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This listing is for a Raven book or raven leather journal. 
Each Raven Journal is custom-made just for you and makes a great gift for someone who loves ravens as well! We hand make, hand-carve and hand bind every book from 100% eco-friendly vegetable tanned cowhide.  

Each journal is hand-bound, by us, with either 65lb blank card stock or 24lb lined paper. The journal comes as either a 5x7” or 9x6" size. And it comes with the lock unless you select one of the last 2 options on the drop-down menu for a wrap 5x7” blank or wrap 5x7” lined.

Sizes and paper options:
5x7 blank card stock with lock
5x7 Lined 24lb paper with lock
9x6 Blank card stock with lock
9x6 Lined 24lb paper with lock
5x7 Blank card stock with Strap
5x7 Lined 24lb paper with Strap

Free personalization on all hand-dyed leather journals. See photo #8 for font options.

Details:
• Size: 5 x 7” or 9 x 6”. Wrap style book- this style is shown in the photos. The higher-priced book contains the silver lock in the photo. 
• Leather: luxury Vegetable Tanned
• Paper: Card Stock (acid-free) 65LB or 24 lb paper for the lined
• Page Count:
- 5x7 BLANK (65LB cardstock) 112 writing/drawing surfaces
- 5x7 LINED (24LB paper) 192 writing surfaces
- 9x6 BLANK (65LB cardstock) 224 writing/drawing surfaces
- 9x6 LINED (24LB paper) 384 writing surfaces
• Binding: Classic Medieval: you can refill your journal once it’s full by rebinding it
• Timeline to create: 5-7 business days. Please get in contact with us for rush orders (available on some items). If the item is in stock we can ship on short notice!
• Shipping: Shipping includes a tracking number. Each item comes with a care card and authentication card.
• Lined pages are available under the drop-down menu. There will be double the amount of pages with the 24 lb paper option.
- Initials are hand stamped please select your font from the photo #8 and include in a message or in the notes section. Anything longer than 3-4 initials is burned into the journals this includes dates, quotes or other images. Please contact us on what you would like. 
***want a traveler’s notebook, Midori or fauxdori version for your cahier Moleskine notebooks? Please contact us. 

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How to purchase your beautiful new journal:

• Add the item to your cart* by clicking the Green “Add to Cart” button near the top of my listing
• Select “Options” drop-down menu just above the Green “Add to Cart” button and select which options you would like
• Add initials into the customization area
• Select preferred payment method


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Notes from the studio:
Why we make books:
Books have been used for centuries to chronicle every aspect of human life and knowledge. We create our books for you to capture the romanticism of the classic journal or artist’s pad by using a classic binding, high-quality leather, and blank pages to beckon your imagination. 
As works of art, you can display them on a shelf or coffee table to create an eye-catching feature. The acid-free pages are ideal for writing, drawing, sketching, photographs, keepsakes, souvenirs, and more. Each book can have new pages added if you wish to keep using the jacket or would like to add your own preferred papers in. 

How we make our pieces:
Each book in this series is meticulously hand-carved, hand-dyed, hand-finished and hand bound. Each image carved onto these books is an original created from our inspirations, which include: fantasy, traveling to ancient ruins, history, and mythology. Some of these books are also hand-painted with special leather paints and overlays. The leather used is an ethically sourced tooling hide that softens over time. All the leather used for these books is vegetable tanned and is a byproduct of the food industry. The acid-free card stock pages, are great for: writing, drawing, sketching, photographs, scrapbooking, calligraphy, pen, pencil, etc. The classic bind used on these books gives an elegant old-world finish and allows the user or local book-binding clubs to easily rebind the book with any paper. The dyes used are an environmentally friendly water-based dye which leaves a rich hand-finished touch on each book bringing out the unique highlights, grains, and character of each piece of leather*. We use a variety of different hand-applied, finishes to both protect and emphasize the leathers natural beauty. The wax on the outside casing is Carnauba wax or palm wax and is non-toxic food-grade wax. This wax can occasionally be seen in the carvings on our leatherwork and eventually will wear away. 

Finishes may include but are not limited to, any or all of the following depending on the piece: high-quality oils, waxes, gums, and protective coats. Each book is hand buffed once the finishes have set to give it a resilient sheen.

* Note: all colors will pick up the natural highlights and lowlights found in the leather. While these variations add a beautiful texture and character to each piece it does not give a solid color like industrially dyed, heavily chemical dyed, leathers. Because it is not industrially dyed the leather is not softened with harsh chemicals but has to slowly break in to soften with time and use. As you use your new journal, it will take on the characteristics of the story you are creating together. Also, each piece of leather, like wood, is different and has its own characteristics including ripples, creases, high and low areas as this is a natural product. We do not consider these flaws but the unique characteristics of each piece of leather.