12 Friday Apr 2013
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A disappointment in the making…
06 Wednesday Mar 2013
Posted 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.
03 Sunday Mar 2013
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Here’s a vest model Waterman 54V with a superflex #4 nib.
01 Friday Mar 2013
Posted 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.
12 Tuesday Feb 2013
Posted in A Random Writing, Iroshizuku, Various Pen Stuff, Writing Sample
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fuyu-gaki, Iroshizuku, iroshizuku fuyu-gaki, Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Ku-jaku, pilot Iroshizuku, pilot Iroshizuku Ku-jaku
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.
08 Friday Feb 2013
Posted 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?
29 Tuesday Jan 2013
Posted in A Random Writing, Noodler's, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Writing Sample
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bad blue heron, bbh, blue ink, copy paper, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, noodler's bad blue heron, noodler's bbh, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, noodler's warden series, noodlers ink, Pens, r&k, rohrer & klingner, rohrer and klingner, rohrer and klingner salix, sailor sei-boku, sailor seiboku, salix, sei-boku, Shading, warden series, waterman 52
Here are my three favorite blues for when I’m writing on less-than-ideal paper.
Otherwise good behaving, heavily-shading and/or sheening inks more often than not are rendered by bad paper into flat, feathering, bleedthrough-prone monstrosities.
But not these three inks. Shading is heavy on all three and bleedthrough isn’t an issue at all.
Noodler’s Bad Blue Heron: A part if Noodler’s Warden Series, their most fraud resistant inks currently produced. Feathering sent a problem and shading is heavy. There’s even a tad of the ink’s subtle sheen.
Sailor Sei-Boku: This ink is one of the only pigmented inks on the market that’s truly safe for regular use in fountain pens. On copy paper its behavior couldn’t be better. Shading and sheen are prominent. The sheen is especially striking considering the absorbency of the paper.
Rohrer & Klingner Salix: This is an iron gall ink, a category of ink that is known for its good behavior on a wide variety of paper.
You won’t regret trying any of these fantastic inks.
07 Monday Jan 2013
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blue, blue ink, dark blue, dark blue ink, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, ink with sheen, inks with a sheen, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, Shading, sheen, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
There are but a few fountain pen inks I’ve tried that exhibit such a well-behaved disposition on cheapo copy paper, and Sei-Boku is one of my favorites.
Not only does it go on the page without feathering and have zero issues with bleedthrough, but it also exhibits two characteristics when written with flexible nibs that are hard to come by on copy paper: heavy shading and heavy sheen.
*drool*
07 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in A Random Writing, Diamine, Various Pen Stuff, Waterman, Writing Sample
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dark blue, dark blue ink, deep blue, deep blue ink, Diamine, diamine blue, diamine ink, diamine sargasso sea, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, Pens, sargasso sea, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
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31 Monday Dec 2012
Posted in A Random Writing, Various Pen Stuff, Writing Sample
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