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Graph Paper Notebooks (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by fujiwood@lemmy.world to c/pen_and_paper@lemmy.world

I recently made a few notebooks from graph paper that I've had for a while but wasn't using. I prefer dot grid but I don't mind square grid. The larger size is for a custom leather cover I made in the style of a Travelers. The smaller ones are made to fit in my wallet. I had this idea after seeing Touch & Flow's Jotter notebooks.

The cover is made from different random card stock and I used three types of paper for pages. One is "8 x 8 to the inch cross section" grid, one is 5mm squares and the last is from an Isometric perspective grid paper.

The 8x8 is 75gsm with a smooth surface. It's a nice paper. The square and iso is 80gsm and is rougher which makes it feel more utilitarian.

#notebook #paper #journal #hobby #diy #oc

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[-] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

oh the name was Whitelines. I had forgotten, whoops.

Nice to have a long stapler, with ruler at that!

The saddle staple looks like a great tool if you make a lot of notebooks :D

this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2026
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