Stationery🍕

Studio Neat: Panobook

2024-01-24 00:00

I’ve had this in use a few days at this point, and I really like it this far.

What I like about it is that it is a very wide notebook like the Panopad. But instead of being a huge post it like pad it is spiral bound notebook. Plus it is hardcover. These two details solves the three things about the Panopad that wasn’t ideal for me: hard to have two pages in progress at once, hard to move it between home and the office without messing up pages, and couldn’t write on it on the couch.

Other than that there is one thing I really like about it: the tear off is really great and doesn’t leave any left over paper in the ring. And two things I didn’t like as much: it isn’t as easy as I’d like to flip pages and I’d prefer if I could buy them without the slip case.

The slip case isn’t a big deal, but I just don’t like it when products come with packaging that isn’t necessary that is designed, that I’m just throwing out.

Hobonichi Cousin Avec: this far

2024-01-22 00:00

Some history here. When I got back into Hobonichi’s I got the six month July - Dec one for 2022, because I found out I wanted to give it a shot in the middle of the summer. Then when I got towards the end of ’22 I ordered a regular one.

As 2023 progress I kind of wanted to reduce how much paper I drag around, and I decided to get the Avec instead. So instead of one large notebook for the entire year, you get two six month ones.

This far I’m really loving it. My take on it is that most of the year I’d be carrying half the amount of notebook, and I might be back to carrying the old amount for a while as I progress between them in the middle of the year / end of the year.

Refilling the VAC700R with Syringes

2024-01-17 00:00

As everyone should know at this point: my preferred way of filling anything is syringes, because of how easy it is to fill anything all the way with them.

It is very easy to do so with the VAC700R as well. I just unscrew the top of the pen, and then I unscrew the nib unit and fill it all the way, and re-assemble.

The 2023 Hobonichi Cousin A5

2024-01-15 00:00

A super short review of the A5 Hobonichi Cousin I used as my planner last year.

  • In general very happy with it
  • But a bit too big; aka too many pages for my taste
  • Trying out using the Avec this year.
  • Other than that it works great as a tool to plan high level plans and tasks.

Panopad layouts

2024-01-10 00:00

I’ve mostly used the two panopads I bought in December by now, and I’ve liked them a lot. Going to give their panobook a shot next. But I might get back to the pads later for a few reasons.

What I’ve ended on for my layout for them is to put up a vertical line at every 11th dot, leaving me with 5 columns of almost identical width columns (the last one has one to spare).

This setup works well for me, enough space for most tasks on a single line, plus wasting very little room on the page.

Another thing I find myself doing a lot is to just take a ruler and ripping off columns as I’ done with them.

Emptying some of the first Iroshizuku bottles

2024-01-08 00:00

When I first planned to write this blog post I had emptied the first bottle a few days before, by the time I got around to writing it, I emptied a second one.

I really enjoy how I’m able to empty them in a bit over a year, without it being the only ink I’m using.

Studio Neat Pen Tray

2024-01-03 00:00

After months of looking at pen trays I finally ordered one. I got the dual one from Studio neat.

It is great. I usually keep it between whatever hit-list notebook I’m using (currently a Panopad) and my keyboard.

It is great to just have a place to put the pen or pens you’re currently using when you move between making notes and doing real work. I like having room for two pens because I often find myself using more than one. Especially nice for pens that could roll off the desk.

Will most likely get another of them to avoid carrying it with me to the office.

Studio Neat Panopad

2024-01-01 00:00

I’ve been trying to avoid this for a while now: notebooks you put below your keyboard.

So I started with the Panopad. I guess I’ll probably move on to the Panopad and the “Psychic notebook” after.

The moment I started to use my A5 Rhodia dotpads on the side was when I knew I’d probably move down this road sooner or later.

The concept is great, you just have a notebook that is more or less the width of your keyboard and you keep it below there to write task lists or to capture stuff. I usually divide mine in like 4-5 sections and write lists in it. Using it more or less like I would use a dotpad, except it is like 1/3 longer. Haven’t actually measured it, but it seems to be like that.

I love how much in can fill on it, the paper quality is great and I love the dots and the size. The two things I don’t like about it is that I can’t flip the page, and that it is kind of weird to bring it with me. All of that is something I think the Panobook probably solves.

So the one detail I have omitted this far is that this is like a giant ass sticky note. Like it in theory, but probably not for me.

Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 5

2023-12-27 00:00

This is one of the multi pens I decided to get after starting to play around with the one I got with my 2024 Hobonichi order.

This pen is a lot more like what you expect a multi pen to be like, than the Coleto 1000. It is thick, looks weird and childish; I got one in pink.

I love it, and it is fun to use, but less comfortable to write with for longer sessions than the 1000. On the other hand: five colors.

This one will most likely be more of a at my desk at home kind of pen. But might be something I bring if I want to just bring one pen somewhere. Or together with the 1000 if it is a no fountain pens situation.

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