Hi Lukas, I really love your wooden pen/pencil holder! Which brand is that? Thank you 😊❤

Great channel I came across, would be interesting if you could go into any second brain tips and how you manage to trace which content goes on which notebook especially since they’re not searchable! Also perhaps some content on maintaining fountain pens in good condition / cleaning process! Good luck for 2025

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Hello ive been watching your videos and they are great. Keep up with the good work man👍🏽. But i have a question. I bought field notes a week ago and it feels like its tearing apart already. Im afraid of folding it in half because it feels like it will fall apart. How do you keep your field notes in good condition. And always have the cover closed

I would refer to the Atoma notebook as disc bound rather than ring bound. In USA the best maker is Levinger. If you get the punch you can use any paper

I love Kokuyo Field Sketch books and I use Sailor pigmented fountain pen inks: - Seiboku, Souboku and Kiwaguro. These behave very well with Kokuyo’s paper and there’s no feathering or bleeding through the pages. I hope that helps.

I also started using Mitsubishi pencils this year! I have been using the Blackwing 602 and Natural pencils for the last few years, but since I have returned to school to study music, I go through too many pencils to afford keeping a ready supply of Blackwings. I have found that the Mitsubishi 9852EW is the best analogue to the Blackwing Natural at a fraction of the price. So, now I keep a supply of the 9852EWs for my everyday use, and save my Blackwings for more meaningful use (like compositions, more formal documentation, and drawing). I also started using the Mitsubishi KH-20 sharpener for desk use, which I have found makes a much better and cleaner point than my Blackwing/Kum handheld sharpener. I also got a black cat PuniLabo stand-up pen case because it looks like my cat : ).

Great Video, was waiting for this one since i watched last years video!

Ha! Art Vandelay makes an appearance in the most unexpected places. Though, I wonder if he was a latex salesman before or after being an architect.

They are great! Can I buy one please?

I love seeing your channel grow😁👍🏻

You should take a look at Gravitas Pens, his fountain pens are a dream.

I love your drawings!! I’m using a Midori A6 notebook as my current commonplace notebook and really love it. That was new for me in 2024. Field Notes are a daily staple and I go through about 12-15 a year now. I credit you with that usage. I regularly use Apica A5 notebooks for writing. My work notebook continues to be a Traveler’s Notebook. There have been a couple of fountain pen additions. The winner of these purchases was the Diplomat Aero. Form factor and writing experience made it difficult to move out of the rotation. I think 2024 is when I really came to appreciate Sailor Inks. I succumbed to the Blackwing pencils in 2024 and immediately understood why they are so loved. This year I jumped into the Hobonichi Techo weeks as a personal planner/daily task keeper. I keep reviews of books as one use of the notes section. So far, I’m enjoying it. Unpacking various tidbits of the day has been a great brain declutter. I wasn’t expecting that benefit.

I'm very much smitten with your everyday-carry bag. Who is the manufacturer? Thank you for your channel!

Another great video in the new year! I’ve been meaning to ask, what type of glasses do you wear?

I liked the Pilot G2 as well, but then I stumbled over the Pilot Synergy Point 0.5 and it quickly took the G2s place as one of my edc-pens. I find it very suitable for especially smaller notebooks like Field Notes. Very nice ink flow on it and I find myself wanting to write more and fill the pages with "neat & tidy" text because of its fine tip and control, very satisfying. (and I usually like 0.7 and write "big & bold")

As a belgian I didn't even know that Atoma was a brand from around here. In high school I would have an Atoma notebook that I would take to school and every evening the notes would be transfered to the different notebooks at home for every different class I took that day. Through uni I stopped using it. But recently I have gone back to my old atoma A5 notebook and set it next to me on my desk to capture things.

Love the fleet foxes album in the background

Really happy to see the Mitsubishi pencils. I've been using them since the beginning of 2024 and sometimes I give them to my research friends in my university lab. Its so satisfying to write with and the smell of the pencils themselves are spectacular 🙂

Looking gooooood!!! I've started using my field notes that I bought because of you. I am genuinely surprised how well the system i ended up having is working well because of it. It was initially to serve as a reading journal but it slowly morphed into meditation notes+to-do list as well lol! I love it, my mind feels so clear using it. And the touch-feel indeed is really special 💖

Very interresting review ! What I like about your videos is that you go deep into details. I will watch it again, and I will test the Pilot G207, which sems vers comfortable. Thanky you for this idea ! As EDC (outside and at home as well), I use the Clairfontaine notebook with clothbound, 5X5, 192 pages, 90 g/sm + retractable black jetstream pen - 1 mm lead - by Uni. Sometimes, I like to personnalise the cover with decorative paper.

I love finding out that I'm not the only one who cares too much about this stuff.

Just found your channel and immediately subbed. I use my Parker Jotter and Lamy Safari daily at work and will be picking up some Field Notes because of you. The idea of always having a small, durable, paperback notebook I can carry on me without it being burdensome sounds super convenient to jot notes or thoughts when they come up. Thank you for that. Also, looking forward to your video about the intricacies of what you write in your Field Notes. God bless.

For the G2 I always found myself breaking the clip off in my pants. Bought a titanium body and have had it for over 5 years now!

love that you dressed up for your year wrapped video. i'm not someone who wears a suit too often but i can really appreciate the thought. also i've been using my pocket notebook as a coaster and it is a pro move for breaking in a new notebook. thx for that.

Most of the stationery I used last year was inspired by you Lukas! Notebooks: Field Notes (I go through one a month and my favourite is the Birds of North America edition which I've just bought and started); Muji A5 notebook; a great Italian notebook my dad bought me years ago which has maps of cities of the world on it, with quotes from famous writers and artists about each city in Italian (I don't have it on me as I type this, so I'll get the brand for you later). Writing instruments: Blackwing 602s; TWSBI Eco; Kaweco Classic Sport fountain pen (best compact fountain pen in my opinion); Kaweco Brass rollerball pen; Lamy Pico (RIP - I dropped it somewhere); Looking forward to more great videos in 2025!

After using the Pilot G2 0.38 pen as an everyday working pen I am trying out the G2 mini that others say fit in the front pants pocket. I was interested in using it where it keeping a regular sized G-2 is too long it won’t stay with a logbook. So far so good for this task. Won’t be replacing my 30 year old Parker fountain pen though.

Whenver my field notes get to the 6 week mark the cover gets close to tearing off. Yours look like the cover is intact but maintains wear. Do you use tape? Or do you have a technique to prevent the covers from tearing away?

Good call on the g-2 but I recommend checking out the 05 because it has a much nicer, more precise line.

I replaced G2 with Pentel EnerGel and it is now maybe the best gel pen I’ve ever used.

Kokuyo also makes an A5 soft ring notebook with rings made out of plastic. They flex so it's very comfortable when writing on the back for right handers and front for left.

Ah, your OCD kicked in regarding the note book in your brief case...

I winced when you said you lost a book...my empathy. ☹ Great to see your gear, as always!

Really like the new room and love that suit !! Also, you are the reason I have a lot of Field notes and Blackwing pencils 😊

So funny watching you pull out all of those Field Notes 😂. You are very funny. Please do a review of the Atoma notebook - I have never seen that paper in a notebook before (from another of your other videos). Thanks for another very enjoyable video. 🙌

Really enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing. I am also a big fan of Muji A5 notebooks and share your view that they take fountain pen ink well. What brand is your workbag? I really liked it. I hope your missing Field Notebooks turn up. I found a pen the other day that went missing for about four years!

Was looking forward to this video. Will you be making a video about your Field Notes planner you used in 2024? Would love to see how it turned out. Another great video!

Thanks to you, I too now carry daily a Field Notes notebook in my pocket. My current carry pen is the Pilot Kakuno inked in Pilot Sepia. I'm wanting to transition away from fountain pens, but have yet to find a replacement I'm happy with. The Pilot Kakuno is an inexpensive pen, that out preforms many more expensive pens. Thanks for your video and look forward to more.

Watching this, I feel like an important person. Thank you, Lukas❤ That suit really has a vibe

If I could keep only three KZbin channels, Blank First Page would be on the list. Looking forward to the coming year!

Would love to see a video on "what is inside my EDC bag"!

Thanks for showing the ATOMA notebook. I can imagine its non-binding feature is very handy for some. I'm still hooked on the Midori, The World Meister's Note, Grain, because of the handsome black cover and contrasting copper double ring design, with lined paper in the front and unlined, sketch paper in the back. If only I had more ideas worthy of writing in it. Field Notes for everything else.

Because of you I have a new passion/obsession, thank you

I love my g2 also. Have them in all 3 colors.i just Did a deep dive on pencils. I ended up with a zebra mechanical pencil,m701. I went down the travelers notebook rabbit hole. Ended up with a passport size cover. Was very pleased that the field notes fit in it.

Great video as usual. I would love to hear your review of the Filson Briefcase! I have been considering getting one for a year but am hesitant due to the price.

Love the suit!!

Not me yelling at my phone ITS THE PAPER like a lunatic 😂

I buy flours for breadmaking as well two kinds of oats in 20kg bags! Now I can't wait to have an empty one! Fabulous video! Thank you!

I am very new to "pencils" and all their heady ramifications. Amazing. To me your video was intelligent, exquisitely fair and unbiased. Nice learning experience. Doctor George Whitehead

Watching this video made me in the mood for pencils... I would like to try the Tombow Mono 100 and the Mitsubishi. I have to admit I am not that impressed by the Blackwing extra firm... I mean, I really do want to love them (they are cool, good design, love the eraser) but in the end I find the dollar store HB pencils more pleasing to write with...