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Anderson Pen Company's Proper Pads: A story about paper.
I don't generally do paper reviews. I started this blog on (what I now recognize to be) pretty bad paper. It was just office paper. It was high-brightness, but it wasn't anything special. It was just...
View ArticleIt's been a busy week at Inkdependence
...and I don't want anyone to miss something that they might want to see. I'll soon be changing the blog's layout to display more posts at once but, until then, here's a list of the new stuff on the...
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Franklin-Christoph Deep Purple
This review is going to be brief. I got this ink right before I left town for my sister's wedding, and I haven't really had much time to use the ink. From what I've seen, I like it. It's a dusky sort...
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DC Fountain Pen SuperShow (Part I)
Whew. It's Wednesday, and I'm only just feeling recovered enough to write a blog post. Audrey and I drove up to Maryland on Friday night to stay with my Auntie Marge. She's awesome, and she always lets...
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DC Fountain Pen Supershow (Part 2)
Alright, get ready for a glut of pictures. This is Sam from Edelberg. Sam was there last year, too, and he's a really interesting guy. Edelberg pens are pretty awesome. They're the high-tech end of the...
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DC Fountain Pen Supershow (Part 3)
Okay, let's get finished with the Show! I don't know how anyone gets to that balcony in the picture below, but maybe next year I'll find out. These were just a couple of pictures that I snapped as I...
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Organics Studio's Arsenic
This isn't a review (since I don't have it in a pen yet), but this is a link to my wife's lab-blog. She was behind Tyler's naming of this ink, and he gave her a bottle of it at the DC show. Follow the...
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Organics Studio's Jules Verne Nautilus Blue
I've been a big fan of the Organics Studio inks that I've tried this summer. Edgar Allen Poe and Jane Austen are both really good inks. Walt Whitman is good, though I haven't reviewed it yet.Jules...
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September's Goulet Ink Drop
I don't know if anyone else does this, but I always check my birthday month in a calendar before I decide to buy a calendar. If it's one of those desk calendars with jokes or comics, then the comic for...
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Wahl-Eversharp's Wahlberry
Wahlberry is an ink that is made for the "new"Wahl-Eversharp company, and Syd was giving them out with the new Eversharps at the DC Pen Show. It's a blue ink that really reminds me of blueberries. The...
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A Pen Wrap for my Birthday
Hey folks,It's been a really busy couple of weeks. I gave an invited presentation, helped a new roommate move in, did a bunch of science in the field with Mrs. Inkdependence, and I've had to catch up...
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Diamine Soft Mint
This is a review that I wrote up a couple of months ago. I posted the video to YouTube, and I guess I forgot to actually write a review for the site. Well, here it is!Diamine's Soft Mint is a pretty...
View ArticleGourmet Pens Giveaway Round Up
Hey folks,I'm not home to post an ink review right now, so you're getting a link instead.Azizah over at Gourmet Pens does these Giveaway Round Ups, and I think they're a great idea. Go on over and...
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The October Ink Drop and some bonus birthday inks!
The Autumn Leaves came early this year. Last year this set showed up in November. I like these fall-feeling sets because they're always pretty exciting colors. I love some oranges, reds, and browns....
View ArticleA new look!
Hi folks, You may have noticed that the blog looks a little different. No, you've not lost your mind. I've been thinking about changing up the design for a while now, and I finally pulled the trigger....
View ArticleThere's a new clone on the market.
It's been a rough week here, and I'll post about that later, maybe, but here's a short news item that I came across today.Hero has finally gotten around to copying the Lamy Safari. It's a pretty close...
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De Atramentis Silver Grey
I've been into grey inks lately, and I have a few of these reviews stacked up, just waiting to be written. This De Atramentis ink looks way better in these pictures than it does in real life. The...
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Organics Studio Arsenic Gray
**I didn't pay for this ink, but it wasn't exactly provided for review.**There's a bit of a story behind this ink. Aside from liking grey inks, we've got a family connection to this ink. My wife works...
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Diamine Hope Pink
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and here's a pink ink to celebrate.I'm not sure what the genesis of this ink's name is, but it certainly fits this month.I don't use a lot of pink ink. It's a...
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Check out TWSBI's new pen. It's wood!
I have a couple of TWSBI pens, and I'm likely to get more of them. That's especially true since they've dropped the price of the 700 (from $80 to $65), shown us an economy model, and this wooden...
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