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 5275 reviewsThe leather journal is absolutely beautiful and very well made, and the personalization is a lovely touch. I will definitely be buying from this company again.
The leather journal is absolutely beautiful and very well made, and the personalization is a lovely touch. I will definitely be buying from this company again.
The packaging was really special when it arrived and it was even more beautiful than I expected. I'm so happy with it. I haven't had it for very long, but feels good to own such a gorgeous cover and notebook system to hold my thoughts and ideas. Highly recommend! I got the saffron A5 with cobalt blue. Great combo!
Personalized Leather Journal - Dark Brown with wrap closure
The most beautiful note book I have ever seen and felt. Packaged with such care. Thank you so much.
Very unique gift made with care and fantastic craftsmanship. So happy with the purchase
Beautifully made! It was the perfect gift
I absolutely love my trifold leather journal cover. The craftsmanship and quality is unmatched.
Very good quality. l own a Louise Carmen Journal from Paris and the finishing touches on it is not as polish as the forest journal.
I bought two A5 trifolds and the sizing is perfect — true A5, all my notebooks fit, and even when fully packed with multiple inserts, the trifold closes with no gap. The leather quality is amazing: thick but not too thick, smooth, and beautifully finished. The elastic is the perfect thickness and adjustable, not thin or flimsy like other brands. I also love that the closure grommet is placed on the edge, so there’s no knot in the middle of the back to feel while writing. Everything arrived securely packaged with the leather fully protected. Premium quality in every detail. I will rebuy without any hesitation.
Beautifully made, outstanding quality and great packaging! I will definitely be purchasing another trifold from this company.
Love it! The quality exceeded expectations. Thank you.
I received my order and it far exceeded my expectations! Color, softness and quality!
If you are thinking about ordering… just do it!
You will
Not be disappointed!
So beautiful!
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