Editing The Pen Addict 134/transcript (section)

== Balsam Fur ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' Um, just going back a step, balsam fur, was that the one where they sent out the tree, but the tree and the sap leaked in them?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So they sent out a, a fur branch in each of the packaging and you got this, you open up the envelope and you got this, you know, this scent of, of balsam fur Christmas coming out of your envelope. So, um, I threw that away. I don't have the, uh, original, I don't have the original fur branch. Like I do have from some of the other, uh, um, other color subscription additions. Like, you know, they put in the special things like that, but yep, that was exactly that addition. So kind of the opposite of Northerly is it comes in at number 18 and that's the county fair edition. This edition is highly usable. It's beautiful. It's well done. I love the red, yellow, and blue covers. I love all the different states information you get. I love the white paper with the gray graph line. It's a highly, highly usable edition. It's just become an overkill edition. It's anywhere and everywhere. And it's just become kind of boring in that aspect.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Um, yes, cause they made one for every state. So they had to make loads of them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Cause you can still buy them, right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. They still reprint states. So it's kind of a, kind of, sort of a stock edition. It's one of the most, it's one of their most impressive print runs in the fact that they had to put together 50 different graphics of notebooks. Kind of like the Shelterwoods impressive technically. This is impressive in quantity that they did. And like I said, it's one of the most usable editions. And it's a really good gateway, um, edition for someone who's not familiar with field notes. You know, you know, your friend can buy them the state that they were born in or the state that they currently live in. And it's a great gift. So it's an awesome, beautiful edition. I just rarely use it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Something that I've never seen before, or maybe I haven't, didn't remember. On the page, you know, like you've got the edition size. It says, edition size, so complicated.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. That's, that's, that one, um, is definitely kind of, um, gone off the rails as far as numbers go. So, uh, people don't even like consider that any type of limited edition anymore. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's effectively, it is effectively a standard edition. Yes.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. And they, one of these, um, one of the good things about the county fair is they wear very well. Like when these are used, they look beautiful. Um, just, they have that beaten look and just, it really works with the way, um, the, the edition was made, but it's just not one I, I pick up and use very often.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The county fair is maybe the only book that makes me wish that field notes were a little bit more international. So I could, so I could have an equivalent. Yeah. Yeah. London.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So you could, so you could feel included.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. But I get the Americana aspect of it is part of their brand.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. Yes, definitely.