Leuchtturm 1917 – Jottbook – Handwritten Stationery Review

Leuchtturm 1917 – Jottbook -Handwritten Review- Specs:  5.79″ x 8.23″ (almost A5) Side-Stitched Pad 80g ivory paper Micro-perforated for easy removal 30 sheets (60 pages) Pages are numbered, table of contents, included stickers for labeling ~$6.00 USD Review Supplies:  Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black Edition – Fine Nib Noodler’s Dark Matter Notes: This paper is quite unique. I […]

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Weekly Loadout – 2/19/13 – All Black Everything (almost)

Lamy, Pelikan, Sailor, Kaweco, Pilot Fountain Pens, Rhodia Notebook

Left to Right: Pelikan Souveran M605, Black & Rhodium – Fine nib – Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine Lamy 2000 – Medium Nib – Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black Edition – Fine Nib – J. Herbin Vert Empire Pilot Vanishing Point, Matte Black – Fine Nib – Pilot Blue Cartridge Pilot Metropolitan, Matte Black with […]

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Sheaffer Turquoise – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540 – Medium Nib Ink: Sheaffer Turqouise, Sheaffer Peacock Blue Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: I ordered this sample of Sheaffer Turquoise because I wanted to compare to the bottle of vintage Peacock Blue that I have. They’re pretty close, but the Peacock Blue has a little bit more green […]

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New Website Feature – “Trading Post”

Hey everyone. I came up with this idea last night, with a little input/inspiration from the #fountainpen community on Instagram. So, this past week I sent out a few ink samples to friends, and realized maybe a “Trading Post” would be a fun idea to get people more involved in the site and the pen […]

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J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen:Lamy Safari, Red, 1.5mm Stub Nib Ink: J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: J. Herbin’s 1670 Rouge Hematite. That is a mouthful, but such an impressive ink deserves an equally impressive name. This ink was released for the 340th Anniversary of J. Herbin. Wow. 340 years of ink manufacturing […]

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