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Pen show pics
I really meant to take more pictures, but I couldn't stop looking at things long enough to do that. Here are a few shots that I got with my phone. More (better) pictures tomorrow. I took this...
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Our Pen Show Haul
I'll put together a full list of this stuff later today. It was a really great pen show!
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Raleigh Pen Show, Day 2
Whew, it was a great day at the show. Audrey was dubious about my wanting to go back after having spent 3 hours or so there yesterday. We ended up being there for about 5 hours today, and we didn't...
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June 2013 Goulet Ink Drop
The Ink Drop this time is a mystery set. I like this set of inks, but I don't really know what they are. I think I have a good idea for a couple of them, but it's going to be fun figuring out what they...
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New Visconti Pininfarina (via FPGeeks)
Seriously, you gotta go check this thing out. It's amazing-looking. It's a retractable FP made of "Unidirectional carbon graphite." I don't know what that is, but I want it. It looks like you're...
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Organics Studio Edgar Allen Poe
I've been critical of Organics Studio in the past. Well, Tyler has totally redeemed himself.Edgar Allen Poe is a dark red ink with plenty of shading that behaves itself quite well on the majority of...
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Visconti's Sepia
This is the first Visconti ink that I've had the pleasure  of trying out. I picked this bottle of ink up from a sale at a website that I can't recall. I remember that it was a good deal for the ink,...
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De Atramentis Ink Sample Haul
Hooray for getting lots of inks in the mail! The Goulet Pen Company was getting rid of a bunch of De Atramentis inks, and I ordered up a bunch of samples. The shipping was about the same as the cost of...
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Franklin-Christoph Dark Denim
Back in April, I posted that Franklin-Christoph was getting into the ink game. I wanted to get some of that ink right off, but time passed and I didn't get a chance to try any of this ink until...
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A pen just broke on me.
Blarg. The inner sleeve of the section in my TWSBI Vac 700 just broke. Ink poured out of the nib when that went down.I just emailed Philip at TWSBI. I bet he sends me a replacement very soon. They're...
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Online Rubin Red
Sometimes I go through a stretch where I just want to use red inks. I have lots of reds, but very few of them are plain old reds. I usually see them and think "I should get this red, but it's just a...
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The July 2013 Ink Drop "America!"
Yep, it's about that time. By now, everyone should have gotten their Ink Drop. The theme is America, and the inks look to be a good set.De Atramentis' U.S. Constitiution is a nice, pale blue. It looks...
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Diamine Graphite
Took this while the smear was still wet. Awesome, right?I'm always both excited and dubious about a grey ink. They're often too light for me to use very much or too dark for them to look much different...
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Franklin-Christoph Olde Emerald
Here's the second of the 5 Franklin-Christoph writing fluids. I would say that this one is a little bit better than the Dark Denim. Some people find Dark Denim to be a bit under-lubricated, though I...
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A couple of blues from the road.
Hi folks,I've been on the road for a week or so, and I haven't had the opportunity to take pictures, make video, or any of that stuff, but I have found a couple of neat things. The first is a bottle of...
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Sailor Gentle Grenade
Sailor's Jentle Grenade is a dark maroon color, that looks a bit like a red wine. It behaves well on the papers I've tried it on, though you'll find a few dots on the back of cheaper papers. I say (in...
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A pair of blues.
In a post a few days ago, I showed a couple of bottles of blue ink. I didn't really have a chance to use either of them, but here are a few swatch-pictures.I don't know what this is going to be like in...
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Franklin-Christoph's Syrah Syrah
Syrah Syrah on Anderson Pen Company paper.This is the third of the Franklin-Christoph inks that I have to show you. We've seen Dark Denim and Olde Emerald. Syrah Syrah is a maroon-ish red. I don't...
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Franklin-Christoph Black Magic
The next ink from Franklin-Christoph is Black Magic. It's a deep black ink with really high saturation. It's one of those super-dark blacks like Aurora Black or Private Reserve's Invincible Black. Like...
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Organics Studio Jane Austen
I haven't reviewed all that many purple inks. Looking back, I've only used the purple tag 5 times. Of those, only one of them is really a purple. Well, that's about to change. There are two purple inks...
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