Take three Pitch Black Field Notes notebooks, bind them together with a rubberized, tar-like substance, add a double-wrapped cord closure and a small tarred-cord bookmark, and you’ve got Tar Field Notes.

The stats:

• 144 pages total
• 50-lb Finch Opaque Smooth text paper
• Light-gray dot grid
• Hand-bound

Pick up a set for $28 at Blackbird.