Wow, thanks! I’m designing something for the common 3.5”x5.5” notebook size. Stay tuned and check out my Instagram and you can see some of my previous iterations.
Weird that this thing is not being sold. I encourage that you make one if you have the skills and tools for leathercrafting. Most notebook organizers are either 3.5"x5.5" or passport-sized. I cannot find one that is exactly A7 that has good pen, card and money storage. No provisions for small flat tools. So, I invented one. I think current manufacturers are not keen on making something like this as the labor hours for molding and hand-stitching would increase the price. Would you like to see how this is made? I can probably release a video on how this was done. I did not think this video about a notebook organizer would reach 2500 views and rack 82 hours of view time in 3 days!
@@BADDesignLeather I would love a build video. I do a little bit of leather working. I have made just field notes covers and a few wallets. but what you have done with the elastic straps and the money click insert is just so well done. chefs kiss.
Ah. Really, I'm into the hobby of the craft only like a year. Bought the necessary gear and nice leather to make personal items because the market could not answer what I needed. I am tired of seeing the usual bi-fold and how no one is doing much innovation to pocket organizers - hence, you see me creating the Apex EDC organizer to combat what is the usual and many copies of the Tale of Knives belt-mounted organizers. Those elastic bands are usually for pen loops - bought a bunch and got wild with my design sketches. I am an architect by profession, and applying thinking design process like in architecture with needs first, then function, and then looks. Fortunately, I record my process for some B-rolls when I do overview videos. Yeah, I was thinking of showing my entire process of how these things are conceptualized and handmade.
@@BADDesignLeather same i picked it up as a hobby to make field note covers and some small 5 card wallets for family members as gifts. most of the ones ive seen on youtube or etsy/pintrest are the standard cookie cuter styles then I came across yours and was in awe at the design. loved it. cant wait to see future versions.
Please take my vote for a how-to video. I'm contemplating getting into leather working along with the help of my wife. I also wonder how waxed canvas would work?
Oh, this crafting is fun. I record my long processes and have yet to narrate and edit them. As for canvass material, I’m not yet doing that. I haven’t even contemplated on getting a sewing machine and going that route. Stay tuned as I organize my thoughts on the productions of these videos every day. I’m trying to reach the goal of at least getting out a video every two weeks at least.
Great personal carry wallet with very functional sections. I love the size as it's something I would carry daily. Excellent work and I would love to know if you have any intention on selling these?
The biggest problem is the notebook is different from person to person. The entire premise of the design is based on the actual measurements of the A7 notebook and its 5mm thickness. So, it would not match the measurements if it was a Fieldnotes one, or say the Moleskine or Muji. I’m using the A7 Tomoe River Fountain paper notebook. And the front tool pocket is specifically for the BigiDesign TPT Slider tool. Everything else is standard and cash sizes. I’ll need to source an A7 notebook that is quality enough like the Tomoe River and modified to strongly accommodate the attachment to the vertical thread. Let me see what I can do.
Not at the moment. Plus, the size of A7 notebooks is not so much popular as 3.5"x5.5" Fieldnotes seem to be most common - in which I cannot find ones with Tomoe River fountain pen-friendly paper. I may need to adjust everything, even the tool storage. While the thought of getting a business started for producing these is very much enticing, I am currently exploring new ideas and focused on designing the best, but not necessarily the most practical to produce as a product. Producers do shortcuts like machine stitching and cheaper materials to come up with a viable price for customers to buy. This one took me 12 hours to produce (minus the design time) because of all the manual cutting, hole punching, hand stitching, mold shaping, edge burnishing, glueing and hot-pressing the logos. I am just showing you a fraction of what I am doing and having fun at designing. This for example had several iterations on CAD and keeps evolving. I do this for myself at the moment and have not found the need to start another income source as my time is limited while having a fulltime job. Yes, I may say yes to some family and friends' requests, but they wait some two weeks for my crafting.
@@BADDesignLeather What about using the Travellers journal passport size of 5" x 3.5"? That way, you can use all the inserts produced for that format, and the Midori paper is fantastic to write on; I use a Twsibi 580 and have no issues at all. If you ever do make pieces, let me know, as at the moment, I'm running a Travellers journal passport size with a few inserts to make it just about serviceable as a wallet (cardholder, etc.). Still, there wasn't anywhere to fit my other EDC, so I also take another wallet with cash, a multitool, and a torch.
@@stephenjohnson3520 Yes, I went into looking at the Traveller's. Since I love how Tomoe River paper is with my fountain pens, and its paper can take watercolor well enough without seeping through, it's the best in terms of my needs. It's perfect for my layered see-through diagrams/drawings for designing architecture. I have used their A5 (for my studio notes and drawings), A6 and currently the smallest which is the A7. Only 52gsm meaning one notebook has 160 pages with just 5mm thickness total with back and front cover included. Of course, I can do a passport version, but it's less motivation for me because I would not be using the best paper and the A7 is smaller and more compact than the passport size. A 3/4" shorter and 1/2" less wide than a passport and therefore if I made a passport version, the organizer would be really bigger. I will make one anyway - for my all-in-one traveler's organizer with a passport, cash, sketchbook, pen and cards. I just need to find some time to design that along with new sets of designs I am currently developing.
Tell you what: what if I’ll make a video episode that teaches you the design process, based from the things you want to carry, and how to determine the size of the organizer? From sketch, lay outing the patterns, tools, materials, to final product outcome.
Can’t produce this in mass yet. It’s my original design. I’ll be making a video on how to create your own, and probably something more standard like a 3.5”x5.5” Fieldnotes notebook size than the smaller A7 I show here. It just takes some time to do the video.
No arch/civil scale, no flashlight for exising structure site observation, no military grade camera for documenting contractor mistakes, notebook too small for as-built sketches and plans, sketch pencil and eraser, I could go on. I'm sticking with my sling messenger bag. It also carries a tri-fold copy of permit drawings.
As an architect myself, I carry those things in the bag. An A4 or 8.5”x11” notebook will always be better than A5 or smaller. Heck, yes let’s carry an A2-sized for documentation sketches. A full laser guided transit would be fantastic for surveying room volumes. Let’s not forget carry the desktop computer and 32” monitor for CAD, Rhino and Revit works. And our precious 3D printer. I can go on. The main point of integrating a small notebook and pen is you have one at all times to catch ideas and record meetings and notes. I have an A4 blank notebook if I do quick triangulation surveys on site.
@@NeoradtzI was that guy who carried a 40-liter backpack and carried 5-kilograms (10 pounds+) worth of laptop gear. Nowadays, I’m carrying an iPad mini with an Apple pencil. As I became older, simplifying and reducing gear to just within my pockets. The biggest bag I carry is a 4-liter sling bag to house iPad mini + Apple Pencil, charging gear and the Sony WH-1000X M5 headphones. Everything else is in my pockets.
@@drawingarchitecture same here, my bag only carries an iPad Pro+Pencil, A small pencil case and a notebook. I only carry my charger when the battery on the iPad is a little low. Everything else is in my pocket :)
I have been looking for something like this. Best design i have seen so far.
Wow, thanks! I’m designing something for the common 3.5”x5.5” notebook size. Stay tuned and check out my Instagram and you can see some of my previous iterations.
absolutely love this. I want to make it myself or buy one but this is a great concept for notebook carry and still have a few tools
Weird that this thing is not being sold. I encourage that you make one if you have the skills and tools for leathercrafting. Most notebook organizers are either 3.5"x5.5" or passport-sized. I cannot find one that is exactly A7 that has good pen, card and money storage. No provisions for small flat tools. So, I invented one. I think current manufacturers are not keen on making something like this as the labor hours for molding and hand-stitching would increase the price. Would you like to see how this is made? I can probably release a video on how this was done. I did not think this video about a notebook organizer would reach 2500 views and rack 82 hours of view time in 3 days!
@@BADDesignLeather I would love a build video. I do a little bit of leather working. I have made just field notes covers and a few wallets. but what you have done with the elastic straps and the money click insert is just so well done. chefs kiss.
Ah. Really, I'm into the hobby of the craft only like a year. Bought the necessary gear and nice leather to make personal items because the market could not answer what I needed. I am tired of seeing the usual bi-fold and how no one is doing much innovation to pocket organizers - hence, you see me creating the Apex EDC organizer to combat what is the usual and many copies of the Tale of Knives belt-mounted organizers. Those elastic bands are usually for pen loops - bought a bunch and got wild with my design sketches. I am an architect by profession, and applying thinking design process like in architecture with needs first, then function, and then looks. Fortunately, I record my process for some B-rolls when I do overview videos. Yeah, I was thinking of showing my entire process of how these things are conceptualized and handmade.
@@BADDesignLeather same i picked it up as a hobby to make field note covers and some small 5 card wallets for family members as gifts. most of the ones ive seen on youtube or etsy/pintrest are the standard cookie cuter styles then I came across yours and was in awe at the design. loved it. cant wait to see future versions.
Please take my vote for a how-to video. I'm contemplating getting into leather working along with the help of my wife. I also wonder how waxed canvas would work?
Oh, this crafting is fun. I record my long processes and have yet to narrate and edit them. As for canvass material, I’m not yet doing that. I haven’t even contemplated on getting a sewing machine and going that route. Stay tuned as I organize my thoughts on the productions of these videos every day. I’m trying to reach the goal of at least getting out a video every two weeks at least.
Agree you going to sell these? I love it.
Eventually... It would not be popular if it's just A7 sized.
Great personal carry wallet with very functional sections. I love the size as it's something I would carry daily. Excellent work and I would love to know if you have any intention on selling these?
The biggest problem is the notebook is different from person to person. The entire premise of the design is based on the actual measurements of the A7 notebook and its 5mm thickness. So, it would not match the measurements if it was a Fieldnotes one, or say the Moleskine or Muji. I’m using the A7 Tomoe River Fountain paper notebook. And the front tool pocket is specifically for the BigiDesign TPT Slider tool. Everything else is standard and cash sizes. I’ll need to source an A7 notebook that is quality enough like the Tomoe River and modified to strongly accommodate the attachment to the vertical thread. Let me see what I can do.
@@BADDesignLeather that would be awesome 👌
Any plans on selling something like this?
Not at the moment. Plus, the size of A7 notebooks is not so much popular as 3.5"x5.5" Fieldnotes seem to be most common - in which I cannot find ones with Tomoe River fountain pen-friendly paper. I may need to adjust everything, even the tool storage.
While the thought of getting a business started for producing these is very much enticing, I am currently exploring new ideas and focused on designing the best, but not necessarily the most practical to produce as a product. Producers do shortcuts like machine stitching and cheaper materials to come up with a viable price for customers to buy. This one took me 12 hours to produce (minus the design time) because of all the manual cutting, hole punching, hand stitching, mold shaping, edge burnishing, glueing and hot-pressing the logos. I am just showing you a fraction of what I am doing and having fun at designing. This for example had several iterations on CAD and keeps evolving. I do this for myself at the moment and have not found the need to start another income source as my time is limited while having a fulltime job. Yes, I may say yes to some family and friends' requests, but they wait some two weeks for my crafting.
@@BADDesignLeather What about using the Travellers journal passport size of 5" x 3.5"? That way, you can use all the inserts produced for that format, and the Midori paper is fantastic to write on; I use a Twsibi 580 and have no issues at all. If you ever do make pieces, let me know, as at the moment, I'm running a Travellers journal passport size with a few inserts to make it just about serviceable as a wallet (cardholder, etc.). Still, there wasn't anywhere to fit my other EDC, so I also take another wallet with cash, a multitool, and a torch.
@@stephenjohnson3520 Yes, I went into looking at the Traveller's. Since I love how Tomoe River paper is with my fountain pens, and its paper can take watercolor well enough without seeping through, it's the best in terms of my needs. It's perfect for my layered see-through diagrams/drawings for designing architecture. I have used their A5 (for my studio notes and drawings), A6 and currently the smallest which is the A7. Only 52gsm meaning one notebook has 160 pages with just 5mm thickness total with back and front cover included. Of course, I can do a passport version, but it's less motivation for me because I would not be using the best paper and the A7 is smaller and more compact than the passport size. A 3/4" shorter and 1/2" less wide than a passport and therefore if I made a passport version, the organizer would be really bigger. I will make one anyway - for my all-in-one traveler's organizer with a passport, cash, sketchbook, pen and cards. I just need to find some time to design that along with new sets of designs I am currently developing.
Do you have blueprints to your design I would love to make one myself
Tell you what: what if I’ll make a video episode that teaches you the design process, based from the things you want to carry, and how to determine the size of the organizer? From sketch, lay outing the patterns, tools, materials, to final product outcome.
@BADDesignLeather i think a lot.of people would love a video like that
Where can I find these?
Can’t produce this in mass yet. It’s my original design. I’ll be making a video on how to create your own, and probably something more standard like a 3.5”x5.5” Fieldnotes notebook size than the smaller A7 I show here. It just takes some time to do the video.
No arch/civil scale, no flashlight for exising structure site observation, no military grade camera for documenting contractor mistakes, notebook too small for as-built sketches and plans, sketch pencil and eraser, I could go on. I'm sticking with my sling messenger bag. It also carries a tri-fold copy of permit drawings.
As an architect myself, I carry those things in the bag. An A4 or 8.5”x11” notebook will always be better than A5 or smaller. Heck, yes let’s carry an A2-sized for documentation sketches. A full laser guided transit would be fantastic for surveying room volumes. Let’s not forget carry the desktop computer and 32” monitor for CAD, Rhino and Revit works. And our precious 3D printer. I can go on. The main point of integrating a small notebook and pen is you have one at all times to catch ideas and record meetings and notes. I have an A4 blank notebook if I do quick triangulation surveys on site.
So much effort for most pointless post Ive seen in weeks. You are basically comparing wallet to messenger bag
How a person compare a pocket organizer to a messenger bag is beyond me 🙄🙄🙄
@@NeoradtzI was that guy who carried a 40-liter backpack and carried 5-kilograms (10 pounds+) worth of laptop gear. Nowadays, I’m carrying an iPad mini with an Apple pencil. As I became older, simplifying and reducing gear to just within my pockets. The biggest bag I carry is a 4-liter sling bag to house iPad mini + Apple Pencil, charging gear and the Sony WH-1000X M5 headphones. Everything else is in my pockets.
@@drawingarchitecture same here, my bag only carries an iPad Pro+Pencil, A small pencil case and a notebook. I only carry my charger when the battery on the iPad is a little low. Everything else is in my pocket :)