I spent the better part of the DC Pen Show eyeballing this bottle of Robert Oster Viola ($17 for a 50ml bottle). There were only a few bottles of it but for some reason it was like a siren song calling to me. The color was something different. It’s not the same wild, crazy sheening…
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Link Love: Asserting Pencil Dominance This Week
Pens: Aurora 88 Minerali Azurite Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Video: Matt’s Personal Top 10 Pens for 2017 (via The Pen Habit) Taccia Spectrum Fountain Pen (via Hand Over That Pen) Inks: Diamine Lapis Blue (via Alt. Haven) Diamine Flowers Iris (via Gourmet Pens) Papier Plume’s Red Beans & Rice (via Inkdependence) Robert Oster River…
Link Love: Jibun Techo Mania!
Posts of the Week: Its seems that, all at once, everyone is talking about the Jibun Techo planner by Kokuyo. Its not the Hobonichi Techo. It’s a different kind of planner — it does not include the page-a-day section but it does feature the coveted Tomoe River paper. Inside there is an option for three…
Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan M605 Transparent White EF “The Ghost”
Ever since I started buying fountain pens, I’ve wanted a Pelikan. I initially thought I wanted an M200 series. I liked the simplicity and classic looks but didn’t know when I began collecting what the difference was between the various lines of Pelikan. Over time, I learned that as the numbers got bigger (for the…
Link Love: The Science of Pens
Post of the Week: Pens & Chemistry – Materials (via The Pencilcase Blog) Pens: Montegrappa Fortuna in White, Silver and “The Mule” (via Gentleman Stationer) Video: Top 5 Workhorse Pens for Season Four (via The Pen Habit) Pelikan Souverän M1000 Sunrise LE Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen (via Pen Addict) Pelikan…
Ink Review: Montblanc Golden Yellow
Montblanc Golden Yellow was released about the same time Lucky Orange came out this spring. Yellow inks are hard to make usable. Golden Yellow turns out to be an exception to this rule. I had the ink in my TWSBI Mini for several months and was tickled that, even with an EF nib, the ink…
Pen Review: White Pen Comparison: Sailor Mini Correction Pen and Uni Posca
Review by Tina Koyama While urban sketching, I occasionally have need for an opaque white pen with a tip fine enough to make small highlights or write the lettering on a street sign. I’ve tried quite a few white pens, and many are either not opaque enough or not fine enough. Lately I’ve been using…