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Miquelrius Notebook


When I stumbled across my Miquelrius notebook the other day, which I had not used since August 2005, I made a comment about it on Twitter, and it immediately got some response from folks who really like those notebooks. I figured that it would be a good idea to take a break from posting only about Levenger for a bit and get this note book reviewed. One person who chimed in on the topic was, nrepose from the blog Unposted and he suggested we do alternating reviews on our sites, he would do his next post on a Levenger notebook, and I would do mine on the Miquelrius. Make sure to check out that link for his review, as always it is a nice write up, and be sure to check out his other posts since then too.

The first thing I have to say is that I dont really remember where I picked up the notebook, but I am about 90% certain it was from The Daily Planner who always carries a great selection of notebooks, and other stuff that you will probably love if you are here reading my blog. The version of this notebook that I am reviewing is the 200 page graph ruled in blue that measures 6″ x 81/4″ and is currently priced at $10.95 at The Daily Planner. They also have 100 page versions of this notebook as well as smaller 4″ x 6″ versions.

As you can see from the front and back cover pictures posted, the notebook has very little on it in terms of branding or design, which I happen to like a lot, so the simplicity of the design is a big plus for me. The cover of the notebook has a nice soft, but durable feel to it, and I have to say that the description of “Leather Look” that they use to discribe the notebook cover really doesnt do it justice. I wouldnt say that you pick it up and think it is some super high quality and expensive material, however when I read “Leather Look” it just sounds cheap and flimsy…but that is ceratinly not the case. In addition to the soft and durable cover on this notebook, I am also a really big fan of the notebook being flexible and not having a stiff rigid cover as many cardboard backed notebooks do. I dont frequently find myself sitting there thinking “wow, I wish I could bend my notebook” but the flexibility of the cover makes it much easier to flip through the pages as compared to a regular hard cover notebook.


To do the writing sample for this review, I decided to use multiple different pens and inks in hopes that I would hit a few that some of you reading this typically use. The paper in this notebook has a very smooth feel to it when writing with any of the pens that I used here, and they all seem to be good candidates for this notebook. The only pens that I saw a slight issue with were the Bic Z4 and the Pilot Petit 1 which showed a little more bleedthrough than I would prefer, but by no means was it terrible, they just happened to stand out when compared to the others.
The pens I used were as follows:
Pilot Razor Point Extra Fine - Turquoise
Paper Mate Liquid Flair - Black
Uniball SignoDX .38 - Light Blue
Pilot G2 Black - Black
Pilot G2 Mini - Maroon
Bic Z4 .7 mm - Red
Uniball Signo Bit .18 mm - Red
Uniball UBR-300 .5mm - Black
Lamy Studio Extra Fine - Private Reserve Velvet Black
Pilot Petit 1 - Blue Black
Pelikan M205 Fine - Noodler’s Bulletproof Black
As I said before, each of these pens wrote really nicely on the Miquelrius notebook, and I am really glad I rediscovered it, now I just need to find an excuse to start using it again.