Fountain Pen Loadout – March 2015

Left to Right: Karas Kustoms Ink – Kaweco Green Ink – Hero 9018 Fude Nib Lamy 2000 Stainless – J. Herbin Orange Indien – B Nib Pelikan M805 Stresemann – Sailor Miruai Ink – B Nib Pilot Custom 823 – Iroshizuku Momiji – Architect Point TWSBI 580AL – Noodler’s Bad Blue Heron – M Nib […]

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Field Notes “Two Rivers” – Spring 2015 Colors Edition – Review

Field Notes Two Rivers Colors Edition Pocket Notebook Review

Field Notes Spring 2015 Colors Edition “Two Rivers” Specs From Field Notes: “French Paper supplied four cover stocks for these books: Pop-Tone 100#C “Lemon Drop” and “Sno Cone,” Speckletone 100#C “True White,” and Dur-O-Tone 80#C “Packing Brown Wrap.” We hand-set several designs using Hamilton’s collection of vintage type and ornaments. Hamilton then printed our designs in two […]

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J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche – Ink Review

J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche Fountain Pen Ink Review-10

J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche Fountain Pen Ink Review Pen: Pilot Vanishing Point, Medium Nib Ink: J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP – Dot Grid – B5 Notes: When I saw that J. Herbin now offers small sample size bottles, I had to jump at it! Thanks to JetPens for sending over the bottle for review! As vibrant […]

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2015 Long Island Pen Show Recap!

Long Island Pen Show 2015 Recap

I didn’t spend nearly as much time or money at this year’s Long Island Pen Show, but that’s not to say it was a bad time! I only had one mission going in, and that was to get my Montblanc 149 writing correctly. First order of business was to get on Richard Binder’s nib work […]

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