Leather Journal Writing Notebook - Genuine Leather Bound Daily Notepad for Men & Women Lined Paper 240 Kraft Pages, Handmade, Rustic Brown, 5 x 7 in

This journal is exactly as described. This is high quality. Love the strap. Nice full thickness leather cover. The paper is good quality. Everything you want for a journal you plan on keeping and passing on to your descendants.

We purchased two of these for our 2024 motorcycle travel his & hers journals. The pictures and the actual item look and feel like something from an Indiana Jones movie. I didn't bring my normal journal when riding solo in 2023 because I wanted something more resilient to normal camping & travel abuse. This journal looks up to that task. I travel in all weather and plan to store it in a plastic bag. But I desired extra protection,and therefore applied a homemade wax&oil leather/wood treatment on mine. The outside leather seems unchanged. But the inside surface and edges are no longer just raw untreated leather. During application I slid the sewn in paper stack inside of a plastic bag. Letting the wax&oil sink into the leather for about an hour before wiping off any remaining with a paper towel. The paper towel came away with chestnut stains from the leather die. The plastic remained on overnight, then a sheet of laser printer paper was placed between the sewn in pages and leather. That test went well and no wax, oil or die leached into the front or rear sewn in pages. The only stain on the sewn pages occur near the binding where the plastic bag pulled away while I was wiping on the wax&oil. Like any tanned leather I suspect this will stain things if it gets wet. Hopefully I have reduced that staining by treating the leather. Best case it just never gets wet. Nobody should be expect it to be waterproof. But it's so rugged you'll be tempted to take it canoeing, where anything is possible. I am satisfied that it's real leather, of substantial quality, and worth the money spent on it. If you've read the reviews you might be worried it's fake leather. I don't believe it is. It may not be top grain leather, but my two samples are a decent thickness of uniform leather. Neither one very distressed looking out of the box. I almost went with another brand because the binding on this "looked like leather" in the photos. It is actually bound with a heavy waxed thread, not leather. This is a good thing, because the thread will hold up better than a leather cord would. The idea of removing the booklets and rebinding held some interest for me. It would be kind of fun to do that just to see how the great looking binding is done. Blank books are available in bulk, so sourcing them is possible. Note that each of the sewn in booklets have no staples or covers on them. So after unbinding these pages would need to be either stapled or rebound into another "book cover".

I judge a notebook by how well the paper handles fountain pen ink. Not only did it handle my fountain pen ink well but there was no feathering, ghosting, or bleedthrough (see photo). I used a Pilot Kakuno, medium nib with the Pilot sepia ink cartridge. The red burgundy leather is stunning. It's not cheaply made. The size of the notebook is perfect to take with me every day. This is one purchase I made with zero regrets and the price point is reasonable.

This journal is even better in person. I opened the package and saw the lovely, rich red color and was immediately so pleased with my purchase. The pages write like a dream. The pen that comes with has a nice glide and fine point. Will see how it ages but up front: perfection!

Quality soft leather and great paper quality. Not very easy to write on both sides of the page. Awesome and stylish to carry around. Feels luxurious.

Awesome notebook with perfect size for everyday carry, the materials feels like their decent quality making it pretty sturdy. It’s honestly a good bang for the buck while adding character to an everyday item. Haven’t had any issues with it bleeding through or rubbing onto other items in my daily bag

Bought as a gift. Beautiful leather binding. Really nice notebook. Recipient was thrilled.

Definitely a quality journal. I was afraid to start writing in it! 😂 great as a personal journal

Davvero ben fatto.

Pen was niet goed gesloten dus was uitgedroogd, maar ging vooral om het notitieboek en daar kon ik niet blijer mee zijn.

Tapa de cuero flexible, un montón de páginas bien encuadernadas de un color muy agradable, mejor que en blanco para mí, suaves líneas... Más bonito que lo que creía.

Great quality! I used my wood burning tool to put the initials of the recipient on the front. SO LOVELY!

Très belle qualité du papier. Le cuir prend les marques mais cela me paraît normal. Franchement sympa comme article.