The Paper Mind Cosmo Air Light Hardcover Notebook Review 4K | The Best Tomoe River Alternative

In this 4K video I review The Paper Mind Cosmo Air Light Hardcover Notebook. This notebook features a beautiful Japanese linen hardcover and a micro-coated fountain pen friendly paper that provides maximum sheening and shading.
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0:00 Introduction
0:29 Walkthrough
2:45 Paper Test
6:07 Paper Weight
6:55 Blotter Sheet Demo
8:37 Tomoe River Comparison
12:34 Pros / Cons
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[@xerxiusmaximus]

Blake… such a required and needed presence of what we have so deplorably lost… Just an inkling (pun intended) of your passion for the very foundation of things that made self-expression in written form, from the media to the implements, should be prerequisite for any wanting to understand why it is such a travesty that longhand forms and written language communication training/learning/teaching are no longer core in educational curriculum… I have taken great and unmeasurable delight in garnering what has been for me a lifelong journey of perfecting my handwriting. When I see that you have dropped another upload, I just feel like there are some things that even time will never change… To write, to write “old-school” is a thing I hope will never evolve… and most importantly, never become extinct. Love your content. Thank you for you continued contributions in keeping the relevance of why we write. Great review.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. It is much appreciated. I've found journaling by hand to be such a gift. It is relaxing and allows me to reflect and explore without technology trying to constantly grab my attention and guide my actions.

[@icarusonice2350]

As always, such a fantastic, high-quality notebook with well considered features! I'll definitely be picking one of these up, as this is one of my very favorite paper stocks.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@ginopagnani7286]

Looks like another winner Blake !!

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Thanks Gino!

[@DrDavidMLevy]

The blotter sheet is a great idea. The paper is just terrific.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Thank you David!

[@garybruner36]

Blake another great review. I have been wanting to try Cosmo Air Light paper and now I know where to get some. I would like to the lined version in blue or red cover. Not sure if a lined guide would show through for the blank paper given the properties you have demonstrated. I have the Blocker Notebook and the quality is excellent on it. Keep up the great work.

[@michaelreed649]

Yes, i would like to know if a line guide would work on this paper

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Hi Gary, thank you for the question. I can comfortably use a guide sheet with this paper. I recommend using thicker lines as thinner ones will appear faint.

[@arguchik]

Thanks for the review. I've been really curious about the Cosmo Air Light paper, and your notebook looks fantastic - very nice build. I particularly love the bookmark - that less obtrusive type of bookmark is so lovely. I yours is either the same, or very similar to, the one Midori uses in their MD line. Alas, today I received an email from Musubi Atelier saying that Cosmo Air Light paper is going to be discontinued. That said, my 2023 Hobonichi Planner came with a little sample of Sanzen "Successor" TRP, and personally...I like the paper. It has a crisper feel than TRP, but every single pen I threw at it worked great. I may end up liking it better than the original "old" TRP.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Hi Sharon, thank you for the comment! Yes, I got an email last night from the paper company about CAL. We are planning to make a twin ring CAL notebook with the 92gsm version. There is still a supply of it. I have a sample of the new Tomoe River "S" paper that I haven't tried yet. I am curious to compare it side by side with the old TR 52. I am glad to hear that you like it.

[@omeryehezkely3096]

Waiting for a dot grid version.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Noted!

[@michaelreed649]

Hi Blake, another fantastic video for anther fantastic product. I am glad this notebook and the last release are not in dot-grid. If they were, i would have already ordered them and i really have no need yet. I will be buying both notebooks at some point, but have not implemented the prior notebooks I bought from your store yet. That said, if they come in dot-grid, I would buy them now. I find dot-grid irresistible.

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Hi Michael, I definitely want to do a 5mm dot gird with the next batch of these notebooks.

[@michaelreed649]

@@BlakesBroadcast That is great. I sorta caught the bullet journal fever after thinking it was silly. Now my focus is on dot-grip only. It is sad.

[@dashsunil]

Excellent demonstration. Looks so promising. 😊 Yeah, I liked your blotting hammer. 😅

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Thank you Dash! My rocking blotter is more substantial than I would like but it's hard to find a good quality one in a smaller size.

[@nicksg3002]

Awesome. Please make soft covers. Please make samples of your papers to buy. Thank you 🥰

[@BlakesBroadcast]

A paper sampler is a good idea. I will consider adding softcover versions.

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

Thank you Blake. So, to clarify, that is your online store?

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Yes, The Paper Mind is a company that I started.

[@shawnhampton8503]

Blake - is this the same paper as in the Cosmo Note notebooks?

[@BlakesBroadcast]

Yes, this is the same paper in the same weight as the Cosmo Note from Yamamoto.