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It’s been awhile since I updated…

05 Saturday Sep 2015

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Perhaps some pen porn to make it up to you?

   
    
   

Rohrer & Klingner Verdura – Sponsored By JetPens!

14 Monday Apr 2014

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I’m incredibly excited to be debuting my first SPONSORED ink review! The ink for this review was graciously provided by JetPens.com. This particular ink is a very bright, happy light(ish) green with good shading and consistent performance. You can find it for sale on JetPens.com, right here.

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Here are some comparisons with other green inks:

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And some not so green (disregard the typo about blue ink):

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And on some common papers:

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And lastly, the torture tests. Though it fought admirably against acetone and alcohol, it didn’t fair well at all against water and ammonia (and, of course, bleach obliterated it, but that’s hardly uncommon for most inks). The faint writing on the bottom of the page reads “Ten Minute Soak”. Obviously this ink wasn’t meant for Seattle.

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So, if I had to nitpick, what would I change about it?

Well, I’m a big sheen fan, so obviously I’d love it to have more of that, but the fact that it doesn’t isn’t a negative in and of itself. I have found that, with the exception of their iron gall inks, Rohrer & Klingner inks seem to be more prone to feathering than most other “up market” inks, even on Rhodia. Feathering is one thing, but bleedout just annoys the heck out of me (see the “Brause” sample). Again, this seems pretty common with R&K inks.

I like to again thank JetPens for making this review possible! I’ve been a loyal customer of theirs for years, and in fact my very first bottle of fountain ink was purchased from them—J. Herbin Vert Réséda (along with several Brause nibs that thoroughly annoyed me until I figured out how to play them like Charlie Daniels plays his fiddle). I don’t take recommending online shops lightly, and there are few that I will do business with on a regular basis, and JetPens has been one of those, years before I was contacted about a sponsored review. 🙂

Exciting Upcoming Reviews!

13 Thursday Mar 2014

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I’ve got two very extensive and exciting reviews coming up, kindly sponsored by one of my favorite online pen retailers, JetPens.

Some messes just can’t help but be beautiful…

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

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52, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, hard rubber, Ink, Nib, Nibs, sailor ink, sailor sky high, waterman, waterman 52 1/2 v, waterman 52½V

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Very busy

18 Saturday May 2013

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Fountain Pen, mottled, mottled red and black, red ripple, retractible nib fountain pen, safety pen, waterman, waterman fountain pen, waterman pen, waterman safety, waterman safety pen, woodgrain, woodgrain red ripple

I’ve been busy starting a new job, so here’s a beautiful Waterman 12S.

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The most common cause of review delays.

22 Monday Apr 2013

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FPN is down again and I’m going nuts

19 Friday Apr 2013

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52, 54, 55, 56, nib comparison, waterman 52, waterman 54, Waterman 55, Waterman 56, waterman nibs

Who does a denial of service attack on a pen forum!? C’mon!!

Here are some Waterman nibs to ogle.

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FPN is down for maintenance

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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And I’m freaking out!

So here’s a picture of the staining that Private Reserve Vampire Red left in my pen.

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Oh hai, Slovenia!

31 Thursday Jan 2013

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Updates Will Be A Little Slow

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

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My faithful (jerk wad) computer went kablooey on me last night, so updates will be slow until I get my other computer set up with reviews. I have about 3-4 in the pipeline that are already uploaded here, but after that it’ll be random writings until I can get everything on my old hard drive transferred.

No worries though!

– Mike

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