Feel better, Michael. God bless.

You're delightful. Wishing you a speedy healing!

Love your sense of humor

I bought a lovely William Hannah A6 notebook cover (black with the crimson interior) based on one of your videos a year or two ago. I love it so much that I asked for another (in the "tumbled" leather) for my birthday last year. Now I have one for writing projects ("fun work") and another for "work work" (ie, teaching-related shenanigans). I love them, but I also adore the paper in the WH refills. It's the best system; I don't think I'll ever need another notebook cover. (I keep mine with a Pilot Custom Heritage 92 pen in the loop, which is the perfect balance for me between nib quality, ink volume, and financial "worth".) I'm considering buying the WH A5 notebook cover, but on the other hand I favour the Rhodia A5 composition books for "on the go" and currently use a Galen Leather A5 cover for those - so buying the WH A5 system would be a bit redundant, I feel. As for pencils, I bought a metal-bodied Rotring, which is everything I need in a pencil. I'm very pleased with it. (I also have a Graphgear 1000, which feels much more flimsy, but I keep that one in my bag for work.) Wishing you a speedy recovery with your elbow! I have recurring tennis elbow in my left arm, so know how debilitating it can be when you're typing, etc.

I pray you have a successful and speedy healing in your elbow. You’ve really been through the wringer these last few years and I can empathize with some of those ailments. WH is probably my favorite notebook company but I don’t have one of the Field Note size that you discussed. So, I will be placing an order soon. Thank you for another lovely video.

Speedy recovery. 😮 Hope the surgery proves to be successful. WH makes lovely products. Paper is fabulous. Best to you from California Bay Area.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

It sounds like something called tennis elbow. I do wish your surgery was a success. As for notebooks, my son gave me two with stone paper. For ballpoints, they are lovely; for rollerballs they work as well, depending on the ink; for fountain pen ink, not so much as the ink feathers, bleeds and is generally not well suited for fountain pens. These Hanna notebooks sound wonderful.

Try the Koh-I-Noor Versatie 5608 pencil, really great and a nice smallish size!

I have to say I’m more of a fan of the mechanical pencil rather than than the propelling variety. I always manage to jam propelling pencils. Current favourite mechanical varieties are from Kohl’s-I-Noor.

As you introduced your pencil, I thought -you need a kuru-toga advance (punching grip?)! You may find the kuru-toga is still too fat. BUT... they have just introduced a new model called the KS, with a slimmer rotating mechanism. From what I understand, this new version also has less play in the lead when you write. The standard plastic KS model is available from AFTH but still has a relatively wide body. I plan to get the metal version when it becomes available. My all-time favourite pencil for writing is probably the Pentel Kerry Sharp but it doesn't have Uni's kuru-toga engine, which works really well. Enjoy your new pencil!

Hey Mike 😄 I find that pen loop annoying too. Very small elastic and like you, my gel pen has a rubber grip so there's no chance of getting it into a pen loop like that. Great notebook though all the same. Get well Sir and I hope your good lady and hounds are well 👍🏻

Take care Michael!