Jill asks: Does the Preppy handle the Carbon ink? Are there others or only the desk pen that can handle Carbon ink? Short answer: YES. I have put Platinum Carbon ink in the Preppy with no issues. You can even use the Platinum Carbon cartridges in the Preppy. Easy peasy! I’ve also put Platinum Carbon…
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Ask The Desk: Art Supplies – Black Paper, Blacker Inks & Bleedproof Traveler’s Notebook
Catherine asks: Please can you tell me where I can purchase black paper that is lined? It’s for my sons Art GCSE. He wants to make his annotations on BLACK background and it’s taking so much time for him to mark and rule up for each piece of work. Any ideas? Would have to be…
Ask The Desk: Pen Questions & Sheening Inks
I must confess I don’t know how I got so behind on the Ask the Desk questions. Maybe I didn’t realize how many questions were out there! Here are just a few of the dozens of questions in the in-box right now. Please be patient as I try my best to get through them. Phillip asks:…
Ask The Desk: First Fountain Pens
Stephanie asks: I’m looking for my first fountain pen, mainly for journaling while I’m in college, and I came across wellappointeddesk.com reading a review for a pen I saw on Amazon. I don’t want to spend too much money on a pen since I’m just getting into it but I don’t want a real junky…
Ask The Desk: Pen Show List and Nib Holders
Shane challenges: According to my dad, in the olden days they had inkwells in their desks and practiced handwriting with dip pens in school. Every dip pen I can find has a really sharp pointed nib, or a calligraphy nib. Does someone make a dip pen that has a nib more like a fountain pen…
Ask The Desk: Traveler’s Notebooks vs. Fodderstack and A5 Refill Options for Louis V. Organiser
Matthew put me to task with this stumper: If you had to choose one out of the three below for your everyday carry, which one would it be and why? Nock co. Fodderstack XL ($17) Paper Republic Grand Voyageur (Passport Size) (approx. $42.31 USD) Travelers Notebook (Passport) ($44.50) P.S. – Your pen of choice of course.…
Ask The Desk: Cubicle Makeover
Tina needs some advice: I need some awesome, attractive and functional cubicle accoutrements. Any suggestions? As a cube dweller myself, I completely understand the need to jazz up the beige-walled, humdrum hives of the worker bee. Luckily I work with some unbelievably creative people who have already filled me with some creative ideas like hanging…