do I need a dry run with another leuchtturm before tackling mine..? tfs.. really appreciated this.
I actually found it quite easy. There was some paper left on the notebook binding, but that could be removed. I'd say just be careful to not cut the strings in the binding or the pages might fall apart. The cover came off pretty cleanly.
Oh my god! I have a great Tomoe River notebook here that has a much too hard cover and is too bulky. I just had one of those "oh god I'm stupid why didn't I think of that" - moments. Sitting here, grinning, with a "decovered" notebook in front of me. Can't wait to use it soon when my current journal runs out :) Thank you!
😄 Glad you found it useful! Feel free to share! Look out for more "do this to notebooks" videos in future. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
It's so sad... My heart goes out to all the beautiful Leuchtturm covers that just end up discarded! XD I'm glad you're getting what you need out of the paper, dude. That's what it's really all about.
When I've finished with the notebook I would slip it back inside the cover I'd take off. And yes, customisation! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
When I was doing this I was trying the bullet journal method and didn't want to have to migrate stuff frequently: the soft cover versions only have 120 pages (or something like that). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
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!
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 🙏
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 🙏
first time watching your video and I specifically click because I saw what you were planning to do in the thumb nail and I only have one question why not buy a soft cover?????
Because when I was doing this I was trying the bullet journal method, a key part of which is migrating stuff from one notebook to another. Leuchtturm only do soft cover notebooks in something like 120 pages, which would make migration frequent, and I couldn't be bothered with that, hence removing the cover from this one. I'm still using it, and it works well! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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...
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 🙏
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.
@@RosieRealmenteYT 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.
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.
"Some people might actually be shouting at the screen ..." ?? Are you kidding??? Yikes! My jaw dropped in horror and I nearly passed out watching you tear into that beautiful notebook! But, Then, I took a calming breath, and started to imagine what I could do to cover the raw, ragged, furry spine with a beautiful paper or something. I will re think... Plus, this video made me subscribe. - roc
😉 I know. Aren't I naughty?! Hopefully you've seen my new video: th-cam.com/video/Jo_TlOIvgy4/w-d-xo.html. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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?! 😄
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
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?
Yeah, I like heavier paper too. Do you use ink pens? I don't because my handwriting isn't very good (to say the least...) Maybe I should practise.... Thanks for watching and taking the time to 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😁
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 🙏
Good to know it's not just me! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
Watching you deconstruct this notebook rattled my adenoids and made my teeth itch. However, one of my biggest challenges to journalling has been the fear of messing up a beautiful new notebook. Being intimidated by all that blank paper. assuming my thoughts must be perfectly addressed, contained, legible, etc. So, breaking in a notebook, by breaking it, is very appealing to me. Thanks for sharing!
Hi there. Then you have identified something that has been holding you back, preventing you from being free on the page. Why does this fear of "messing up a beautiful new notebook" exist? Identify *that* and you may be well on the way to making the most of those pages. I don't like wasting space. But I recognise that is because of my upbringing. I now allow myself to use as much space as I need. Free yourself from self-imposed constraints. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
Yeah, a few people have said that 😄. At the time I was trying the bullet journal method, but didn't want to have to migrate things every five minutes so wanted a book with more pages. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Look out for another video on notebooks very soon!
When I did this I was trying the Bullet Journal Method and didn't want to migrate stuff every five minutes, so I wanted a notebook with more pages: the soft cover Leuchtturms only have 120. I might try one, though! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
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How to disrespect the efforts of a lot of people in order to design and make a perfectly beautiful notebook just because "I just don't care whatever anybody says and this is how I like it" I suppose you don't mind the same grade of disrespect on the stuff you might write, aren't you?
The variety of responses I get to this is fascinating. The notebook was designed to suit as many people as possible, for commercial reasons. It's a great notebook. I don't dispute that. I have many with the covers still on them! But in this particular case, the hard cover didn't suit me, so I removed it... Look out for more "I do this to my notebooks!" videos in future! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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@sketchley sorry if I offended you. It wasn't my intention. It's your stuff and you can do whatever you want with it. But it's painful to watch.
How did he disrespect anyone? Do you the the makers care if he takes his cover off? Hell no. They care that he bought it and they might care that he's now enjoying it.
@@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 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.. 😆
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.
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?
Interpol fears this man. The Notebook cover killer
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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... 😉
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... 😉
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!
Absolutely! Customisation... Keep it up!
its overrated, leuchtturm is not even good. Paper literally the same as flying tiger 5bucks notebook. @@sketchley
@@Cortesevasive Thanks for the input. What would you suggest as an alternative?
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 ?
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@@Cortesevasiveyet they are the only ones with numbered pages. I hate it that Archer & Olive doesn’t do that
"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.
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. 🙏
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS FACTS ABOUT MOLESKINE 😂
To be honest, the best paper I've ever touched including all the brands you mentioned and going far beyond are the products from Rodia.
@@kliciamorais331 I haven't had the pleasure of trying Rhodia paper yet! I've heard great things about it. At the time of writing, Clairefontaine is my favourite because Midori's slight coating is making my fountain pen ink go a bit out of control...
@ i didnt knew it but Rhodia company is under Clairefontaine company, I read about it yesterday! But still I like more Rhodia paper and btw I saw they launched a new style of planners but 🤑 I have some Leuchtturm1917 Planners at home from previous gifts, better use and save money. I like though this post idea with the cover. To be honest it’s so hard to me keep my notebook organized or have always with me, at the moment I am looking for inspiration for Hobonich planners but I dont know too, Bujo I tried but I can't keep up with 😂the meanings of the symbols in mind. Total chaos! At the moment my notebook has thousands of thoughts and ideas and it has page numbers but to be honest the system of taking notes and trying to find where is again something is definitely not working. If anyone here has a technique to recommend, thanks 🙏
Way to go! Customize what really works and makes you feel good about writing and making notes.
Quite right! Thanks for watching...
This is genius.
I was debating on what A5 cover/folio to get -- this solves my issue. Big thanks!
Glad you found it useful Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Share with anyone else who might be interested...
You could also add a soft cover (just a piece of card stock or something similar) in case you ever wanted to take it out
Hi Kathy. When I was doing this I was trying the Bullet Journal method and didn't want to migrate frequently, which is why I took the covers off: to get lighter weight and flexibility but plenty of pages. More videos on Leuchtturm coming soon! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
I’ve done the same thing to some of my hardcovers too, people complaining need to understand it’s only a notebook and we gotta do what works best for the person using it . After taking the hard cover off I normally use some pritt stick and glue a sheet of manilla paper around the whole of the outside of the book .
Absolutely. It's JUST A NOTEBOOK! 😄 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
@@sketchleyif people are throwing fits about you taking off the cover of a notebook I could only imagine what they’ll do if they found out that I tear the hobonichi notebook all the way down into loose sheet and then hole punch them to put into a 6 ring binder. I love the hobonichi paper but don’t like being constrained to a bound notebook, I like to move pages around to keep like information together and rewrite things over and over into new notebooks.
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@@OleanderStarr it would send them delirious 😂
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!
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
I had to look that up!
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.
I like dotted, lined and plain! At the moment I'm using dotted (a Roterfaden booklet( and lined (a Moleskine B5) at work.
Love your ingenuity, courage, and skills.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Look out for another video on notebooks coming soon...
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! 🥰
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...
oh I love this thank you! I also use a leather "travelers" style notebook that I made for A5 inserts. I like Leuchtturm for the obvious reason that it's good paper but also because I can get them locally very easily. I prefer the soft cover because it makes more sense as an insert but it has far fewer pages than the hardback and as far as I know they also don't have a 120gsm option with the soft cover/paperback/whatever you want to call it.
I'm tempted to try a softcover grid layout in B5 format. Although that may be a big ask... Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
I understand this! What I do (and at least two other youtubers out there) will do is take a dated planner (like the Hobonichi), tear out the pages and hole punch them then put them in a 6 ring binder. That way you can carry just the next few weeks' worth of planner pages at once.
At some point I'd like to try keeping the planner pages to rebind them in the same cover at the end of the year...
Hm... That's an interesting idea; I'll look into that! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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.
Glad it's not just me! 😄
Well, I must say this is brilliant! I'm definitely going to do it 👍
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 🙏
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.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. 🙏
What do you do with the covers? I know many people that would like them, Including myself. I make junk journals for people!
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 🙏
Good idea, but why does it take 12 minutes to share it?
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Can you please tell me what type of leather cover you are using in this video?
It's a Roterfaden; check out this video...: Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter Wk_12 and booklets review!
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@@sketchley Thanks! I'm enjoying your channel!
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Thanks for the video! Where did you get your leather notebook cover from pls?
roterfaden.de/en
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.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏
I was only yelling that the signatures should be taken apart. Destruction? No.. I was licking my chops at the prospect of watching a complete disassembly. I want to try this and turn the cover into a refillable notebook using the liberated signatures from the book block, and eventually whatever else I can get my inky fingers on paperwise. I have a leuchtturm with my name embossed, so I refuse to ever let that go. I've liberated several book covers for repurposing but I would like to know.. do I need a dry run with another leuchtturm before tackling mine..? tfs.. really appreciated this.
I actually found it quite easy. There was some paper left on the notebook binding, but that could be removed. I'd say just be careful to not cut the strings in the binding or the pages might fall apart. The cover came off pretty cleanly.
Oh my god! I have a great Tomoe River notebook here that has a much too hard cover and is too bulky. I just had one of those "oh god I'm stupid why didn't I think of that" - moments. Sitting here, grinning, with a "decovered" notebook in front of me. Can't wait to use it soon when my current journal runs out :) Thank you!
😄 Glad you found it useful! Feel free to share! Look out for more "do this to notebooks" videos in future. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
It's so sad... My heart goes out to all the beautiful Leuchtturm covers that just end up discarded! XD
I'm glad you're getting what you need out of the paper, dude. That's what it's really all about.
When I've finished with the notebook I would slip it back inside the cover I'd take off. And yes, customisation! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
Why not try the soft cover version so you don't have to remove the cover?
When I was doing this I was trying the bullet journal method and didn't want to have to migrate stuff frequently: the soft cover versions only have 120 pages (or something like that). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
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!
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
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 🙏
@@sketchley Very true and thank you as well for the video ! 🤗
THANK YOU
I have a leuchtturm 1917 I can't use, I don't like the cover's color but I had not realized I could just... remove it
Remove it! Remove it!
@@sketchley I have not made my decision x) Also because I don't use it that much
Let me know what you decide...
where’s your pen case/holder from?
The blue one? That was a freebie from Roterfaden when I bought the Tachenbegthingie...
@@sketchley aha!! Then I must buy one too 🤣
Expensive pen holder, though. Keep watching and commenting and I may send you mine...
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.
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! 👍
@@sketchley I second this! Except the grid is slightly smaller, so depends on how big your handwriting is.
Can you get dotted stalogy?
Why not try a soft cover Leuchtturm? But this works as well…
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 🙏
Please use a sharper knife next time. That gave me anxiety watching you struggle.
Thanks for your concern, for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏
Relax.
What's the black leather cover you use?
Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter WK_12: www.roterfaden.de/en
first time watching your video and I specifically click because I saw what you were planning to do in the thumb nail and I only have one question why not buy a soft cover?????
Because when I was doing this I was trying the bullet journal method, a key part of which is migrating stuff from one notebook to another. Leuchtturm only do soft cover notebooks in something like 120 pages, which would make migration frequent, and I couldn't be bothered with that, hence removing the cover from this one. I'm still using it, and it works well! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
Hi! Where do you get those lovely leather covers?
www.roterfaden.de/en. I use mine every day for work now. Kind of wishing I had a larger size, either B5 or A4...
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...
Thank you! Where are you in the world? If you're in the UK you could always try The Journal Shop online.
It’s not the distruction i dislike lol its the unfinished spine that upsets me lol. Think id stick some tape down that :)
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! 🙏
Nice info. 👍
Thanks 👍
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?
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 🙏
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.
@@RosieRealmenteYT 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.
This is awesome!!! All you have to do now is secure the spine like Midori does. How is this paper with fountain inks?
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.
"Some people might actually be shouting at the screen ..." ?? Are you kidding??? Yikes! My jaw dropped in horror and I nearly passed out watching you tear into that beautiful notebook!
But,
Then,
I took a calming breath, and started to imagine what I could do to cover the raw, ragged, furry spine with a beautiful paper or something. I will re think...
Plus, this video made me subscribe. - roc
😉 I know. Aren't I naughty?! Hopefully you've seen my new video: th-cam.com/video/Jo_TlOIvgy4/w-d-xo.html. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
My brother in Christ, Leuchttrum makes soft cover notebooks like the Midori Lolol.
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?! 😄
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
What is your pencil case?
It came free from Roterfaden with the notebook cover.
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?
I might look into it!
Paper Republic create notebooks specifically for this kind of use.
Thanks! I'll check them out. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
After my initial EEEEEEEEEEEK NOOOO!!!! I appreciated seeing the stitching of the book.
😄 Every cloud! They are just notebooks. We can customise them to our own needs. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
@@sketchley I feel ya. I've been using the old 3-ringers just so I can put whatever paper and canvases I feel like playing with in them.
That is savage. Haha. I love it.
Thanks! 🙏
this is exactly what I want to do with Leuchtturm notebooks haha
That was cool
Glad you enjoyed it!
We need to send this to Leuchtturm. Maybe they we see some of us want a soft cover version.❤
Good call! Send them an email!
I need minimum 100gsm, or Hobonichi paper.
Yeah, I like heavier paper too. Do you use ink pens? I don't because my handwriting isn't very good (to say the least...) Maybe I should practise.... Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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OK! I am going to try this. I am a little bit afraid.
Be careful. If you're not sure you can do it, ask an adult to help you...
@@sketchley vor works good BUT the 200 pages Bullet Journal by Leuchtturm 1917 is too thick for my leather portfolio.
why not just remove a few of the signatures from the book block - you can always use then separately.
@@MoniTablet-gm8qf you mean, remove some pages? Sound hard to me, cause all pages are bounded.
Check out Nik the Booksmith here on youtube for a good tutorial on adding cover pages to your naked notebook.
Thank you, I will! 🙏
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😁
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 🙏
I am from germany, too. Great idea. Let’s try it out.
Hi, what don’t you like about their design? Is it the physical aspect or the design of what is printed on the paper?
Quality of the moleskine is not the same from 15 years ago. The tops peel and just poor quality. I have 30 year old moleskine and still great.
Like many things the quality drops as companies try to increase profits. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
I do the same with my Leuchtturm notebooks😂
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Watching you deconstruct this notebook rattled my adenoids and made my teeth itch. However, one of my biggest challenges to journalling has been the fear of messing up a beautiful new notebook. Being intimidated by all that blank paper. assuming my thoughts must be perfectly addressed, contained, legible, etc.
So, breaking in a notebook, by breaking it, is very appealing to me. Thanks for sharing!
Hi there. Then you have identified something that has been holding you back, preventing you from being free on the page. Why does this fear of "messing up a beautiful new notebook" exist? Identify *that* and you may be well on the way to making the most of those pages. I don't like wasting space. But I recognise that is because of my upbringing. I now allow myself to use as much space as I need. Free yourself from self-imposed constraints. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
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.
Great idea! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙏
8:40 to get to the f'ing point.
I recognise your frustration. Mid-roll ads are a thing. I'll bear it in mind for the future. Thanks for watching.
Oh no. I couldn’t bear to watch. I could feel the book’s pain. I’m sad now.
I understand. But it is just a book! 😊
😱😱😱
Buy a softcover A5 you monster. 😆
Yeah, a few people have said that 😄. At the time I was trying the bullet journal method, but didn't want to have to migrate things every five minutes so wanted a book with more pages. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Look out for another video on notebooks very soon!
He could have just bought a soft cover leuchtturm instead of doing all of that.
When I did this I was trying the Bullet Journal Method and didn't want to migrate stuff every five minutes, so I wanted a notebook with more pages: the soft cover Leuchtturms only have 120. I might try one, though! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏 Join the exclusive channel membership squad to get access to perks, including members-only videos! th-cam.com/channels/57FUndbZ21Af71egqQe4Og.htmljoin
How to disrespect the efforts of a lot of people in order to design and make a perfectly beautiful notebook just because "I just don't care whatever anybody says and this is how I like it" I suppose you don't mind the same grade of disrespect on the stuff you might write, aren't you?
The variety of responses I get to this is fascinating. The notebook was designed to suit as many people as possible, for commercial reasons. It's a great notebook. I don't dispute that. I have many with the covers still on them! But in this particular case, the hard cover didn't suit me, so I removed it... Look out for more "I do this to my notebooks!" videos in future! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
@sketchley sorry if I offended you. It wasn't my intention. It's your stuff and you can do whatever you want with it. But it's painful to watch.
No offence taken! It's your right to comment - and thank you for doing so!
How did he disrespect anyone? Do you the the makers care if he takes his cover off? Hell no. They care that he bought it and they might care that he's now enjoying it.
Ahh yes naked virgin Leuchtturm. Cant beat it
Very much so!
sounds even more scandalous when you put it that way :-]
That's crazy indeed :( :/
Thanks for watching!
You can just buy a soft cover one :(
@@llunavermella_bloodmoon I've looked at that, but the soft cover ones are only slim size.
No. Never. 😁
Aw go on!
@@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..
@@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...
@@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.. 😆
@@sixtenjohansson4246 Hmmm obscure/unusual notebooks may be a thing... 🤔
This isn't crazy. It's downright psychotic.
Hey..............JUST BUY PAPER!!!!! what;s wrong with you
tragic
It's JUST A NOTEBOOK! 😄 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
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.
I take your point. Think of it as customisation. As it was, it didn't suit my needs, so I adapted it.
@@sketchley Yeah, I understand that. It's a little unconventional way, but if the result works for you, then it serves the purpuse.
@@demeternati_art8109 I may well try a slimmer one some time: they have soft covers.
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?
Right... thank you! I think.... 🤔😄💩