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Check out the new Franklin-Christoph pen: The Model 20 Marietta
Some folks are bored by pure black pens, but this one is extra-sharp lookin' to me. It's going to be a hit with the folks (like my wife) who really want to have a slip cap on their pens.Head over to...
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Toucan Scarlet
Shoot, I totally thought that I'd posted this on Monday. It's been a heck of a week, Dear Readers. I'm so glad that it's Friday. So glad.Here we have Toucan's Scarlet, another in the set of inks that...
View ArticleThe Triangle Pen Show has a new website
Hey folks, if you're looking for the information about the 2015 pen show in the Raleigh area, you should point your browsers this'a'way. It runs May 29, 30, and 31. I'll probably be there all three...
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Toucan Gold
Toucan's Gold is an interesting ink. It's the sort of ink that I'm on the fence about. It's a cool color, but it's just barely dark enough to use in most cases. I think it gets darker as it dries, but...
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Toucan Primrose
I've hardly reviewed any yellow inks (actually, this might be the first), and that's because they're not that great to write with. This is an ink that is going to be a hit with sketchers, but probably...
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Toucan Magenta
Well, I'm back! Sort of. I've still got grading to do, but at least I've finished a class or two worth of grades, and it's time to take a little break to do some blogging. We're coming to the end of...
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Toucan Umber
There are only a couple of inks left in this Toucan set, and this is maybe the best of them. I've long had a thing for brown inks, and this one is excellent. It's a rich, nutty brown that behaves...
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Toucan Aqua
This is another of the Toucan inks that I'm a big fan of. This sweet blue/green color is very...aqua. It reminds me of tropical waters. I've only got one ink that looks like this one, and it's not...
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Toucan Turquoise
The last Toucan ink! This one is a pretty solid turquoise, and there's a lot to like here. It reminds me of lots of other turquoise inks, but that's not really a knock. Some of them are better than...
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A side-trip to the pen store today.
Hi folks! I spent most of the day at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum learning about bees and pollinator gardening, but I got to stop by the Office Supplies & More shop in Chapel Hill on my way home and...
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Noodler's General of the Armies
The top one here is the before, and the bottom is the after. They don't look much different on my screen now, but they did look different at the time. It was more green at the time. It wasn't anywhere...
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Lamy Copper Orange
This is the first of a few reviews that were made possible by Appelboom Pens. They're located in the Netherlands, so if you're near Laren you should definitely check them out. They seem to have a great...
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Noodler's Park Red
Another Noodler's ink!This is one that I saw around, and I knew that I had to have some. It's a bright red ink that is not at all like dried blood. Lots of the reds out there seem to be in that vein,...
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Levenger's True Writer Select Fountain Pen
I contacted Levenger a little while ago, and I was really excited when they offered to send one of these pens out for review. I think their ink was one of the first that I'd ever used, but I've never...
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2015 Triangle Pens Show
Whew! It was a busy weekend! I was at the Triangle Pen Show for all three days, and I took almost zero pictures on the first couple of days. I kept carrying around a camera in my pocket, but I was...
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Noodler's Nikita
I've just written about Park Red, so I may as well follow it up with this ink that has so much in common with it. Like Park, Nikita has a political bent. Also like Park, it has a strikingly pure red...
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Noodler's Alamo's Twilight
So...I got this from my mother for Christmas a year ago, and I guess I never posted a review for it. That's weird, because I've been using this ink pretty constantly. It's lived in my Platinum Plasir...
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Kaweco Caramel Brown
I've had this ink for a while, and I've had this write-up done for a long while. I honestly don't remember where I got this ink. It was either Anderson Pens or Jetpens. There aren't that many places...
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Montblanc Pink Ink (Limited Edition)
It's Montblanc Limited Edition Week, here at Inkdependence!First up, Pink! This ink was kindly sent to me by Appelboom Pennen in the Netherlands. They were good enough to send me (all the way in the...
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