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A DISASTER (almost)

28 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Various Pen Stuff

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Fountain Pen Ink, Ink

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Red Ripple Waterman Collection

24 Wednesday Apr 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Ink Comparison, Various Pen Stuff, Waterman, Writing Sample

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bchr, Black Swan, blue ink, Diamine, English Roses, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, hard rubber, hard rubber waterman, Ink, Nib, Nibs, noodlers ink, Pens, red ripple, red ripple waterman, safety fountain pen, Shading, w55, w56, waterman, waterman 12, waterman 12s, waterman 52, waterman 52½V, Waterman 55, Waterman 56, waterman safety

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Okay, to be fair the 52½V on the left, the 55, and the 56 are all what we now call the “woodgrain” pattern, and the 12S is the early mottled pattern.

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Smallest Nib I’ve Ever Seen…

19 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Pen Repair, Pen Review, Various Pen Stuff, Waterman, Writing Sample

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14k nib, black ink, copperplate, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, Ink, Ink Review, Nib, Nibs, pen review, peter pan, peter pan pen, salz bros, salz brothers, small fountain pen, small pen, smallest fountain pen, spencerian, tiny fountain pen, tiny pen, waterman, waterman absolute black, waterman black, waterman ink

Here’s a Salz Bros. Peter Pan nib (14k and flexible) next to a #6 TWSBI Micarta nib.

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It’s an awesome pen!

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Crappy Copy Paper Awesomeness of the Day…

16 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Noodler's, Writing Sample

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Ahab, ahab pen, brown ink, cheap paper, copy paper, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Ink, Noodler's, noodler's ahab, noodler's brown, noodler's pen, noodler's walnut, noodlers ink, reddish brown, walnut ink

Noodler’s Walnut!

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Written with a Noodler’s Ahab.

Baystate Cranberry

12 Friday Apr 2013

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baystate, Baystate Blue, baystate inks, baystate series, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, noodler's baystate concord grape, Noodler's Baystate cranberry, Noodler's Flex, Pens, pink, pink ink, Shading, waterman 52, waterman 52½V

A disappointment in the making…

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Ambassador “52”

06 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Sailor, Various Pen Stuff, Video, Waterman, Writing Sample

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Here’s one of my favorite Frankenpens of all time.

The Ambassador body, which I’ve not been able to find any info on, came in a box of parts pens. I thought it looked neat. The steel nib wasn’t salvageable, but the rest was in great condition, and a spare Waterman #2 left oblique nib fit perfectly. I did have to substantially deepen and expand the feed’s channels, but after the ebonite dust cleared I had myself a wonderful little pen that I dubbed the Ambassador 52. I consider it to be like a “sleeper” car; it looks cheap until you get in on that long Rhodia highway to stretch its legs tines.

The ink is Sailor Sei-Boku, one of my favorite blues.

Waterman 54V

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Various Pen Stuff, Video, Waterman, Writing Sample

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Here’s a vest model Waterman 54V with a superflex #4 nib.

Waterman 12

01 Friday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Iroshizuku, Various Pen Stuff, Video, Waterman, Writing Sample

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blue ink, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, Ink, Iroshizuku, Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Ku-jaku, peacock ink, Pens, pilot Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Random writing, rhodia, turquoise ink, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V, wet noodle, wet noodle fountain pen, wet noodle pen, wet noodle waterman

My firehose wet noodle obsession.

The ink is Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, and the paper is Rhodia.

I’m losing faith in Iroshizuku…

12 Tuesday Feb 2013

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fuyu-gaki, Iroshizuku, iroshizuku fuyu-gaki, Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Ku-jaku, pilot Iroshizuku, pilot Iroshizuku Ku-jaku

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That’s Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki on Rhodia 80 g. paper. This is my fifth Iroshizuku ink review and I’ve been entirely disappointed with four of them. The fifth, which I liked enough to buy despite its quirks, is Ku-jaku.

Someone talk me out of hating this ridiculously poorly behaved ink that goes for $0.56 per milliliter. I won’t judge the entire line on the five I’ve tried, but I’m not wasting any more money on any more of this brand.

Working on Gothic Letters

08 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Rohrer & Klingner, Writing Sample

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2.4 mm, 2.4mm, blue ink, dip pen, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, iron gall, iron gall ink, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, pilot parallel, pilot parallel 2.4, pilot parallel 2.4mm, r&k, R&k salix, rohrer and klingner, rohrer and klingner salix, salix

I’ve been trying to get semi-proficient with several italic scripts, as so far I’ve only been comfortable with flexed writing. So why not mix the two?

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