Forest Nine
Our adventure journal
Our adventure journal
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Capture your adventures, dreams, and memories with our custom, hand-bound leather journal. Perfect for recording notes, scrapbooking travels, collecting recipes, setting goals, or sketching. This handcrafted leather notebook is an ideal gift for birthdays, retirements, graduations, anniversaries, and weddings, making it a thoughtful choice for anyone who loves art, writing, travel, or stationery.
Key Features:
- Handmade Excellence: Crafted from full-grain Horween vegetable-tanned cowhide leather.
- Durable Craftsmanship: Hand-sewn using the medieval long stitch method and strong waxed thread.
- Customizable: Personalize with initials, names, or dates for a unique touch.
- Quality Debossing: Hand-applied heat and pressure ensure a lasting, deep imprint.
- Page Count: 180 pages, counted front and back.
- Custom Pages: Extra pages and custom title pages are available.
- Premium Paper: Thick, smooth 80lb acid-free pages in narrow lined, blank, or dot grid formats.
- Flat-Laying Design: Opens fully flat for ease of use.
- Size Options: Available in 3.5x5”, 4x6”, 5x7”, 6x8.5”, and 8x10”.
- Leather Colors: Choose from Tan, Black, Dark Brown, and Natural (lightest).
- Secure Closure: A thick leather wrap keeps the journal securely closed.
- Natural Variations: Expect slight variances and imperfections inherent in quality leather.
Handcrafted Quality:
Each journal is carefully handmade in our workshop using premium full-grain vegetable-tanned leather. Designed to withstand your adventures, each journal develops unique markings over time, making it truly one-of-a-kind. The thick, acid-free pages are bound with durable waxed thread using the medieval long stitch binding method. For a refillable option, please check the link below.
High-Quality Leather Information:
- Full Grain Leather: Retains natural scars and blemishes, offering a distinctive look. Over time, the leather will soften and develop a unique patina.
- Pull-Up Effect: Tan and dark brown leathers feature a rustic dual tone that enhances with use.
Additional Paper Details:
- Watercolor Friendly: Supports light washes without bleed-through.
- Fountain Pen Friendly: Smooth surface with no bleed-through.
- Scrapbooking Friendly: Handles glue and added thickness well.
- Archival Quality: Acid-free for long-lasting preservation.
Personalization Details:
- Debossing: Each character is hand-placed and pressed with precision, creating a unique, lasting imprint. We use heat rather than foil or lasers for durability.
- Font and Size: Custom text in Times New Roman, with size and format chosen to best fit your request. Initials are typically larger in uppercase, while other text is in sentence case.
- Embossing Location: Personalization is only on the front cover.
- Proofing: Proofs are not provided; the design will be crafted to match the examples shown.
Available Characters: Uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation.
Custom Designs: Logos or custom images can be added with a specially made metal stamp. Contact us for a custom listing.
Processing Time and Shipping:
- Creation Time: Custom journals are handmade and typically shipped within 10 business days.
Special Offer:
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from 5471 reviewsMy Forest Nine journal is more beautiful than I ever imagined. The owner, Alyssia, was very patient with me when I had trouble checking out and immediately responded to my email and sent me a custom link (since my old brain just didn’t get it). Her responsiveness and kindness made the actual purchase feel so good and so right. Before sending it, she checked in with me to make sure everything was done as I wanted. I already knew it would be something great, but it was even better! The leather is soft and supple and feels like a cloud in my hands…and it smells AMAZING! My Forest Nine journal is enchanting! I have many (too many) leather journals and 3 that are my favorite, but this new one holds a completely separate place in my heart. Thank you, Alyssia, for making this wonderful piece of art that is priceless to me. I highly recommend Forest Nine if you appreciate something that is hand made, with integrity and intention, just for you.
What a beautiful journal cover! I am so happy that I splurged on this!
Very satisfied with the journal. It is of high quality, beautifully and carefully made and makes me smile every time I use it. Thank you Alyssia.
Trifold with full back pocket, secretarial pocket + small pocket
I am in love with my journal cover. I chose the violet colour and it is aging so beautifully. I have 3 notebooks inside it and I could definitely squeeze in another if I wanted to. Alyssia was so wonderful to work with and her craftmanship is fantastic.
This is actually my second purchase. My first was an oxblood in A5 and I fell so in love with it I needed an A6 immediately.
I got the red with silver elastic. I purchased a small star for the side and a black and silver geode for the clasp. The leather is beautiful and soft but firm enough to feel sturdy. It comes with 4 elastic already and they also include extra bands in your color and in black.
Stunned as always by the quality for the price, even the box and bag it comes in feels luxury. I just know I'll be making another purchase soon as I'm slowly replacing the journals I have with these 😄
This is now my second time ordering from forest nine and as expected the quality is amazing! An issue had come up with my order but Alyssia was extremely fast to resolve it. I now have 3 leather journal covers and I couldn't recommend this business enough ☺️
The most stunning leather journal I am absolutely blown away!!!!
The quality on this journal cover is unreal!
My second journal and I wish I had a purpose for a third one just because I love them so much!
Love my new journal cover! It took a bit longer than expected to arrive but once delivered, I could not be happier!
I am delighted with my journal cover, the craftsmanship is of superior quality, I actually cried when I received it, I was so happy! Alyssia is a lovely person to communicate with and the personalisation and charm look beautiful. Also the packaging is incredible and it’s telling that a lot of love and care went into making and sending my cover. Thank you so much Alyssia! I will definitely be ordering again 😊
Absolutely beautiful books, arrived quickly, and the personalization came out perfect!
I ordered the B5 trifold cover and it's gorgeous. It's very difficult to find leather covers this size, so this is a true gem! I really appreciated all the little details that came with the cover: the handwritten note, extra elastics in different colours that match the cover, the dust bag, etc. And the customer service is above expectations. Very happy with this product and I highly recommend it!
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