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This book will be made by hand by Samantha and Jason at Earthworks. We are a small, two person business and we have been making individually crafted items together for over a decade. When you buy this book we will be making it especially for you!
Bound in a single thick piece of vegetable tanned leather this journal has a hand tooled Tai Chi design on the cover. Traditional hand tooling gives a much deeper and longer lasting impression, with more texture and detail, than the machine pressed images that you find on most mass produced leather journals. Once we are happy with the design and the way the journal looks we give it a beautiful antiqued finish that picks out the design and the natural markings in the leather.
The Tai Chi symbol contains the two elements Yin and Yang. In Chinese tradition these represent the opposing forces in the Universe, male and female, light and dark etc. The symbol as a whole represents opposites working together to create harmony.
It is 11cm x 7.5cm x 2cm (4.25 x 3 x 0.75 inches) and contains approximately 170 pages (340 sides) of A7 sized, unlined, recycled, paper. We permanently bind the handcut pages into this book in a traditional binding style using waxed cord. No glue is used, so the spine of the book cannot be broken. The covers are fastened with cords finished with leather beads.
The paper that we use is a natural, off-white, oatmeal colour with faint flecks. It has a matt appearance and is slightly textured. It takes a fountain pen without 'bleeding' and is a good mid-tone for sketching.
We're proud to say that our paper is 100% recycled from unbleached post-consumer waste, which saves water, energy and trees. It has won awards for it's high environmental standards and is endorsed by Greenpeace. Best of all it's a great paper of archival quality which means that it will last for hundreds of years. This is great if you're planning on leaving your words for future generations!
This small notebook is conveniently sized to keep on you at all times, it fits easily into trouser pockets, inside pockets or small bags. It's small but chunky and has plenty of space to keep your notes.
This is the earthy alternative to the mass produced books generally available and makes a perfect gift for anyone that likes to take notes on the move.
As leather is a natural material the tone and grain of each journal may vary from the image shown, but not too much!
This style of journal is available in other sizes. Please visit our ebay shop for our full range of journals. Earthworks eBay Shop
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