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Bit the bullet... ordered a Levenger Circa Jr.

Well, after much contemplation, I went ahead and ordered a Levenger Circa in the Jr. size. I went with the red color and had it customized with my intials.

I also ordered the tab dividers, grid paper refill, and combo puncher of the desktop and travel punch. Pretty pricey, but I think I will get a lot of use out of this notebook.

Per my question on emory's review thread, I found this link to someone who has had a letter size of the Levenger Circa for a while and describes how he uses it.

How I use my Levenger Circa.

I'll post up some pix to my flickr account when I get to opening it and how I pimp it out...heh...

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Do you have any experience...

ScottE22;7065 wrote:
Do you have any experience with the quality of the Rollabind paper refills? How does it compare to the Levenger paper?

When I was doing the D*I*Y Planner thing, I was using bright white (113 brightness) 28 pound paper and it was really nice.

The problem I had with the Rollabind paper is that it didn't turn smoothly in the Rollabind rings. I don't know if this was due to the paper itself or the quality of the Rollabind rings. I'll have to test this. I also found Levenger paper to be a smoother writing experience. I also didn't like Rollabind's ruling - too bold and dark on the pages. For the cost of the Rollabind paper, I figure I can get a better quality at a better price if I print and punch my own.

Still, as much as I enjoy Levenger's paper, I find it a bit expensive for everyday use. I still have plenty of it left, but I wonder what I will do when it's time to find new paper. I designed a template (PDF) which I had planned to print out on 24-lb copier paper, but I may try the 28-lb instead. Is there any particular brand you recommend?

 
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