Parker Quink in Black – Handwritten Fountain Pen Ink Review

Parker Quink – Black Fountain Pen Ink – Handwritten Review – Pen: Lamy 2000, Medium Nib Ink: Parker Quink – Black Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Parker Quink has been around for decades, which says a lot about a company. Usually when they’ve been making something for so long, that’s a good sign. While […]

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My Desk Setup – Where do you sit?

After seeing a few different places where people posted their desk setups (FPN and Deskography.org) I figured I would share mine with you. I’ve made several changes to my desk since filming this, and they have worked out really, really well. Check the video below to see the old setup. Desks don’t have to be […]

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A Friendly Reminder about the Trading Post!

So, this post is sort of an announcement / reminder rather than a review. A few months back, I had the idea of setting up a place for people to swap ink samples, paper samples, pens, or pretty much anything fountain pen – related. So far, I’ve gotten a decent amount of submissions, and all […]

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J. Herbin – Vert Empire – Handwritten Ink Review

J. Herbin : Vert Empire Fountain Pen Ink Pen: Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black, Fine Nib / Lamy Al-Star 1.1mm Stub Ink: J. Herbin Vert Empire Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Part of being a responsible blogger is being honest. Exaclair was nice enough to supply me with this bottle of J. Herbin, […]

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Iroshizuku Ink Mix – 3:1 Ratio of Fuyu-Syogun and Kon-Peki

I was lucky enough to get an ink mixing kit for Christmas, BUT I was not lucky enough to have two or more inks from the same brand that would mix to make a pleasing color. Something tells me that Diamine Oxblood and Diamine Evergreen wouldn’t make the best of browns…

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