Diamine Sargasso Sea – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: Lamy 2000, Medium Nib Ink: Diamine Sargasso Sea Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: More pictures, and more Diamine ink this week. I’ve been looking to try out this ink for some time now, and I’m glad I finally did. It’s a heavily saturated medium blue that really jumps off the page. […]

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Diamine Soft Mint – Handwritten Ink Review

Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540, Medium Nib Ink: Diamine Soft Mint Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Wow, I took a lot of pictures for this review. I received a sample of Diamine Soft Mint in this month’s Ink Drop, and I figured it would be a good fit for a demonstrator. Into […]

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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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