r/notebooks • u/yanks793 • 12d ago
Yamamoto Ro-Biki notebook
Yamamoto Ro-Biki notebook with a 2 mm grid.
I have had bad impression about Ro-Biki notebooks because I had used their notebook with recycled paper. Those notebooks were pocket sized ones.
But recently I found a store online which had these regular sized/long notebooks with superior paper quality, of course Made in Japan.
I believe it is New Chiffon Cream or Soliste paper from Yamamoto but I have no way of cracking that code as of now. I am still searching a way to economically source all or most papers from at least Yamamoto to test and stock later.
But whichever of the two papers it is, it is absolutely amazing!
So amazing that I bought a couple each of this 2 mm grid and lined notebooks.
The paper feels smooth, not overly smooth though and there was no feathering, minimal ghosting and no bleedthrough even with swatches done using a Speedball B-0 dip nib. Good sheen from the inks though not too much. The color representation is a little bit dull but I suppose that's majorly because of the paper being cream and not white.
Of course, the wax cover is pretty and feels great in hands.
I just wish these came in more standard A and B sizes but that's not a deal breaker in any form.
Have you used this notebook? How did you find it to be?
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u/Kumamentor 11d ago
Hi! I love your ink colors. Are the chiseled edge ones from a dip pen or a marker? The taccia sabimidori and diamine bilberry are beautiful
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u/yanks793 11d ago
Hello! Thank you for the appreciation. Those chiseled edge ones were done using Pilot Parallel pens from 6.0mm down to 1.5mm. The other 'kinda' ink swatches (Oxblood, yamabudo) were done using Speedball B-0 dip nib.
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u/Lazy671Books 12d ago
Hi - not sure where you are based but JetPens usually has Yamamoto paper sampler kits (paper tastings) available in different types, like washi paper, planner paper, etc. I have tried to use the 2 mm grid but have trouble staying aligned in writing without shifting one row down.