@@mattmays9063 I have done this and it was a great learning experience. I really like the gridded paper though for my engineering notebook. I made my own book as an expression of craftsmanship and ownership and some indescribable connection with the ideas inside. The next step would be to make the paper myself.
Absolutely this. Book binding is one of those skills that can reward you with a serviceable book-shaped object on your first attempt but is a rabbit hole so deep you can lose yourself for years and still only scratch the surface of mastery. If you're the sort of person who indulges in obsessive geekery (that'll be most of us I suspect) then there's a good chance you will love the challenge.
I think I can speak for everyone when I say that I am very grateful you decided to keep making content after Mythbusters. Everytime you make a video, my day get just a little better. Thank you.
Ahhh! As a bookbinding enthusiast, AHH! If you contact a local traditional bookbinder (there’s almost definitely one in San Fran) I’m sure they could make you one. And you’d be supporting a sadly under appreciated trade (and some highly skilled makers)
Im so glad he made this video. Ever since I saw the sketch book in a video a few months back I wanted one. I ended up searching Amazon and came across a good copy. I bought two and have been designing shop projects and loads of builds in them and I love looking back on my drawings and plans. It acts like a portfolio for your work nearly. Thanks for the idea Adam.
@@samueldeter9735 Arteza 8.5"x11" Hardback Sketchbook, Set of 2, 220 Pages Each (440 Total), 68lb/110gsm, with Bookmark Ribbon, for a Variety of Dry Media. Really nice good quality sketch book
@@cathalbrady8259 that paper sounds a little light weight for sketching, but I'll snag one and compare it to some of my old lab sketchbooks to see if it's a potential replacement for when I fill mine.
@@TheMagicWorker I would think 68 lb. paper would be fine for most pencils and inks; it's over twice the weight of the best non-cardstock printer paper I've used (and over three times the weight of the stuff you can find everywhere).
Yes, awesome! A video like this is perfect! It shines a light on things like the craft of bookbinding, and I learned about the real oil-dipped endpapers, and that the groups of pages are called 'signatures'. This is a really ripe area to get in some guests, some learnings, some shout-outs like to the CP Leathercraft corp mentioned in this video... Always a pleasure to learn about more makers!
@Adam would it be possible to keep us updated on what paper type it is please, so we can try and get the same for our own sketch books in the future. Thank you
I know I am not alone in saying I would pay serious money for a printed copy of this sketchbook once it is filled up. If there was a great way to reproduce it filled with your drawings and notes and ideas, edited obviously to make it palatable.
My recommendation: midori MD notebooks. You can easily build a fancy cover to your liking, and replace the book when it’s full, and put it on the shelf. The paper is phenomenal for both pencils and first and foremost for ink, the binding is wonderful and durable. Not sure how easy they are to come by in the US but the paper quality is really outstanding. They come blank or with different variants of grids/lines.
😃 Just when I think this channel couldn't possibly get any more interesting, it DOES! 😄 I love it. Adam, you have such a delightfully positive way of looking at things, and I truly appreciate you for being *YOU.* Please don't take this the wrong way, because I am all for someone improving themselves, but *don't* *ever* *change.* I hope you never lose your wonderful enthusiasm. 😏
If you cant find something, you can always try you hand at building your own (in this case binding your own). Have the paper experts place you mentioned find the right medium for it and I am sure you have some leather you love lying around the cave. Then you'd have to build a binding jig and press. I am sure it would be a fun project we would all love to watch.
Adam: "Maybe I'll get 10 and have a lifetime supply of them" Me: *Doing the maths. Half a sketchbook in 12 months" Also me: "Damn Adam, you're not planning on living long, eh?" Best to get 25 and live both optimistically (that you'll be making at 103yo) and generously (that you bequeath your favourite sketchbooks to someone else)!
The best sketchbook is the one you'll actually draw in. For Adam that means it has to have erasable pages and be a gift from his mom (L). For yall that may be different. Personally I like drying in pocket notebooks because its ALWAYS on me like my phone or wallet. I can just whip it out and sketch or jot.
I love that this channel isn't just trying to make money with affiliate links or sponsors. If one of Adams favorite things is something that Tested cant get a commission on, they still take the time to create the content about it. Love it.
My favorite sketchbook is one I got behind the Pantheon in Rome. There's an amazing art shop there with very reasonably priced supply. It is Fabriano Drawing Book. 60 pages, bound traditionally or spiral at the short end, 14.8 x 21cm (it's small so I can stuff it in my purse), 160g/m^3 or 80lb paper. I would love to grab more some day. The binding on the short end allows for your hand not to rest on the bindings at all, no matter the orientation.
I worked in a print shop for a few years. The paper sounds like a type of vellum. I worked with both very translucent vellum (which is what is typically thought of when people ask for it) and very opaque vellum. One of the biggest benefits I noticed with it is it is smooth and you cleanly erase on it (at least in my experience). Kelly Paper should have lots of it available (we used them as a paper supplier) and if you can’t get another production of the notebook I suggest a one day build and you make your own notebook (might take a few days because of drying and waiting). Beeswax, bone, and glue and your ingenuity, you could really make something amazing and teach a relatively simple craft at the same time. In college we made our own books for a class and I even made my first set of leave behind notebooks for job applications. They were fold over notebooks with my resume and portfolio printed on beautiful off-white linen. Anyways, I really do think it could be a fun build. Good luck with your hunt Mr. Savage!
I have a "poor man's" version, very similar. It was bought for me as a present by the late friend of my Mother, she obviously knew her stuff, it's perfect for the necromancy we all do. I miss you Jean.
He's probably expecting that after 10 years or less he finds better paper even then the one he's using, or hopefully this isn't the case but maybe he doesn't expect to live that long
As an art teacher and artist I can confirm: having a nice properly bound sketchbook with good long tooth paper is awesome. That tactile experience adds to the pleasure of drawing.
I work in the print and mail industry and I think that might be a lighter weight, high quality bristol paper. It looks like it might be 30# or heavier? If it is, Kelly Paper will have it in stock. Bristol is great for drawing if you want a smooth finish on a durable surface.
I know for my fountain pen writing, top tier paper for me is either Claire Fontaine or Tomoe river. Not sure how they would translate to pencil and eraser but it might at least give you a direction to look in.
I've been able to get to 90% of Clairfontaine by buying heavyweight (32lb) , high brightness (100) premium copy paper. Great ink handling, no bleed, no feathers. I laser print the page format I want, usually dot grid, and then comb or disc bind it into a custom notebook exactly to my specifications. As much as I'm a paper and stationery aficionado, I've just gotten too accustomed to having exactly the notebook I want.
If you're looking for something similar, try looking for a 'dummy'. You'll find them in art shops. They're basically empty books. We used to use those in art college all the time. The paper is rough, not smooth. It's made for drawing.
Strathmore has a line of affordable hardbound, acid-free, heavy sketching journals: www.amazon.com/Strathmore-297-14-Hardbound-Journal-Sketch/dp/B000KNMEH4
To avoid the smearing pages in a spiral bound artbook try using workable fixative. One quick spray, no smearing and you can come back to the drawing later. Keep up the great content.
If your looking for sketchbooks check out Moleskine. You can get them at Barns and Knoble. They have a specific style for drawing that has thicker paper.
Coptic bound sketchbooks are the best kind I've found. They lay flat (so you can actually draw in it) but otherwise have a hard cover. Cottonwood stopped making mine so I bound my own.
The paper could be vellum, especially if it came form a leatherworks (where I'm sure vellum is readily available) Side note, it could also be synthetic vellum (made from plant material), which is often used for blueprints and technical drawings
Do for years I wanted to bind my own book. Strathmore had a paper I loved that I wanted to bind books out of. But then found out they made a hard bound book with the paper. But had a bit more tooth to it. But at the same time found another book Stillman and Birn, and fell in love with there paper. But some book I think you would like and should look in to Stillman & Birn Sketchbook -Epsilon Series (150 gsm) smooth surface Strathmore Journal -Drawing (130g/m²) Medium surface -Mixed Media (190g/m²) Vellum Surface You might find them at a local Art store where you could check out the paper quality. I seen the Strathmore in Michaels craft stores. And both are on amazon. Most likely you'll want a surface that is Smooth or Hot pressed. A surface of medium or Vellum will still be ok, but will most likely want to avoid a rough surface and cold press paper. Also consider a harder lead to prevent transfer. A H or H2 lead might be better to stretch the idea, then touch it up with a HB or B lead to highlight details.
The paper in a book like that might actually be parchment! You can erase like mad on some parchment type papers and they will not wear down like paper will..
leuchtturm1917 is my go to sketch/notebooks they are durable and compact and suits my needs both creatively and profesionally. haven't had a notebook that survived as long as those. but that one seems to be really good quality and with a high paper weight, which is usually good for drawing when you need to mark and erase a lot.
My sketchbook lifehack: I always stick a sheet or two of ordinary paper under the page I am drawing on. It helps the keep the pristine page underneath from getting impressions and dings and it also prevents ink from bleeding through. It also pads the drawing surface a bit.
Finding a good paper/pen/pencil combo is seriously something to be treasured. My personal daily drivers are head-stapled Rhodia A5 dotpads with an OHTO Horizon gel fineliner pen/mechanical pencil set. *chef kiss* Another series to add after Jacker Aficionado - Stationary Appreciator :)
The Rollbahn notebook has similar papper...very smooth. Better than the leuchtturm in my mind. I found the leuch paper to be not smooth enough. Looks like CP leathercrafts in NY went out of business a long time ago...but I assume they wrapped an existing journal anyway. They seem to have gone out of business a long time ago...I wonder if they used Crane papers...
Adam, my brother. Is that a LIST I saw in your sketchbook book? I know you love your punch-lists and as a fellow maker and aging child of the 60s (with the mental capacity of a Shih Tzu), it would be great to see a quick video/show-and-tell of your refined mastered punch-list technique. I know that sounds boring, but as I sit here 48 hours from Halloween, surrounded by PVC, EVA, Arduinos, LEDs, breathing contact cement, with a single barrel bourbon in one hand and a Dremel in the other, cursing my sleeping eight-year-old, I’m wishing I had a list!
Thank you Adam, this was a great video, had been wondering this myself since I have spotted it in your videos. I am personally in the market for a new notebook/sketchbook and have been exploring many options. Great insight.
What a beautiful notebook! Looks like a guest book for a wedding or some other fancy event. Those often have surprisingly good quality paper for drawing, despite not being made for drawing specifically.
Adam, do you use a putty rubber to remove errant pencil lines? In my experience, they leave the paper surface intact whilst joyfully taking the graphite away!
I got one very similar to that, it isn't black and gold but plain leather-bound with the gold on the pages, but same exact dimensions and build, I found one a few years ago in office max for about 35 dollars
Don't lag on finding out the paper or contacting the Binder in NY. I live in NYC. Alot of the old shops and craftsmen are closing or moving else were due to rents and even more due to covid.
Adam, Check out the ' Citrus Book Bindery' they do bespoke journals and sketchbooks. No leather but great choices of cover. I use their traveller system called Citradori with watercolour inserts and lighter 140gsm dot grids.
something close but not going to be of the quality Adam has found. www.amazon.com/Hardcover-Notebook-Suitable-Charcoal-Graphite/dp/B0897KDPPC/ref=pd_di_sccai_18?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0897KDPPC&pd_rd_r=3840e4c9-bd13-484c-bf94-d6980ae09a6f&pd_rd_w=eop0l&pd_rd_wg=dEaJ4&pf_rd_p=5415687b-2c9d-46da-88a4-bbcfe8e07f3c&pf_rd_r=WKFPP5FTQ9HZKJW7CR1D&psc=1&refRID=WKFPP5FTQ9HZKJW7CR1D
Undoublty a fantastic notebook. It's clearly not orignially designed for it. Penny to a pound that it was produced and sold as a guest book. Those usually have thick smooth paper to accomodate all sorts of pens and pencils without bleeding or pushing through. While artists sketchbooks tend to have more of a grainy paper, aimed at grabbing that graphite and other soft tools. Because I like smearing ink all over everything I too found that most sketchbooks don't have the paper 'for me'. I now buy packs of paper meant for printing on (old fashioned relief printing) and sow my own (quick and dirty) sketchbooks. Finding something like that and sending stock of to a bookbinder would be the more economic choice than trying to get that factory going again. (also more realistic for anyone other than Adam with this issue)
Damn you, why did you have to show me this Adam now I need one it seems so perfect for me. I'm doing a CAD drawing or something insane sometimes I just need paper to work out the thoughts and do a sketch with perfect dimensions.
I would love to see a video of Adam's sketching process, his sketches look too good. As some people already said , I would love a book filled with those sketches.
One company I worked at required the engineers to keep their ideas, calculations and sketches in a similar books for purpose of having a bound record for purposes of any possible patents.
ok, whoever might have such a sketchbook lying around in his basement. Pls consider sending it to Adam. He enjoys it so much and seeing him happy always makes my day.
My problem with really nice sketchbooks is that i get too precious with them and i feel unable to sketch because i want whatever ends up on the page to be worthy of its place in the book. This is why i end up using cheap ones instead, i don't feel as beholden onto the book itself and i just draw. That book looks so nice and fancy if i had one i don't think i could ever fill a single page
Well I find 100 lbs to 120 has simular traits. It may have a type of wax coat on the pages to give it that smooth feel does it have a light reflective tent. This may be blank book print pages for ink prints. To help an ink print stand out and hold better.
Sure would be AWSOME if they would actually make more of them and then you can put them in the your merch store bc I bet about half if not more of your subscribers would love to get their hands on a nice sketchbook like that Also THANK YOU for the fact about erasing your mistakes easily on that paper for that fact alone I hope when you find out what type of paper it is or if they can actually make more of them if you can please update us all about whatever you find out........ THANK YOU
If you could think about selling a sketch book like that one with the good paper I bet a lot of people including myself would buy one. I already have a T-shirt and every tool’s a hammer.
wow, I was about to say the same thing!!! My hs yearbook quote was “I reject your reality and substitute my own”, should be a whole page with just adam quotes lol. “am i missing an eyebrow!?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂good times
Stone Paper - Has anyone ever used a stone paper notebook? It's water-resistant, smooth to the touch as it's not made from fibers and it's incredible to write or draw onto. I highly highly recommend stone paper. It's a bit expensive for a notebook but boy is it worth it.
How do you make your sketches? Besides a photographer, I do not consider myself an artist or even a good doodler. I have a hard time trying to more or less accurately draw a representation of three dimensional objects on paper using a pencil. What tips do you have, or I would also love to see close up shots of you drawing/sketching while you are talking out your thoughts. I shy away from drawing pictures of what I want to build, however I know it would make me a better maker if I did. I just get overwhelmed. Haha. Thank you for inspiring me. :)
That's a super interesting sketch book! I don't really sketch out my projects per se; either I have the idea in my head and go from there (did that on a simple project to spruce up a cute Galaxy's Edge droid), or I get very into detail about project specifics by laying it out in a drawing program (did this to finalize my design/ color concept for a modern Mandalorian kit; hopefully I can get it done and approved by MMCC before next Halloween). I think I did create a few one-off drawings in a spiral notebook, and yeah, those are a pain. The pages can also begin to come off of the spiral part if you handle them too roughly. It would be fantastic to figure out what kind of paper that is, because the only downside to sketching for me is the erasing issue.
By their website I see they don't make this anymore, but if you can find out just what that paper is, I'm sure someone could just bind you up one or two
Question: Did you find out the paper type? Adam, PLEASE do ask the paper shop about the paper. As an artist it intrigues me that the pencil lines do not ghost when erased. It’d benefit all of us creative types. Thank you!
Quality paper has a larger amount of wood pulp in it. Recycled paper doesn't. You can see it if you put the sheet up against the light. You will notice that it is pulpy if it is good paper.
What about doing some bookbinding and making your own. You will get the satisfaction of making it and have the ability to make another sketchbook when you need it.
Perhaps you should get in touch with the manufacturer and do a deal with them to Make some for sale through your merch shop. I am sure there would be plenty of viewers like me who would love to purchase one.
Unfortunately I do not think C.P. Leathercrafts are in business anymore.....Since 1955 or so. That is the last ad I can find in any New York newspaper anyway. I have seen their vintage goods in antique shops, They made beautiful stuff. Classic vintage leather goods.
Because of the erasable issue I switched to doing my sketches digitally. Works perfect for me though it doesn't have the 'romance' of a real paper sketchbook.
Hey Adam, search for woodworking float. It's a pretty interesting tool and I really think it would be something you'd enjoy building. 😊 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
To draw on every page of an entire book, without creating anything you can't bear to leave in? It's a thought beyond imagining. I draw on loose sheets and bind the keepers.
If they won't produce/reproduce it for you, maybe it's an opportunity to partner with another maker to bring something similar to market under the "Savage Industries" line of goods. I'd buy one ... or many because I definitely like a good sketchbook for notetaking and suspect many others would as well.
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pleasepleaseplease if you do a custom order of those sketchbook make a indiegogo or similar so we can get one too!
Take a look at the company: Paperblanks, maybe they're not quality but they're very close
Hey Adam! For a video you should do a bookbinding project where you make the “successor” to your current sketchbook!
Upvote this. This is a phenom idea!!!
@@mattmays9063 I have done this and it was a great learning experience. I really like the gridded paper though for my engineering notebook. I made my own book as an expression of craftsmanship and ownership and some indescribable connection with the ideas inside. The next step would be to make the paper myself.
That would be an amazing project!
Absolutely this. Book binding is one of those skills that can reward you with a serviceable book-shaped object on your first attempt but is a rabbit hole so deep you can lose yourself for years and still only scratch the surface of mastery. If you're the sort of person who indulges in obsessive geekery (that'll be most of us I suspect) then there's a good chance you will love the challenge.
Double-plus one to this
I think I can speak for everyone when I say that I am very grateful you decided to keep making content after Mythbusters. Everytime you make a video, my day get just a little better. Thank you.
you dont stop being a maker just because you end a project. its encoded in your dna.
Thanks so much for your comment, which makes OUR day better. It really means so much to us.
@@tested just want you to know I've had smile on my face for an hour now.
I enjoy watching tested videos.
That is it, there is a joy watching someone do what they love.
Gosh, if you can talk them into producing more let us know. Seems practically perfect 📚
I'm sure with all the people here there's enough to entice them to do a run.
I love how he goes "wait right here" instead of just jump cutting. Feels like we are actually sitting there with him
I never realized how much I appreciated that until you mentioned it lol
Ditto, it kinda makes me feel like I'm there with him.
Wait right there i have an idea....
When you fill it up, take it to a book publisher and have them re-create it as a coffee table book. I’d buy that in a heartbeat
That’s absolutely brilliant!
I second this please!
I third this motion
good idea But i HIGHLEY doubt it will ever get done
Ahhh! As a bookbinding enthusiast, AHH! If you contact a local traditional bookbinder (there’s almost definitely one in San Fran) I’m sure they could make you one. And you’d be supporting a sadly under appreciated trade (and some highly skilled makers)
I would personally love to watch a video with you talking to the paper experts about this. Feel like that would be incredibly interesting!
You need to contact them and create a "Tested" sketchbook!
this needs to be 1000 times upvoted omg
That would be merch I'd actually buy (unlike mugs, caps, shirts etc).
Would even be cooler if it was a 'Adam Savage sketchbook'
@@Northern5tar "Adam Savage's Tested Sketchbook"?
Us like Adam would but 10 each lol.
As an artist, and someone who loves art supplies and stationary of all kinds, I have been SUPER curious about this and I'm glad to see a video for it!
I swear, the sketchbooks I get (Spiral Bound) Always have page ripping issues. Might get this kind in the vid
Im so glad he made this video. Ever since I saw the sketch book in a video a few months back I wanted one. I ended up searching Amazon and came across a good copy. I bought two and have been designing shop projects and loads of builds in them and I love looking back on my drawings and plans. It acts like a portfolio for your work nearly. Thanks for the idea Adam.
What'd you end up going with? I've never bought one before and would like to find something of quality
@@samueldeter9735 Arteza 8.5"x11" Hardback Sketchbook, Set of 2, 220 Pages Each (440 Total), 68lb/110gsm, with Bookmark Ribbon, for a Variety of Dry Media. Really nice good quality sketch book
@@cathalbrady8259 that paper sounds a little light weight for sketching, but I'll snag one and compare it to some of my old lab sketchbooks to see if it's a potential replacement for when I fill mine.
@@TheMagicWorker paper isnt light at all. It's great for sketching on. Highly recommend. Good sturdy paper
@@TheMagicWorker I would think 68 lb. paper would be fine for most pencils and inks; it's over twice the weight of the best non-cardstock printer paper I've used (and over three times the weight of the stuff you can find everywhere).
Yes, awesome! A video like this is perfect! It shines a light on things like the craft of bookbinding, and I learned about the real oil-dipped endpapers, and that the groups of pages are called 'signatures'. This is a really ripe area to get in some guests, some learnings, some shout-outs like to the CP Leathercraft corp mentioned in this video... Always a pleasure to learn about more makers!
@Adam would it be possible to keep us updated on what paper type it is please, so we can try and get the same for our own sketch books in the future. Thank you
I know I am not alone in saying I would pay serious money for a printed copy of this sketchbook once it is filled up. If there was a great way to reproduce it filled with your drawings and notes and ideas, edited obviously to make it palatable.
Please do this, i would love that
I'd be happy with a raw copy TBH, no edits required
@@TheMagicWorker It may need edits for language or projects he wants/needs to keep under wraps
Maybe not even filled up, but with spaces to add your own.
My recommendation: midori MD notebooks. You can easily build a fancy cover to your liking, and replace the book when it’s full, and put it on the shelf. The paper is phenomenal for both pencils and first and foremost for ink, the binding is wonderful and durable. Not sure how easy they are to come by in the US but the paper quality is really outstanding. They come blank or with different variants of grids/lines.
They're a little difficult to get ahold of in the USA (at least on the East coast), they're nice.
Such a delightful person Adam is.
😃 Just when I think this channel couldn't possibly get any more interesting, it DOES! 😄 I love it. Adam, you have such a delightfully positive way of looking at things, and I truly appreciate you for being *YOU.* Please don't take this the wrong way, because I am all for someone improving themselves, but *don't* *ever* *change.* I hope you never lose your wonderful enthusiasm. 😏
If you cant find something, you can always try you hand at building your own (in this case binding your own). Have the paper experts place you mentioned find the right medium for it and I am sure you have some leather you love lying around the cave. Then you'd have to build a binding jig and press. I am sure it would be a fun project we would all love to watch.
Adam: "Maybe I'll get 10 and have a lifetime supply of them"
Me: *Doing the maths. Half a sketchbook in 12 months"
Also me: "Damn Adam, you're not planning on living long, eh?"
Best to get 25 and live both optimistically (that you'll be making at 103yo) and generously (that you bequeath your favourite sketchbooks to someone else)!
Ask CP Leathercraft for a run of 1,000 and put them up on Tested!!! I need a few!
Also, don''t accidentally contact HP Lovecraft and unleash an eldritch horror x 1,000.
Would love them to do that
I'd worry that they wouldn't be able to source the paper they used back then and would resort to something cheaper and inferior.
Hearing that Adam said: “making 10 of them so that i have an livetime supply“. 😭 i realy hope you get way older than 73
The best sketchbook is the one you'll actually draw in. For Adam that means it has to have erasable pages and be a gift from his mom (L).
For yall that may be different. Personally I like drying in pocket notebooks because its ALWAYS on me like my phone or wallet. I can just whip it out and sketch or jot.
I love that this channel isn't just trying to make money with affiliate links or sponsors. If one of Adams favorite things is something that Tested cant get a commission on, they still take the time to create the content about it. Love it.
My favorite sketchbook is one I got behind the Pantheon in Rome. There's an amazing art shop there with very reasonably priced supply. It is Fabriano Drawing Book. 60 pages, bound traditionally or spiral at the short end, 14.8 x 21cm (it's small so I can stuff it in my purse), 160g/m^3 or 80lb paper. I would love to grab more some day. The binding on the short end allows for your hand not to rest on the bindings at all, no matter the orientation.
I worked in a print shop for a few years. The paper sounds like a type of vellum. I worked with both very translucent vellum (which is what is typically thought of when people ask for it) and very opaque vellum. One of the biggest benefits I noticed with it is it is smooth and you cleanly erase on it (at least in my experience).
Kelly Paper should have lots of it available (we used them as a paper supplier) and if you can’t get another production of the notebook I suggest a one day build and you make your own notebook (might take a few days because of drying and waiting).
Beeswax, bone, and glue and your ingenuity, you could really make something amazing and teach a relatively simple craft at the same time. In college we made our own books for a class and I even made my first set of leave behind notebooks for job applications. They were fold over notebooks with my resume and portfolio printed on beautiful off-white linen.
Anyways, I really do think it could be a fun build. Good luck with your hunt Mr. Savage!
Great book! I hope someone in the comments can find something similar and post it? Adam let us know!!
C.P. leather Crafts has 2 placeholder listings on there website for field journals.
Maybe they're planning to bring these back?
I have a "poor man's" version, very similar. It was bought for me as a present by the late friend of my Mother, she obviously knew her stuff, it's perfect for the necromancy we all do. I miss you Jean.
10 is a lifetime supply? and you have used this one for like a year hmmm
Maybe he’s only expecting to live to 73? Or he’ll sketch less over time?
1/2 way through after 1 year .. 2 years per book .. 10 books = 20 years ??
The final book will be 1000 pages...or he's predicted the end of the world.
He's probably expecting that after 10 years or less he finds better paper even then the one he's using, or hopefully this isn't the case but maybe he doesn't expect to live that long
He probably never had this much time for his own projects than during corona lockdown. So multiply your result by 4 for resaonable timescales ;)
I’m 90% sure that’s vellum paper. I think I have the same one.
Read through the comments looking for this - 99% sure this is a vellum paper.
Barely 30 minutes to get an answer. Impressive.
Please get those remade. I would love a sketchbook like that.
I love sketchbooks. This is really interesting!
As an art teacher and artist I can confirm: having a nice properly bound sketchbook with good long tooth paper is awesome. That tactile experience adds to the pleasure of drawing.
I work in the print and mail industry and I think that might be a lighter weight, high quality bristol paper. It looks like it might be 30# or heavier? If it is, Kelly Paper will have it in stock. Bristol is great for drawing if you want a smooth finish on a durable surface.
I know for my fountain pen writing, top tier paper for me is either Claire Fontaine or Tomoe river. Not sure how they would translate to pencil and eraser but it might at least give you a direction to look in.
I've been able to get to 90% of Clairfontaine by buying heavyweight (32lb) , high brightness (100) premium copy paper. Great ink handling, no bleed, no feathers. I laser print the page format I want, usually dot grid, and then comb or disc bind it into a custom notebook exactly to my specifications.
As much as I'm a paper and stationery aficionado, I've just gotten too accustomed to having exactly the notebook I want.
If you're looking for something similar, try looking for a 'dummy'. You'll find them in art shops. They're basically empty books. We used to use those in art college all the time. The paper is rough, not smooth. It's made for drawing.
Strathmore has a line of affordable hardbound, acid-free, heavy sketching journals: www.amazon.com/Strathmore-297-14-Hardbound-Journal-Sketch/dp/B000KNMEH4
I hope they put up more sketches on the shop! They’re so cool with all the notes, looks great framed!
100 years from now a villain will hold this sketchbook while an adventurous archaeologist insists that "It belongs in a museum!"
To avoid the smearing pages in a spiral bound artbook try using workable fixative. One quick spray, no smearing and you can come back to the drawing later. Keep up the great content.
An aerosol hairspray also works well in a pinch if workable fixative is out of your budget 😉
@@argella1300 Hairspray is non-archival and can yellow the paper over time.
If your looking for sketchbooks check out Moleskine. You can get them at Barns and Knoble. They have a specific style for drawing that has thicker paper.
Coptic bound sketchbooks are the best kind I've found. They lay flat (so you can actually draw in it) but otherwise have a hard cover. Cottonwood stopped making mine so I bound my own.
The paper could be vellum, especially if it came form a leatherworks (where I'm sure vellum is readily available)
Side note, it could also be synthetic vellum (made from plant material), which is often used for blueprints and technical drawings
Do for years I wanted to bind my own book. Strathmore had a paper I loved that I wanted to bind books out of. But then found out they made a hard bound book with the paper. But had a bit more tooth to it. But at the same time found another book Stillman and Birn, and fell in love with there paper. But some book I think you would like and should look in to
Stillman & Birn Sketchbook
-Epsilon Series (150 gsm)
smooth surface
Strathmore Journal
-Drawing (130g/m²)
Medium surface
-Mixed Media (190g/m²)
Vellum Surface
You might find them at a local Art store where you could check out the paper quality. I seen the Strathmore in Michaels craft stores. And both are on amazon. Most likely you'll want a surface that is Smooth or Hot pressed. A surface of medium or Vellum will still be ok, but will most likely want to avoid a rough surface and cold press paper.
Also consider a harder lead to prevent transfer. A H or H2 lead might be better to stretch the idea, then touch it up with a HB or B lead to highlight details.
The paper in a book like that might actually be parchment! You can erase like mad on some parchment type papers and they will not wear down like paper will..
You'll have to revisit this when you find out what the paper is!
leuchtturm1917 is my go to sketch/notebooks they are durable and compact and suits my needs both creatively and profesionally. haven't had a notebook that survived as long as those. but that one seems to be really good quality and with a high paper weight, which is usually good for drawing when you need to mark and erase a lot.
Do you have a link?
I 💯 concur. Lt1917 are now my go to for almost all notebooks.
@@danieltaylor9970 Sure. Here ya go www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebooks/
Leuchtterm is pretty good, but these days I prefer Apica CD (in many sizes) or Midori (in A5 only, alas) for the paper, slid into a Lihit Labs cover.
My sketchbook lifehack: I always stick a sheet or two of ordinary paper under the page I am drawing on. It helps the keep the pristine page underneath from getting impressions and dings and it also prevents ink from bleeding through. It also pads the drawing surface a bit.
Love you Adam! Lifelong fan and been inspired to be curious for decades now!
Would love to see a sketchbook tour and how you go about sketching stuff.
Finding a good paper/pen/pencil combo is seriously something to be treasured.
My personal daily drivers are head-stapled Rhodia A5 dotpads with an OHTO Horizon gel fineliner pen/mechanical pencil set. *chef kiss*
Another series to add after Jacker Aficionado - Stationary Appreciator :)
The Rollbahn notebook has similar papper...very smooth. Better than the leuchtturm in my mind. I found the leuch paper to be not smooth enough. Looks like CP leathercrafts in NY went out of business a long time ago...but I assume they wrapped an existing journal anyway. They seem to have gone out of business a long time ago...I wonder if they used Crane papers...
Adam, my brother. Is that a LIST I saw in your sketchbook book? I know you love your punch-lists and as a fellow maker and aging child of the 60s (with the mental capacity of a Shih Tzu), it would be great to see a quick video/show-and-tell of your refined mastered punch-list technique. I know that sounds boring, but as I sit here 48 hours from Halloween, surrounded by PVC, EVA, Arduinos, LEDs, breathing contact cement, with a single barrel bourbon in one hand and a Dremel in the other, cursing my sleeping eight-year-old, I’m wishing I had a list!
He talks a lot in his book about how he uses lists. Thanks, Adam!
VEEEEERY Excited to watch this vid!!! SUPER QUESTION!!
Thank you Adam, this was a great video, had been wondering this myself since I have spotted it in your videos. I am personally in the market for a new notebook/sketchbook and have been exploring many options. Great insight.
What a beautiful notebook! Looks like a guest book for a wedding or some other fancy event. Those often have surprisingly good quality paper for drawing, despite not being made for drawing specifically.
Adam, do you use a putty rubber to remove errant pencil lines? In my experience, they leave the paper surface intact whilst joyfully taking the graphite away!
I got one very similar to that, it isn't black and gold but plain leather-bound with the gold on the pages, but same exact dimensions and build, I found one a few years ago in office max for about 35 dollars
Don't lag on finding out the paper or contacting the Binder in NY. I live in NYC. Alot of the old shops and craftsmen are closing or moving else were due to rents and even more due to covid.
Adam, Check out the ' Citrus Book Bindery' they do bespoke journals and sketchbooks. No leather but great choices of cover.
I use their traveller system called Citradori with watercolour inserts and lighter 140gsm dot grids.
We need this book. I have looked everywhere and I can not find anything comparable.
something close but not going to be of the quality Adam has found. www.amazon.com/Hardcover-Notebook-Suitable-Charcoal-Graphite/dp/B0897KDPPC/ref=pd_di_sccai_18?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0897KDPPC&pd_rd_r=3840e4c9-bd13-484c-bf94-d6980ae09a6f&pd_rd_w=eop0l&pd_rd_wg=dEaJ4&pf_rd_p=5415687b-2c9d-46da-88a4-bbcfe8e07f3c&pf_rd_r=WKFPP5FTQ9HZKJW7CR1D&psc=1&refRID=WKFPP5FTQ9HZKJW7CR1D
Undoublty a fantastic notebook. It's clearly not orignially designed for it. Penny to a pound that it was produced and sold as a guest book. Those usually have thick smooth paper to accomodate all sorts of pens and pencils without bleeding or pushing through. While artists sketchbooks tend to have more of a grainy paper, aimed at grabbing that graphite and other soft tools.
Because I like smearing ink all over everything I too found that most sketchbooks don't have the paper 'for me'. I now buy packs of paper meant for printing on (old fashioned relief printing) and sow my own (quick and dirty) sketchbooks. Finding something like that and sending stock of to a bookbinder would be the more economic choice than trying to get that factory going again. (also more realistic for anyone other than Adam with this issue)
Damn you, why did you have to show me this Adam now I need one it seems so perfect for me. I'm doing a CAD drawing or something insane sometimes I just need paper to work out the thoughts and do a sketch with perfect dimensions.
I never thought there was so much to choosing a sketchbook!
Knowing the type of paper in a future video of some kind world be much appreciated.
I would love to see a video of Adam's sketching process, his sketches look too good. As some people already said , I would love a book filled with those sketches.
One company I worked at required the engineers to keep their ideas, calculations and sketches in a similar books for purpose of having a bound record for purposes of any possible patents.
It looks like a Hotel sign in book, to log people coming in an out.
I just got your book today! Early impressions are that our brains are wired a lot alike. I can't wait to dig into it!
ok, whoever might have such a sketchbook lying around in his basement. Pls consider sending it to Adam. He enjoys it so much and seeing him happy always makes my day.
My problem with really nice sketchbooks is that i get too precious with them and i feel unable to sketch because i want whatever ends up on the page to be worthy of its place in the book. This is why i end up using cheap ones instead, i don't feel as beholden onto the book itself and i just draw. That book looks so nice and fancy if i had one i don't think i could ever fill a single page
Well I find 100 lbs to 120 has simular traits. It may have a type of wax coat on the pages to give it that smooth feel does it have a light reflective tent. This may be blank book print pages for ink prints. To help an ink print stand out and hold better.
Sure would be AWSOME if they would actually make more of them and then you can put them in the your merch store bc I bet about half if not more of your subscribers would love to get their hands on a nice sketchbook like that
Also THANK YOU for the fact about erasing your mistakes easily on that paper for that fact alone I hope when you find out what type of paper it is or if they can actually make more of them if you can please update us all about whatever you find out........ THANK YOU
Oh is that why my pencil sketches ended up on the other side, I thought it just imprinted by pressure. good point.
Yes
If you could think about selling a sketch book like that one with the good paper I bet a lot of people including myself would buy one. I already have a T-shirt and every tool’s a hammer.
wow, I was about to say the same thing!!! My hs yearbook quote was “I reject your reality and substitute my own”, should be a whole page with just adam quotes lol. “am i missing an eyebrow!?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂good times
Stone Paper - Has anyone ever used a stone paper notebook? It's water-resistant, smooth to the touch as it's not made from fibers and it's incredible to write or draw onto. I highly highly recommend stone paper. It's a bit expensive for a notebook but boy is it worth it.
How do you make your sketches? Besides a photographer, I do not consider myself an artist or even a good doodler. I have a hard time trying to more or less accurately draw a representation of three dimensional objects on paper using a pencil. What tips do you have, or I would also love to see close up shots of you drawing/sketching while you are talking out your thoughts.
I shy away from drawing pictures of what I want to build, however I know it would make me a better maker if I did. I just get overwhelmed. Haha. Thank you for inspiring me. :)
That's a super interesting sketch book! I don't really sketch out my projects per se; either I have the idea in my head and go from there (did that on a simple project to spruce up a cute Galaxy's Edge droid), or I get very into detail about project specifics by laying it out in a drawing program (did this to finalize my design/ color concept for a modern Mandalorian kit; hopefully I can get it done and approved by MMCC before next Halloween). I think I did create a few one-off drawings in a spiral notebook, and yeah, those are a pain. The pages can also begin to come off of the spiral part if you handle them too roughly. It would be fantastic to figure out what kind of paper that is, because the only downside to sketching for me is the erasing issue.
By their website I see they don't make this anymore, but if you can find out just what that paper is, I'm sure someone could just bind you up one or two
Question: Did you find out the paper type? Adam, PLEASE do ask the paper shop about the paper. As an artist it intrigues me that the pencil lines do not ghost when erased. It’d benefit all of us creative types. Thank you!
Comments suggest vellum paper.
Thank you so much for answering my question.
Quality paper has a larger amount of wood pulp in it. Recycled paper doesn't. You can see it if you put the sheet up against the light. You will notice that it is pulpy if it is good paper.
What about doing some bookbinding and making your own. You will get the satisfaction of making it and have the ability to make another sketchbook when you need it.
When you're finished you should do a sketchbook tour!!!!
I see you’re setting at your new workbench! When do we get a video about the workbench!?
Perhaps you should get in touch with the manufacturer and do a deal with them to Make some for sale through your merch shop. I am sure there would be plenty of viewers like me who would love to purchase one.
Unfortunately I do not think C.P. Leathercrafts are in business anymore.....Since 1955 or so. That is the last ad I can find in any New York newspaper anyway. I have seen their vintage goods in antique shops, They made beautiful stuff. Classic vintage leather goods.
Because of the erasable issue I switched to doing my sketches digitally. Works perfect for me though it doesn't have the 'romance' of a real paper sketchbook.
Hey Adam, search for woodworking float. It's a pretty interesting tool and I really think it would be something you'd enjoy building. 😊
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Once you find out what the paper is you should do a follow up video to let us know!
definatly if you can have them recreate that sketch book im in to buy two.
Convince them to do a run of Tested sketchbooks!
To draw on every page of an entire book, without creating anything you can't bear to leave in? It's a thought beyond imagining. I draw on loose sheets and bind the keepers.
I have been in the hospital and This is a cool video it really Cheered me up
What do you do with your old sketchbooks once they're full?
I agree. Why give up a sketch book when it is usable. Yea, ... you may have to commission a box of them for the future.
Hey Adam an add on to the bookbinding suggestion by @argella1300. Do a 2 part series; 1st part bulding a binders press and 2nd part doing a book.
If they won't produce/reproduce it for you, maybe it's an opportunity to partner with another maker to bring something similar to market under the "Savage Industries" line of goods. I'd buy one ... or many because I definitely like a good sketchbook for notetaking and suspect many others would as well.
The firm plops as he moves it around are really something