A brief interruption
Hi Folks,The Mrs. and I have just moved into our house, and I might not be blogging much for a while. We're going to be busy figuring things out and getting the house squared away for the next while....
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A brief pic-post.
My Pentel Stylo does this weird thing where it scatters ink on some strokes. You can see it around "Lower per" in the picture, and also in the scattered dots in the top left corner. Is this a feature...
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And we're back! Here's Online Brown.
I know it's been a couple of weeks, but I think the house-getting has settled down, and I've finally caught up on work-stuff enough to justify coming back to the blog. I tell you what, getting settled...
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The February Ink Drop (New, less-terrible pictures.)
I'm sure most have seen this set of inks already, but mine were due to arrive shortly before we moved house, and they were lost in the post for a couple-or-three weeks. Then I couldn't find my normal...
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Online Smaragd (Emerald)
As promised, here's the other Online ink that I've had a chance to try out. Smaragd is a green that runs a little more towards blue-green than straight green. It's got about the same characteristics...
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Rohrer & Klingner Morinda
It's grading time, and that makes me think about red inks. Some of the red inks that I've tried out have been kinda bloody-looking. Oxblood, Matador (that I'm using right now in my Rotring 600) and a...
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March 2013 Ink Drop
Alright, y'all. Here comes the March Ink Drop. It's called "Fade to Black," and they're mostly blacks with a couple of greys mixed in. It's pretty cool to get an ink drop that doesn't include a single...
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Pilot Bravo
Every once in a while it's it's good to step back from the noble fountain pens and inks that I generally talk about here. Full confession: I don't always use a fountain pen. I know. Shocking. Sometimes...
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Uniball Signo BOLD (1.0)
I'm sure that everyone has seen and used a Uniball Signo 207. They've been around for several years, and they're really good pens. I've used them in their regular (.7) and Micro (.5?) versions, and...
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Pentel HyperG 0.7
The next two pens are both gels from Pentel. I got both of these as singles from the local-ish Office Supplies & More. I haven't seen them in the other stores around here, but I'm sure they're...
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Pentel Oh!Gel 0.7
This is the second of the Pentel gel pens that I have to show right now, and it's the better of the two. The styling is a bit more plain, and the whole pen is one uniform diameter and it is a bit...
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The Pilot Metropolitan
One last pen before we go back to looking at inks. The Metropolitan is a new-ish entry-level fountain pen that will compete really well with the others in that realm like the Pelikanos, Safaris, and...
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April's Ink Drop
Hey folks,Sorry for the long absence. Things have been a little hectic the last couple of weeks, and I haven't had the time to blog. This months Ink Drop was a blue/green set that includes some pretty...
View ArticleFranklin-Christoph has Bottled Ink!
Hey folks, I love a new source of Writing Fluid and, if their ink is as high-quality as their pens, we're in for a treat. Check out their website for more details. They've got four colors right now:...
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De Atramentis Moss Green
If you look though the reviews on this blog, you'll find plenty of greens. I'm kind of a big fan. There's lots of room in the green spectrum for different colors, shades, and hues.This one isn't going...
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Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel
Let's take a look at a green ink that I do like. Unlike Moss Green, this ink is pretty good. It belongs in the darker end of the green family, but it's not going to be confused with a green-black. It's...
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May's Goulet Ink Drop
The theme this month was "Because we felt like it." They couldn't come up with a cohesive theme, but they wanted to send out this set of inks. It's an interesting set, and I've only got one of them,...
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De Atramentis Oriental Red
This picture makes the ink look too rich.De Atrammentis's Oriental Red is an interesting red, but I didn't use it all that long. The picture at the left isn't a fantastic representation of the ink's...
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Noodler's Rome Burning
I was excited about this ink when it came in the mail. I'd been thinking about getting a sample of it since its inception, but I just hadn't pulled the trigger. Well, I got it, and it's a mixed bag.On...
View ArticleThe Raleigh Pen Show starts today!
Hooray for pen shows! I'll be posting some pictures from that show today via the Blogger app on my phone (if all goes well), so there's something for you to look forward to.I don't have a specific list...
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