Post of the Week: Pen Zero. (via Leigh Reyes: My Life as a Verb) Pens: Pilot Kakuno Demonstrator Fountain Pen – Medium Nib (via Clicky Post) Kanilea Pen Co. Hanauma Bay Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Faber-Castell Design Ambition Op-Art Flamingo Limited Edition Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Karas Kustoms Galaxie Pen (via Pens! Paper!…
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Ink Review: Jacques Herbin Cornaline d’Egypte 1798
Jacques Herbin 1798 Cornaline d’Égypte (MSRP $28) is the second color in the 1798 ink line and the sixth (!?) in the J. Herbin specialty line of metallic-ish (I say “-ish” because I don’t know how to explain Rouge Hematite) fountain pen inks. The ink was officially released this week so it should be available…
Pen Review: Opus88 Fantasia Fountain Pen (Fine Nib)
The Opus 88 Fantasia ($125) is a colorful pocket-sized pen with ebonite, striped cap and translucent acrylic body. This fountain pen model uses the same nib and filling mechanism as the Koloro and Picnic though I’m discovering that each nib seems to perform differently. The Opus 88 Fantasia Fountain Pen comes in the same sort…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
UPDATE: It’s come to our attention that this formulation of Australian Opal Mauve was mis-mixed. According to Robert Oster, about 1/3 of the bottles formulated reached retailers and were sold as is. The correct color of Australian Opal Mauve is considerably more blue-purple and is what is currently available. The ink color shown in this…
Ask The Desk: Sheaffer Skripserts & A5 Journal Covers
We are weeding through the pile of Ask The Desk questions (and boy, do we ever have a stack!) to try to get on top of things. So, let’s get started! Steve goes right to my heart with the first question: I know you’re a fan of the Lady Sheaffer (Skripserts). I recently purchased one…
Giveaway Winner: MiGoals 2018 Diary
Congrats to Diana! The winner of the MiGoals 2018 Diary by way of our random number generator. May we all get a few more workouts in before the end of 2018. Thanks to everyone who entered and to MiGoals for providing the planner!
Link Love: With Hugs and SIGs
This week brings the first batch of reviews of Season 4 of Colorverse inks and more peeks at the new Karas Starliner and Galaxie pens. The Stifflexible notebooks have been revamped and improved and Bob at My Pen Needs Ink takes the new edition through its paces. Pens: Baron Fig Squire Rollerball & Squire Clicky…