tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43597941127532982332024-03-17T23:03:17.252-04:00Inkdependence!Do you have an ink dependence? I can help...Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.comBlogger625125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-65404376180068584482023-06-14T16:06:00.005-04:002023-06-14T16:06:47.225-04:00#21Questions from Well Appointed Desk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.wellappointeddesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/21penquestions-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A graphic that says "21 questions"" border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="800" height="571" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.wellappointeddesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/21penquestions-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" title="Image from Well Appointed Desk" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> <a href="https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2023/05/21penquestions/" target="_blank">My friend Ana</a> has started a pen community hashtag, and I thought it would be fun to participate! Here goes! </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1. What is the pen they'll have to pry out of your cold, dead hands?</span></b></p><p>I don't have a single answer for this one. There are a whole cadre of pens that I won't give up. The prototype Franklin-Christoph Panther 40 that Audrey got me ages before she worked there. The pen that my friend John Albert made for me out of ultem and then re-made with an even more beautiful clip. The pen that my friend Brian gave me that he made with a weird sample vial ink chamber. The pens that I made with various vendors, and all of the others that have individual stories behind them. No way to pick just one favorite. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfEgMe6LzPOOZmrr7k5fV4R5jCASw3kWrZ03zEAo4dsKd4lArISbCaNanvNxFVOKrvhMA-UNpfDYiWXKbk_TF669wKtpsf83Ehl4IRW4AszP614gILyCuBeeXdYOuypaM5fgK9cGp4lltRKbffGVwfrTk64IsHIOCi56BefM2gkrHz9KPxfKZXM5z/s2284/21Q%20pics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2284" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfEgMe6LzPOOZmrr7k5fV4R5jCASw3kWrZ03zEAo4dsKd4lArISbCaNanvNxFVOKrvhMA-UNpfDYiWXKbk_TF669wKtpsf83Ehl4IRW4AszP614gILyCuBeeXdYOuypaM5fgK9cGp4lltRKbffGVwfrTk64IsHIOCi56BefM2gkrHz9KPxfKZXM5z/w400-h291/21Q%20pics.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three of my favorite pens.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2. What's your guilty pleasure pen?</span></b></p><p>I actually don't even believe in this concept for things like pens, music, or TV shows. If something brings you pleasure and doesn't harm anyone else: Don't Feel Guilty About That Thing. Just enjoy it. I love <a href="http://www.inkdependence.com/2012/05/rotring-core-fountain-pen.html" target="_blank">Rotring Cores</a>, reality dating shows, and k-pop. No guilt! </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">3. What's the pen you wish existed?</span></b></p><p> One that is self-cleaning. Or creates world peace and feeds the hungry. I don't know.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">4. What pen would you give to a new enthusiast?</span></b></p><p>Probably whatever I have in my pocket. I love sharing pens with people, especially when they're new to pens, and that excitement is extra fresh. As for what a new enthusiast should buy? Probably something like a Platinum Preppy, Lamy Safari, or TWSBI Eco. They're not too expensive, they let you try out lots of inks, and they're dependable writers. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">5. What pen do you want to get along with, but it just never clicked?</span></b></p><p> I have a couple of Pelikans, and that's probably enough for me. They seem like the sort of pen that would be my absolute favorites. The m800 and m1000 are big, kinda heavy, and they have notoriously wet nibs. And yet they don't get used as much as you'd expect. They're just not my favorite pens to use most of the time. You really have to match inks to them, and they hold more ink than a pen/ink reviewer wants them to. They're nice, but my wallet is pretty safe from buying any more of them. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">6. What pen do you only keep because it's pretty?</span></b> </p><p>I think this question has to point to a pen that you don't really like or use, but only keep because it's cool looking. That has to be my Lamy Persona. I bought it from a friend in a really beater condition. The nib is kinda loose, and it doesn't work very well at all. It does look cool, though, and they don't make them any longer, so I keep it for that reason. </p><p>I like it so much that I just bought a good version of this pen at the Triangle Pen Show. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ksjYblOvVIlz_00gkGip-MhgEtfGoTERrWh3jY8zr-H3n6Si21e2EZQxhT2Denb1k0kvRSi_7TidjfDV1gPBJzGjzFtpEQsic6TFLM5rq5kUZ5MVnCujj9tboHWkB_AoPV4NL3ce2s25B_S5TK60dJ-SmE9kiptjEJ93kGTQ-3NLE4luCIQiR9fo/s3002/21Q%20pics-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="3002" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ksjYblOvVIlz_00gkGip-MhgEtfGoTERrWh3jY8zr-H3n6Si21e2EZQxhT2Denb1k0kvRSi_7TidjfDV1gPBJzGjzFtpEQsic6TFLM5rq5kUZ5MVnCujj9tboHWkB_AoPV4NL3ce2s25B_S5TK60dJ-SmE9kiptjEJ93kGTQ-3NLE4luCIQiR9fo/w400-h233/21Q%20pics-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lamy Persona<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">7. What pen (or stationery item) did you buy because everyone else did?</span></b></p><p>That Amazon Basics Fountain Pen. It's not great, but lots of people were looking at that pen and it felt like something I should review. It's not something folks should buy, though. There are better ways to spend the money. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">8. What pen (or stationery item) is over your head or just baffles you?</span></b></p><p>I don't really get the Plotter hype. It seems like a fine notebook cover, but the prices are just way to high for what you're getting and there are other things in that price range that just seem like much better options if you want to get into a pricey notebook cover/system. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">9. What pen (or stationery item) surprised you?</span></b></p><p>That one is easy. The TWSBI Eco. I bought one when they were released because it seemed like something I could put on the channel and then into a drawer. That pen is great, though. I loved it instantly, and I have a whole lot of them now. They're dependable, collectable, and relatively inexpensive. They never dry out, and they can handle all sorts of inks. They're just really good pens. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">10. What pen (or stationery item) doesn't really work for you, but you keep it because it's a collectible?</span></b></p><p> I think that has to be my Esterbrook desk pen. It looks like something from the retro-future, and I love the style. I just don't use any one pen enough to keep the darn thing from drying out and so it's mostly furniture instead of a pen that I use very often. </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtaE2-z-NRowcbix3iJyLP2Fp2aX0nsPyNQcUFad4M2sS71GiCxQ1o3z42qRtqDhcOi658klQu9BytYnyXF-pC960txrK65ijvnXE-3EoOS43j6LIeW9kKkUS5m3JZQ0il-jvNr4ghponSjZjUH1W_v-nZn3gjDOWNhB-yyXOv4KVXS5KQduGTVjc/s3001/21Q%20pics-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="2090" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtaE2-z-NRowcbix3iJyLP2Fp2aX0nsPyNQcUFad4M2sS71GiCxQ1o3z42qRtqDhcOi658klQu9BytYnyXF-pC960txrK65ijvnXE-3EoOS43j6LIeW9kKkUS5m3JZQ0il-jvNr4ghponSjZjUH1W_v-nZn3gjDOWNhB-yyXOv4KVXS5KQduGTVjc/w279-h400/21Q%20pics-4.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Esterbrook Desk Pen<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">11. What is your favorite sparkly pen (or ink)?</span></b></p><p> I'm bad at picking favorites, and you know that. The Diamine Inkvent this year had these inks called "chameleon" inks, and a couple of those are absolute bangers that I've been using for 6 months now. <a href="https://youtu.be/ZkXVPwUr6go" target="_blank">Solar Storm</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/KOda3Q-cbNE" target="_blank">Olive Swirl</a> are going to be on my short list for acquiring full bottles. So much sparkle! </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXmys-zxrqHtMbZwTu14lDSBM01rwxq48hzMMxE-Xamdmi9CWQBZ93u6SvVJKwdmfHZA2i2KeUjFE4rtqx_0KrjZSHCTw3eefFNvsz2-vABWUEOAjj9cGuAc2hifQnT5A_vh7v5yvO0MakYtEzhyMY6ZuFW3F5MeIsFLmR02MBDGhwypg_J4NW7pQ/s3046/21Q%20pics-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="3046" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXmys-zxrqHtMbZwTu14lDSBM01rwxq48hzMMxE-Xamdmi9CWQBZ93u6SvVJKwdmfHZA2i2KeUjFE4rtqx_0KrjZSHCTw3eefFNvsz2-vABWUEOAjj9cGuAc2hifQnT5A_vh7v5yvO0MakYtEzhyMY6ZuFW3F5MeIsFLmR02MBDGhwypg_J4NW7pQ/w400-h286/21Q%20pics-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of the awesome chameleon inks from Diamine!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">12. Which nib do you love - but hate the pen? (or vice versa)</span></b></p><p> I honestly can't think of any of these. I looked through my collection, and I can't think of anything that fits. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">13. What pen (or stationery product) gives you the willies?</span></b></p><p>The Muji fountain pen. That silver one with the matte finish. It feels like nails on a chalk board and I hate it. <shudder> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">14. What's your favorite pen for long form writing?</span></b></p><p>It's probably <a href="https://youtu.be/gP7bMsAPmgI" target="_blank">the Pilot 823</a>. The medium nib is one of my all-time favorites, it holds a bunch of ink, and it's really comfortable to write with. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">15. What pen (or stationery product) do you love in theory but not in practice?</span></b></p><p>Really fancy notebooks. I think there are some beautiful ones out there, but I would never bring myself to write in a notebook that I paid $100+ for. I just couldn't do it, and it'd go to waste. <br /></p><p> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">16. What pen (or stationery product) would you never let someone else use?</span></b></p><p> I don't think I have anything like that. There are some that I'd give some instruction on, and there are probably some people who I wouldn't let use my stuff, but that's a different thing. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">17. What pen (or stationery product) would you never use for yourself?</span></b></p><p> Human blood? Yeah. Probably not blood-as-ink.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">18. What pen (or stationery product) could you NOT bring yourself to buy?</span></b></p><p> I haven't gotten my budget-mind around pens like the <a href="https://www.pilot-namiki.com/en/collection/yukari/" target="_blank">Namiki Yukari</a> or <a href="https://www.nakaya.org/en/" target="_blank">Nakaya</a> pens yet. Maybe if I win the lottery. They are beautiful, though. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">19. What's your favorite vintage pen?</span></b></p><p>I have my grandfather's Parker 51 and my grandmother's Sheaffer Vac desk set, and those are my favorites. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">20. What is your favorite EDC/pocket pen?</span></b></p><p> I usually carry a couple. One fountain and one not-fountain. Lately I've been carrying my <a href="https://www.schondsgn.com/collections/fountain-pens/products/mini-engineered-plastics" target="_blank">Schon DSGN Smoltem</a> pen and one of the <a href="https://tactileturn.com/products/side-click-pen" target="_blank">Tactile Turn Side Clicks</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">21. What's the pen (or stationery product) that got away?</span></b></p><p>oof. It was an OMAS Milord in brown arco from (probably) the 90s. It was a gorgeous pen and it was way under-priced. That was a long time ago, though, and my pen-budget was much tighter than it is these days, so I hesitated. Made a lap of the pen show, and came back. Of course, it was gone. I'll never see that price again, and the current prices are way out of my range. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whew! That's it! That list was longer than I thought it would be!<br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-63563724522499603702023-05-27T23:16:00.001-04:002023-05-27T23:16:07.146-04:00Diplomat Pine Tree<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKgHIAtxtOnvEwr_9bBnd3BVNi40g0TAgMHbYbtRGowUX46Rz7xuB-CsrAqoIW5Rq-thYTsWrYXG0w7qbidmLzaKbQDKn1IUDGljkT9ZwYXH_e8crj90tfq1P4XvcJm9gD1IL-jxYaY30PkfEJnZPQ9metNfR3nzi0GQJ-RO3u8mRDwyWl0MJXH7e/s1280/Dip%20Pine%20Tree%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKgHIAtxtOnvEwr_9bBnd3BVNi40g0TAgMHbYbtRGowUX46Rz7xuB-CsrAqoIW5Rq-thYTsWrYXG0w7qbidmLzaKbQDKn1IUDGljkT9ZwYXH_e8crj90tfq1P4XvcJm9gD1IL-jxYaY30PkfEJnZPQ9metNfR3nzi0GQJ-RO3u8mRDwyWl0MJXH7e/w640-h360/Dip%20Pine%20Tree%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Written Review</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I try not to let that sort of thing sway my reviews. What you see is what I got.**<br /></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-53018648894724292042023-05-24T23:30:00.001-04:002023-05-24T23:30:40.226-04:00Aurora Sepia Special Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Video Review</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="342" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4gNGJmm2nfw" width="475" youtube-src-id="4gNGJmm2nfw"></iframe></div><br /><p>**This bottle was given to me by Kenro, the Aurora distributor for the USA. I try not to let that sort of thing influence my reviews. What you see is that I got.**<br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-30031382812678590032023-05-09T23:35:00.003-04:002023-05-09T23:35:21.626-04:00Wearingeul x Pen Chalet Taming of the Shrew<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuhtiygRjN-C4CMLNAzYQsr7bEG6nOFlAN_iyp7VnKuaqb4O0IHfhUeuqLxxQSLZVIlaxdPShnI7L8TMYOBH3TeRM6-vEslPAgxnrX81QdGka7L-tEvth4dUYK4Dae3d-VSnV9eBM3RL5QZTXM0jzDz9KfSidWhvhNGSa7gZXnHbnFJReoq_PivRm/s1280/Shrew%20Cover-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuhtiygRjN-C4CMLNAzYQsr7bEG6nOFlAN_iyp7VnKuaqb4O0IHfhUeuqLxxQSLZVIlaxdPShnI7L8TMYOBH3TeRM6-vEslPAgxnrX81QdGka7L-tEvth4dUYK4Dae3d-VSnV9eBM3RL5QZTXM0jzDz9KfSidWhvhNGSa7gZXnHbnFJReoq_PivRm/w640-h360/Shrew%20Cover-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Written Review</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA24_Q73GG8higWyYRnlj5VuRjlSGOMH-JkjvwG0iFj14tZWU1sa_lzC-YAn4xciiQCO2X0etTOwMLpGghLOoAdaoxQcZ4Cj1N3UEwNACVTtK8oNa5xplOV8WzvM1NWqB_TsXVJ3pIT7JClOPcJ4wNRfnnoBK16vFwoyVXhFiLysEprMOCXLpKMZZL/s3335/Shrew-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="2366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA24_Q73GG8higWyYRnlj5VuRjlSGOMH-JkjvwG0iFj14tZWU1sa_lzC-YAn4xciiQCO2X0etTOwMLpGghLOoAdaoxQcZ4Cj1N3UEwNACVTtK8oNa5xplOV8WzvM1NWqB_TsXVJ3pIT7JClOPcJ4wNRfnnoBK16vFwoyVXhFiLysEprMOCXLpKMZZL/w454-h640/Shrew-2.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><p></p><p>I knew as soon as I saw this ink on social media that this was an ink that I really wanted to try out. Penn Chalet was kind enough to send it out for review. <a href="https://www.penchalet.com/ink_refills/fountain_pen_ink/wearingeul_exclusive_shakespeare_taming_of_the_shrew_ink.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thanks Pen Chalet!</a> This was the first Wearingeul ink I'd tried, and it is a bit of a weird one. Maybe not the best place to start with the brand, honestly. </p><p>Taming of the Shrew is a light yellowish-green with rose gold shimmer. The shimmer is nice and fine, and I didn't experience any clogging with this ink. In fact, that shimmer is the star of the show. The green goes down on the page almost invisibly, but it darkens over time to a comparatively readable color that is really set-off by the shimmer. </p><p>At the end of the day, I wish this one were darker. I know there are going to be lots of people that are going to love this Pen Chalet Exclusive, but I prefer my inks to be more heavily saturated and more readable <br /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Close-Ups</b></span><br /></p><p>Honestly, I think this one is better in real life than it is in photos. The shine off of the shimmer make the text a bit hard to read on these photos. In actuality, it's easier to read with your eyeballs than with a camera. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFAybtxdfTTGh7DtV0iKxnVukN8_jbKHcuzJ82B4lx6AGyM8ylYVjx0QAVzx91poZMA76oWSCUAw9Z4oEIRUGpAYwwyX6Gt6CuvyJPvKjX6tfXq3REvN7SZyfp98JaL9bVYoghHRUslmOfzxkcGTmnKJVU5KB_cAsc8VDpOzLPardxAY_gk0UOG3z/s2428/Shrew-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2428" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFAybtxdfTTGh7DtV0iKxnVukN8_jbKHcuzJ82B4lx6AGyM8ylYVjx0QAVzx91poZMA76oWSCUAw9Z4oEIRUGpAYwwyX6Gt6CuvyJPvKjX6tfXq3REvN7SZyfp98JaL9bVYoghHRUslmOfzxkcGTmnKJVU5KB_cAsc8VDpOzLPardxAY_gk0UOG3z/w640-h332/Shrew-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi739YhlO2iPDuG23fvjz6ORP8IyjtkcNX0fNmqGvzPdR5IK0PF8D2-eDAF4eXTbDmR3irga5F6sJAKiYlkfTpDTMesEMJYK3YxCnx9y9K9KX7t0MkTG5KAAt5-YZiIoKs9-7zpbTreExEtqTBIybvbT6xvQ7Zyk9mfAryIXOny4bCL8wtZ7htNU9E9/s2261/Shrew-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2261" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi739YhlO2iPDuG23fvjz6ORP8IyjtkcNX0fNmqGvzPdR5IK0PF8D2-eDAF4eXTbDmR3irga5F6sJAKiYlkfTpDTMesEMJYK3YxCnx9y9K9KX7t0MkTG5KAAt5-YZiIoKs9-7zpbTreExEtqTBIybvbT6xvQ7Zyk9mfAryIXOny4bCL8wtZ7htNU9E9/w640-h318/Shrew-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CFNUu3nPgH1kiof6nQxBZw0EAM6Q1k3pXVD2UeP4bzRo-6GeYzB5_fJAQOmBP-V_ODXI6mvuHD1Sz3Au85X4QnGEUdFXoLT-maSDLqzAMM1jRDNU6VjJPTaLgHYjQ3SfIQgow5DEyxUa9bw4kPsLsfjgNnGTWlZ7kRgVHcy23UEYBthMDdtQXy7x/s2401/Shrew-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="2401" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CFNUu3nPgH1kiof6nQxBZw0EAM6Q1k3pXVD2UeP4bzRo-6GeYzB5_fJAQOmBP-V_ODXI6mvuHD1Sz3Au85X4QnGEUdFXoLT-maSDLqzAMM1jRDNU6VjJPTaLgHYjQ3SfIQgow5DEyxUa9bw4kPsLsfjgNnGTWlZ7kRgVHcy23UEYBthMDdtQXy7x/w640-h266/Shrew-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> There's just about zero water resistance with this ink, so keep your coffee and iced tea far away from your journal. Some of the shimmer will stick around better than the ink does.<br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chromatography</span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwlty8pGbsI-xhX1MhnzMX5xdp3M0n2SgNH5R25-AkCRtmKSZWUK9VgcxWd6tHLMtUn7pQxxkLFjfJ_n_4rFyKknKxNw6p1KiqZenwLjJYkG765sN5RfL46AmY439Ygk4S0qw8T6VYUlL_MghRJoRzp0VwBFWNgaaNL3b3FOuFcuQIfMqX0gsUDp8/s2298/Shrew-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="2298" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwlty8pGbsI-xhX1MhnzMX5xdp3M0n2SgNH5R25-AkCRtmKSZWUK9VgcxWd6tHLMtUn7pQxxkLFjfJ_n_4rFyKknKxNw6p1KiqZenwLjJYkG765sN5RfL46AmY439Ygk4S0qw8T6VYUlL_MghRJoRzp0VwBFWNgaaNL3b3FOuFcuQIfMqX0gsUDp8/w640-h228/Shrew-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Copy Paper Test</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2_RYyRqCpHQO3U-jg0vG0ur8so2I1KyblDMjnhrY6f_edwxoslN9DPK95IftqI_4K9RYzV_wztHXqIjGXt1svC8aKXhLCzTWHsAuOuxTQh3AaWPXvOL70xc8t7FQcK57L-1lzHQUiDQsZ3mrjpPNxC3VlFOwAb-DY4JZw4ELBEDGTNiUXw8oNS_V/s2745/Shrew-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="2745" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2_RYyRqCpHQO3U-jg0vG0ur8so2I1KyblDMjnhrY6f_edwxoslN9DPK95IftqI_4K9RYzV_wztHXqIjGXt1svC8aKXhLCzTWHsAuOuxTQh3AaWPXvOL70xc8t7FQcK57L-1lzHQUiDQsZ3mrjpPNxC3VlFOwAb-DY4JZw4ELBEDGTNiUXw8oNS_V/w640-h108/Shrew-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This ink is pretty darn good on the copy paper. Very little bleed or feather on this bottom tier paper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31F5HBi1HcVvXGPMVWTF_JtCLYA7xb7jswg-dcFzEXqAmDhBihaC5CHIw6U5LTK9PY5lJa7c-rlQqgb1zawtxQtvMpsoUnMc6IdxkhDonQEFB2f6Fuaohr2E6yPdNb5cU5KAYpRiio-Utb2Hw8rduWMCF1ZQ_XlJBtaEe8Q8MuMxTv2UPH8b1LL1B/s2888/Shrew-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="2888" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31F5HBi1HcVvXGPMVWTF_JtCLYA7xb7jswg-dcFzEXqAmDhBihaC5CHIw6U5LTK9PY5lJa7c-rlQqgb1zawtxQtvMpsoUnMc6IdxkhDonQEFB2f6Fuaohr2E6yPdNb5cU5KAYpRiio-Utb2Hw8rduWMCF1ZQ_XlJBtaEe8Q8MuMxTv2UPH8b1LL1B/w640-h114/Shrew-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Maruman Croquis Paper</span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm91g3jeV6zgqyeCAV0BMDGOv6FWSG40g87tORzirfXzHCiDYChJagCqGIAZrlxd9RhJdGGKHR4LX_8SfO0g4CY-nqwUQJZ_gBcqwKPWVK3aI-i3TnX5dVF8e49LUTT3gl7FSrmUEx9ZQ2gmm5ZngjEuqKHKzV-lN0VNRxx9HxFAPYfSMtbhdDaBgF/s2690/Shrew-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="2063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm91g3jeV6zgqyeCAV0BMDGOv6FWSG40g87tORzirfXzHCiDYChJagCqGIAZrlxd9RhJdGGKHR4LX_8SfO0g4CY-nqwUQJZ_gBcqwKPWVK3aI-i3TnX5dVF8e49LUTT3gl7FSrmUEx9ZQ2gmm5ZngjEuqKHKzV-lN0VNRxx9HxFAPYfSMtbhdDaBgF/w490-h640/Shrew-9.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wheat Straw Paper</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRzGzze6XeJOMo8DlDrK3sxn0A0znf5DFxm-jzEXitBwhzuiqshXfCqegqZseDdBUJu8yoCd6SvcXnuXH4Nyqt1OWyzXAj7VUiuS8vp-YvY5iSVwfEdka7YJaKajT-Z6FDZkzSQEWygOzjCgt3-TZXUscmcYUSqCG6xO4VOR3O_tCBsQI1QT8XW9I/s1816/Shrew-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1816" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRzGzze6XeJOMo8DlDrK3sxn0A0znf5DFxm-jzEXitBwhzuiqshXfCqegqZseDdBUJu8yoCd6SvcXnuXH4Nyqt1OWyzXAj7VUiuS8vp-YvY5iSVwfEdka7YJaKajT-Z6FDZkzSQEWygOzjCgt3-TZXUscmcYUSqCG6xO4VOR3O_tCBsQI1QT8XW9I/w640-h316/Shrew-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b>Often, these low-saturation inks are going to look better on more absorbent papers, and that's the case here. It soaks in a bit more and it makes it look darker than it does on the preceding papers. <br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River Paper</span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNqZ8wkMCHPnzNBpXbg7hVq5O3FSlGuEqZQtBO1TF_5-fMVO6rllJC9uNnrBUq7PZyfr7zBkwk9bx0XlF86NvgTsQUBmEO_o6lefyD35eaQMy2b1WOxGmOicerKhIJVvDHiRhF_XDe_lbJvq4DphTxPi0sAAgOMu76Exe1zOlkzTvGYVsLlXWvIBf/s1713/Shrew-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1713" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNqZ8wkMCHPnzNBpXbg7hVq5O3FSlGuEqZQtBO1TF_5-fMVO6rllJC9uNnrBUq7PZyfr7zBkwk9bx0XlF86NvgTsQUBmEO_o6lefyD35eaQMy2b1WOxGmOicerKhIJVvDHiRhF_XDe_lbJvq4DphTxPi0sAAgOMu76Exe1zOlkzTvGYVsLlXWvIBf/w640-h202/Shrew-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> And, weirdly, it looks great on Tomoe River. I didn't expect it to look very good here because it can't soak in, but it proved me wrong. <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Color Comparisons</b></span><br /></p><p>I don't have a lot of inks that were close enough to show off here. It's not a hue that I gravitate to, but it does look a little like a couple of these. No dupes, though. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNC5clbpOyZ1o6v8M10WuIhRHhz-L_ym5JqaPDShiJLHp2DANwPW42_R72Iv8ahxed2WYVWBu9BeeUO0XTPHIG45TllK1m7vXnETbO7IuEL45cp0MRbqSjBxoYfxObAu7ka-YYXlnLkdyoJK970GjodKW0xUk_Aje4hYJ1tjyV98z7x0s8-yz9QYc/s3797/Shrew-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="3797" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNC5clbpOyZ1o6v8M10WuIhRHhz-L_ym5JqaPDShiJLHp2DANwPW42_R72Iv8ahxed2WYVWBu9BeeUO0XTPHIG45TllK1m7vXnETbO7IuEL45cp0MRbqSjBxoYfxObAu7ka-YYXlnLkdyoJK970GjodKW0xUk_Aje4hYJ1tjyV98z7x0s8-yz9QYc/w640-h436/Shrew-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Video Review</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hboaPtZOMvo" width="482" youtube-src-id="hboaPtZOMvo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-7010319541064633722023-05-03T00:28:00.006-04:002023-05-03T00:42:09.075-04:00Pennonia x Cult Pens' Arvacska<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBtpRdXhJscnqYYKLB0tPkRIZt2NY1SVKw0np-P3GSiS1ST4VA-8qDHynCpLXoR-8RGpA-oJs_MDM40pQn9_RzTsS4dIUDJWkolAsexquVTGQ1CUBYzixrYPC-Ar6xoctqAlrtP465I0mcQ0D-Dw3JzLxzK129ikdz4Mfwim3k6mhEeylXQAHLT0v/s1280/%C3%81rv%C3%A1cska%20Cover-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBtpRdXhJscnqYYKLB0tPkRIZt2NY1SVKw0np-P3GSiS1ST4VA-8qDHynCpLXoR-8RGpA-oJs_MDM40pQn9_RzTsS4dIUDJWkolAsexquVTGQ1CUBYzixrYPC-Ar6xoctqAlrtP465I0mcQ0D-Dw3JzLxzK129ikdz4Mfwim3k6mhEeylXQAHLT0v/w640-h360/%C3%81rv%C3%A1cska%20Cover-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Y'all, this is a really good ink. I was already turning a corner on the color purple, but this one was so impossible to ignore. It's great. The color is excellent, the performance is very good on bad copy paper, and the flow seems perfect. Add to that that it's a very rare shade of purple (I only have one that's close to it), and it's an ink you shouldn't miss.</p><p>This name is a difficult one to say, (unless you're Hungarian) but it translates to pansy, and I have yet to find a bad pansy ink. So, get yourselves over to <a href="https://cultpens.com/products/cult-pens-exclusive-fountain-pen-ink-by-pennonia-60ml?variant=43587167518963" target="_blank">Cult Pens and pick up a bottle of Arvacska</a>. You won't be disappointed. </p><p>( I just found <a href=" https://cultpens.mention-me.com/m/ol/yx4iv-michael-matteson " target="_blank">a referral link for Cult Pens</a>, and you'll get 10% off of your first order and I'll get the same.)<br /></p><p></p><p> Now, as with all purples, it's difficult to render on a camera. I've adjusted these photos so that they're as close as I can get to the right color on *my* screen, but it might not be perfectly represented on your screen. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Close-Ups</h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgVdKN6ja9ZiBs9oLYlTCmvN21HGMlFmd5ozzw1AUQha2pa7TrEj9B3Jod1nVUYAzYjW5sMkCxoyttJJMX_Wf-RhYAWa5BVyS9C5Pi9wA4LnV9Mnq8o_podkXiedtEbqXORAxOiFXTAOFl2rQ1i3Dj2W7q2X6SnVscADzo9CPWfn6PG57_qK-xyzR/s3300/Arvacska%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgVdKN6ja9ZiBs9oLYlTCmvN21HGMlFmd5ozzw1AUQha2pa7TrEj9B3Jod1nVUYAzYjW5sMkCxoyttJJMX_Wf-RhYAWa5BVyS9C5Pi9wA4LnV9Mnq8o_podkXiedtEbqXORAxOiFXTAOFl2rQ1i3Dj2W7q2X6SnVscADzo9CPWfn6PG57_qK-xyzR/w440-h640/Arvacska%202.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Close-Ups</h1><p></p><p>Poppin'. Purple.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH3RfvQYRezKFeXnH4QEuXcjV97UuUILJ0Eb7EaGciL9_RJo0D_22k2zFNPLFrwKmO7CYKP56T9794APvKW6cdmC0n-NFdLHEJcfPW545eutVay0HYltTTO-P2LwllVnZXvUgZkSnh1vigeXiAfb1qLopjX8Pge4F3PBQArrFJCUWfpu4wZYBYoBD/s2553/Arvacska%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2553" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH3RfvQYRezKFeXnH4QEuXcjV97UuUILJ0Eb7EaGciL9_RJo0D_22k2zFNPLFrwKmO7CYKP56T9794APvKW6cdmC0n-NFdLHEJcfPW545eutVay0HYltTTO-P2LwllVnZXvUgZkSnh1vigeXiAfb1qLopjX8Pge4F3PBQArrFJCUWfpu4wZYBYoBD/w640-h296/Arvacska%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo3Vvuu9vrIt42J573WM-mJte_2_E8YTtpI5-8caLAwBn0YKI3UAcWfBhqGUHzsheIZwnZAfK2LXtAFUUmlHMxQKvi16cT9VtnRrZHGd5Vboqyi-Lm2UWPKpKkwLRluK6TQzOvo8t1qTISI5RKy-x4tXV6fpzDaE65KWCw8bJaQDR3EaxLesFd3A3/s2378/Arvacska%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2378" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo3Vvuu9vrIt42J573WM-mJte_2_E8YTtpI5-8caLAwBn0YKI3UAcWfBhqGUHzsheIZwnZAfK2LXtAFUUmlHMxQKvi16cT9VtnRrZHGd5Vboqyi-Lm2UWPKpKkwLRluK6TQzOvo8t1qTISI5RKy-x4tXV6fpzDaE65KWCw8bJaQDR3EaxLesFd3A3/w640-h310/Arvacska%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdqCE9x90wsAXD_oVOQOAijqVdMmJoRh35vIvnbrmbRJPz3LrypftIeNrPHxRO6i2iRmtIld0rbyeeXx3zRzaVVRxU_wMLk5S6I1p3bZOzs8kbSOpv2TYTT6-2LEKf7ZWP1PeYxziPu3BpivE8RqO6_CnQQ-1iCVX3xkQQNex1DhYeH6TXwq8hN9k/s2394/Arvacska%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="2394" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdqCE9x90wsAXD_oVOQOAijqVdMmJoRh35vIvnbrmbRJPz3LrypftIeNrPHxRO6i2iRmtIld0rbyeeXx3zRzaVVRxU_wMLk5S6I1p3bZOzs8kbSOpv2TYTT6-2LEKf7ZWP1PeYxziPu3BpivE8RqO6_CnQQ-1iCVX3xkQQNex1DhYeH6TXwq8hN9k/w640-h260/Arvacska%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Chromatography</h1><p></p><p>It's interesting how simple this chromatography looks. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMqKH8QPD3c3g90eXvXZlJIgMCieDHGVCLPnug3dahnFpTSX02MaxRNkzkD02iOktdTxUm0p8ERvfKB50q26clIkeKD4P7z997iFrvGxsMs5028t_vixtbIGEVbidTJnxb8FZec4GaVsLF190lWY-TBgwFiBDNDHezpJ4yOCk8x5zt5mY93Uk_Zmj/s2485/Arvacska%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="2485" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMqKH8QPD3c3g90eXvXZlJIgMCieDHGVCLPnug3dahnFpTSX02MaxRNkzkD02iOktdTxUm0p8ERvfKB50q26clIkeKD4P7z997iFrvGxsMs5028t_vixtbIGEVbidTJnxb8FZec4GaVsLF190lWY-TBgwFiBDNDHezpJ4yOCk8x5zt5mY93Uk_Zmj/w640-h182/Arvacska%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">20lb, 30% Recycled Copy Paper Test</h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v3noseLxdnx8ybHfaMJzqTfc3v4r-NRRFFnZUbQrGI9ByIQKSQah_7kHcDeprY0EExWW4lneEimuqb2t5waCXTAI_cCm_qTjOwMGMMCuy_5X7s42-nkpiXZSOQYKvDxAOFw1srRFZ-2H_qMduSRE_k_YcAzXsvRxfXbp7p-7RkI59ToT0e5R_59Y/s2899/Arvacska%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="2899" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v3noseLxdnx8ybHfaMJzqTfc3v4r-NRRFFnZUbQrGI9ByIQKSQah_7kHcDeprY0EExWW4lneEimuqb2t5waCXTAI_cCm_qTjOwMGMMCuy_5X7s42-nkpiXZSOQYKvDxAOFw1srRFZ-2H_qMduSRE_k_YcAzXsvRxfXbp7p-7RkI59ToT0e5R_59Y/w640-h88/Arvacska%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSxgiwTgjglJGvYhvdv6vRc0QOqtMitEY0PtJ8QyzhBhXrIswxnwIUEKjpHZs3sve46_8T5w034MRF8BPiLpy8gh_OU1sM5RX7G2NCipDL_nhET_tZijiHX2iD79A-WWg_XuhZrQ12_aVlmkZE-YCpTQ_pXG0_yzCWIHleA8pyq0MqTKAgpO0sXfw/s2986/Arvacska%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="2986" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSxgiwTgjglJGvYhvdv6vRc0QOqtMitEY0PtJ8QyzhBhXrIswxnwIUEKjpHZs3sve46_8T5w034MRF8BPiLpy8gh_OU1sM5RX7G2NCipDL_nhET_tZijiHX2iD79A-WWg_XuhZrQ12_aVlmkZE-YCpTQ_pXG0_yzCWIHleA8pyq0MqTKAgpO0sXfw/w640-h110/Arvacska%208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is pretty darn good performance on this bad paper. You gotta expect some bleed through on this stuff.<br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">HP Premium 32 Paper<br /></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyI2bQ7dUwlh7yHOG0Mf9FbOX5_VLyMukFxK1Kd5eCMIBp8KcGm1OuA3Vv6m6he5Cm8TFR6NxXw6msgaqVQvL6QqxclvNtvdeJdobxBhIt-FTmhrABZZT5E-KML9gYhnCZ_az3ZklDhR7P3P-nrbkv4fRDG7d5ykXA-xTt5medq7LCJu-RS_mFAWiI/s3848/Arvacska%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="3848" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyI2bQ7dUwlh7yHOG0Mf9FbOX5_VLyMukFxK1Kd5eCMIBp8KcGm1OuA3Vv6m6he5Cm8TFR6NxXw6msgaqVQvL6QqxclvNtvdeJdobxBhIt-FTmhrABZZT5E-KML9gYhnCZ_az3ZklDhR7P3P-nrbkv4fRDG7d5ykXA-xTt5medq7LCJu-RS_mFAWiI/w640-h416/Arvacska%209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Tomoe River Paper</h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6scOh9U8WbYo7VBuphJJR_Ad4gEpv2dJqhpNBB4FqkZyjWu3ibceNBHIrtamxBMKtbuNXoCbz7SchPrI4185eBmzUI3kf6BdQEYiwY_1xa5rpgt98jn2oMlHzrrEedxyXgPvaDBZW7r3W-NwncghaoZBWPQT5H2ycuZk1mZwDJ7uW7VBUcC1I2Yr/s1753/Arvacska-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="1753" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6scOh9U8WbYo7VBuphJJR_Ad4gEpv2dJqhpNBB4FqkZyjWu3ibceNBHIrtamxBMKtbuNXoCbz7SchPrI4185eBmzUI3kf6BdQEYiwY_1xa5rpgt98jn2oMlHzrrEedxyXgPvaDBZW7r3W-NwncghaoZBWPQT5H2ycuZk1mZwDJ7uW7VBUcC1I2Yr/w640-h152/Arvacska-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It almost glows. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Wheat Straw Paper<br /></h1>Good here, too. The wheat straw paper isn't coated, but it is very smooth and this ink liked it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpq6ZcTRFn2_sKr9LbI9l6hvh3VEL4jTlUehYGm6DQO3mtRMrFqBG2aXWIRjmM2lc2EJdZJ7d2OtJEw3U0y0n6m-gwlhXZXSiVQX1_0WNh_9YbtSt06XDBLjcAr4oSKOGdMOY0sLjlGzxFASp6R0M0QF-0DsGwSeKSrJvlXDHHvbNQEIFHjhHGNA/s1916/Arvacska-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1916" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpq6ZcTRFn2_sKr9LbI9l6hvh3VEL4jTlUehYGm6DQO3mtRMrFqBG2aXWIRjmM2lc2EJdZJ7d2OtJEw3U0y0n6m-gwlhXZXSiVQX1_0WNh_9YbtSt06XDBLjcAr4oSKOGdMOY0sLjlGzxFASp6R0M0QF-0DsGwSeKSrJvlXDHHvbNQEIFHjhHGNA/w640-h342/Arvacska-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Color Comparisons (on <a href="https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">col-o-dex cards</a>)</h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVO_O-fNCRMJ_2iX4QiBKecqKSOGpT8b4rKE8pyDYoCpu2TtX2qV1sRq7E5bbxhj2gBVZqwD3wpCtdgTLr6VIZzkXzExwpJ5E2NefpnbaqsMK5w7d4HiKgde087EmwdAsuacAB7bqDqdQt1wOu4U5-g2sikEnZ2i8YKH6vKWYNq1-PxQ1q_faJzNT/s2593/Arvacska-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="2177" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVO_O-fNCRMJ_2iX4QiBKecqKSOGpT8b4rKE8pyDYoCpu2TtX2qV1sRq7E5bbxhj2gBVZqwD3wpCtdgTLr6VIZzkXzExwpJ5E2NefpnbaqsMK5w7d4HiKgde087EmwdAsuacAB7bqDqdQt1wOu4U5-g2sikEnZ2i8YKH6vKWYNq1-PxQ1q_faJzNT/w538-h640/Arvacska-12.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> These are Col-o-Dex cards, and you can <a href="https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">find them here.</a> <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Video Review <br /></h1><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="364" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Je6PV7yLAdk" width="485" youtube-src-id="Je6PV7yLAdk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>**<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string bold" dir="auto">
I bought this ink from Birmingham Pen Co. I try not to let that sort of thing
color my reviews. What you see is what I got. Thanks for the support,
Patrons!*</span><br /> </p><p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-27220968217302319272023-01-30T01:39:00.002-05:002023-01-30T01:39:33.382-05:00Birmingham Pen Co. Heron<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDPQeu7aFfa7C9tdK9HPsHvvr1nxcEFgUi9Fo2DCU-GXL6UtulO-HGE6E24O1S-do2JoYfMJbKDcWLHCUmDibMZOanvoOSb3O7MO29ANhJqowbUxgOftUyOUByEmZqyldRrdGYa_9c9YFJl_ozFz3YQ2B780hdnWbjOYl8ldIfSpk9poUPZBC7Fbc/s1280/BPC%20Heron%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDPQeu7aFfa7C9tdK9HPsHvvr1nxcEFgUi9Fo2DCU-GXL6UtulO-HGE6E24O1S-do2JoYfMJbKDcWLHCUmDibMZOanvoOSb3O7MO29ANhJqowbUxgOftUyOUByEmZqyldRrdGYa_9c9YFJl_ozFz3YQ2B780hdnWbjOYl8ldIfSpk9poUPZBC7Fbc/w640-h360/BPC%20Heron%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Okay, I know that there are blue herons out there. They never really look blue to me, though. They always look sort of grey. This ink is a dark teal, and it doesn't really look like a heron to me, either. That aside, I do like this ink pretty well. It's not perfect, and it's not going to be my favorite, but it fits a niche that I occasionally need filled. <br /></p><p>Like the rest of the (formerly?) Crisp Formula inks that Birmingham Pen Co has been (was?) making, Heron is fairly dry. It's just on the line for me, really. Any drier and it would have gone in the ink cabinet and never been used again. It does behave really well on bad papers, though, and I'm still using it in this <a href="https://youtu.be/WCLd37nDCe0" target="_blank">Narwhal Nautilus </a>all these months later. It's a go-to when I need to write on some suspect paper. It doesn't bleed or feather even with this broad nib. </p><p><a href="https://www.birminghampens.com/products/heron?_pos=1&_sid=8282fc56d&_ss=r" target="_blank">Here's a link to the store page for this ink</a>. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Close-Ups<br /></h1><p>My full-page review picture didn't work out, so I'm just not going to show it to you. It was too dark, and I didn't like the way it looked. These close-ups are better across the board. Heron gives you a little shading on the right papers, but not much and you shouldn't expect to see it often. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGZ507xifWMI6oggyQio6e9ivaYFzUoh2-VAJlYjcLZOTnPE-FCDmxpRpck48MaN9LkiE7iXVK7vAvhW1vyFZ8QhD4CUkKaD9hXbDG2nSKzQqVrYohw33WIkhTz8S62sB-VyiGZoaNDyzXIVxKMdY9_GowXPp4SYXWM3e6XeWPdk8qA5GqqsRe2Wz/s4833/BPCHeron-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="4833" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGZ507xifWMI6oggyQio6e9ivaYFzUoh2-VAJlYjcLZOTnPE-FCDmxpRpck48MaN9LkiE7iXVK7vAvhW1vyFZ8QhD4CUkKaD9hXbDG2nSKzQqVrYohw33WIkhTz8S62sB-VyiGZoaNDyzXIVxKMdY9_GowXPp4SYXWM3e6XeWPdk8qA5GqqsRe2Wz/w640-h296/BPCHeron-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9vdmBQGizbvWOvN7c5Y4NyJorgmcw8fnb6BhdBN-n-d7F6Ce_OOuZrzNXSxFsvR9CfaOOqlYaYV5MZxRWvtAgGI23OC-TeJYBD2vGBKfuUPo-5LlLP6-wZajxgJzvlz6hOWKTtV1E7hQiSNgzZj1zkUfdJVXyQnsJ404-2Hfp4UddpqvGlu8UrhG/s4082/BPCHeron-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="4082" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9vdmBQGizbvWOvN7c5Y4NyJorgmcw8fnb6BhdBN-n-d7F6Ce_OOuZrzNXSxFsvR9CfaOOqlYaYV5MZxRWvtAgGI23OC-TeJYBD2vGBKfuUPo-5LlLP6-wZajxgJzvlz6hOWKTtV1E7hQiSNgzZj1zkUfdJVXyQnsJ404-2Hfp4UddpqvGlu8UrhG/w640-h394/BPCHeron-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BIBXw7FIOyanSPr0zNaJ12pq9SttEVACKcSEM8H6s9riweHcKEkMw4dIz8xZ3seH4EarXF1qiukRu3XDViZAhUt1xOMviOOjk1zJQyfr99Zk5IHbOf1x2xNP9g7gJIIbrYDmcYKqiP63blLbZiyESop3D-qjgqBeqpYtGufnpAi2-2EeONlSXuGb/s1499/BPCHeron-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1499" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BIBXw7FIOyanSPr0zNaJ12pq9SttEVACKcSEM8H6s9riweHcKEkMw4dIz8xZ3seH4EarXF1qiukRu3XDViZAhUt1xOMviOOjk1zJQyfr99Zk5IHbOf1x2xNP9g7gJIIbrYDmcYKqiP63blLbZiyESop3D-qjgqBeqpYtGufnpAi2-2EeONlSXuGb/w640-h406/BPCHeron-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>My bottle isn't the 60ml one, but that seems to be the only way they're selling inks these days over at BPC. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVTlnGGpTJMw29Ts5obfOy15-oEyJ0yOCyYJI3tkxTJ96G9_zJ1XpcOgbmbs-VxrnRzaTJ3GPapntw0riWyAkGngnJVy6alH7mSA6DyY2RH76Fj-r5aRJN7cBYshKoq1eA754sLqEbnyg60IS2LiWSK23a3zg5mJS7uQb4701QCeOyUOXCYqZZAiC/s1636/BPCHeron-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1636" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVTlnGGpTJMw29Ts5obfOy15-oEyJ0yOCyYJI3tkxTJ96G9_zJ1XpcOgbmbs-VxrnRzaTJ3GPapntw0riWyAkGngnJVy6alH7mSA6DyY2RH76Fj-r5aRJN7cBYshKoq1eA754sLqEbnyg60IS2LiWSK23a3zg5mJS7uQb4701QCeOyUOXCYqZZAiC/w640-h416/BPCHeron-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Not exactly water-resistant, but the grey layer sticks around on the paper while the teal layer disappears. Thtat's pretty good if you care most about recovering your work and not about it being a green/blue. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Chromatography<br /></h1><p>There's that grey. Interesting how it is all an un-broken sheet of color on the strip, huh?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn0nQg4h8ZTuoSRPVgf3zBzxWtOivCckgT8K5dcFhtMAIXIy0tigcHTSTOwuSM61TlXmV6q4Y85xEYiX2Ul0bHdyRh0nw0zhv19Hw4ueiryob9BUYwQg5fpVp627lJPfMmZD5TsQrcK27A0xYQfnG616i2ugdmpfAetHj526LBdlMQrU7s2bnxYY_/s3189/BPCHeron-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3189" data-original-width="1085" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn0nQg4h8ZTuoSRPVgf3zBzxWtOivCckgT8K5dcFhtMAIXIy0tigcHTSTOwuSM61TlXmV6q4Y85xEYiX2Ul0bHdyRh0nw0zhv19Hw4ueiryob9BUYwQg5fpVp627lJPfMmZD5TsQrcK27A0xYQfnG616i2ugdmpfAetHj526LBdlMQrU7s2bnxYY_/w218-h640/BPCHeron-6.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">20lb, 30% Recycled Copy Paper Test</h1><p></p><p>This is trash-tier paper, and Heron performs well on it even in a broad nib. It's a little dry, but it's dependable and doesn't seem to dry up in the nib. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8qEkn7lw_50L7ZCZPGYq1So7Qcta6hyfc0p3HzRSvT5wEzfclzdaERamnf_GBaxX1IDqsF-rdCD-Y0C-VxR7e0Rxu9pCMvqMOc9_MtrpKBXXFu7bjzNVd2Sjswl47Ux1YavkI5qijfA_PWNlwFhJykvbKUxEpZKfFMZYGOmPAR4zlwdoU0lENzX1/s4518/BPCHeron-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="4518" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8qEkn7lw_50L7ZCZPGYq1So7Qcta6hyfc0p3HzRSvT5wEzfclzdaERamnf_GBaxX1IDqsF-rdCD-Y0C-VxR7e0Rxu9pCMvqMOc9_MtrpKBXXFu7bjzNVd2Sjswl47Ux1YavkI5qijfA_PWNlwFhJykvbKUxEpZKfFMZYGOmPAR4zlwdoU0lENzX1/w640-h118/BPCHeron-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-uVXh9sYWQj5Wll3HAM6SEqaXtbpebcGEmpZRujbnAEYqOnAg3KO2mSw9ehzIGFimDC4pJda2Xx_5QKbsrMl6Q1E69h_oehFZ6lLch5na_4nvaUAWrxtNuMdbCz5W7cj36sV_-jkUgMGjbp5x5S2HREk1MclnmcPHuWLbxKTzCyIRCcFFaew1Ir3/s4720/BPCHeron-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="4720" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-uVXh9sYWQj5Wll3HAM6SEqaXtbpebcGEmpZRujbnAEYqOnAg3KO2mSw9ehzIGFimDC4pJda2Xx_5QKbsrMl6Q1E69h_oehFZ6lLch5na_4nvaUAWrxtNuMdbCz5W7cj36sV_-jkUgMGjbp5x5S2HREk1MclnmcPHuWLbxKTzCyIRCcFFaew1Ir3/w640-h112/BPCHeron-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Domtar Bold 28 Paper (from <a href="https://www.blankslatepaper.com/" target="_blank">Blank Slate Paper</a>)</h1><p></p><p>I didn't like the way it felt on this paper all that much. It's dry enough to feel a little draggy instead of gliding like a fountain pen ought to. Dry inks aren't really my jam, and this is toeing the line for me.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdiT72vW4l1x5CLkeb_3v47IFKnlPwegSAKhNcWwJtiz60l7YM2WNKJ3wgsce3uM0m5B_w67-6aHq3B3K301vg3OYy4HCqVUXWm08IP4lmSx4tXSczZuUH7Z8CfKISp3Npl-MQZk5RkfUEIISTxBhvU4WgK52H8ELYzAJkl8YHolTPpsjW-kssJH1/s4357/BPCHeron-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="4357" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdiT72vW4l1x5CLkeb_3v47IFKnlPwegSAKhNcWwJtiz60l7YM2WNKJ3wgsce3uM0m5B_w67-6aHq3B3K301vg3OYy4HCqVUXWm08IP4lmSx4tXSczZuUH7Z8CfKISp3Npl-MQZk5RkfUEIISTxBhvU4WgK52H8ELYzAJkl8YHolTPpsjW-kssJH1/w640-h412/BPCHeron-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Tomoe River Paper<br /></h1><p>It looks really nice on Tomoe River, but that's not a surprise. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_fCOXJOIePHxyFOnp7rPBc-cywcscF1o2r6ssH01p6z7oyvvCK8NSVnFnUn-fdvl1btbv1aTo679xPVYdbK61jwtLcfuA8TnI2zZv6SseNaSogIW6A5iMFok4K9tH_YlskfMoVRUJF6ckKG4RtQ6NOQL9vYnLH9Y0fVWqCIgcT0KzhpTQkTrVFhs/s2832/BPCHeron-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="2832" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_fCOXJOIePHxyFOnp7rPBc-cywcscF1o2r6ssH01p6z7oyvvCK8NSVnFnUn-fdvl1btbv1aTo679xPVYdbK61jwtLcfuA8TnI2zZv6SseNaSogIW6A5iMFok4K9tH_YlskfMoVRUJF6ckKG4RtQ6NOQL9vYnLH9Y0fVWqCIgcT0KzhpTQkTrVFhs/w640-h176/BPCHeron-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Wheat Straw Paper<br /></h1><p>Good here, too. The wheat straw paper isn't coated, but it is very smooth and this ink liked it. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgbSdbxT0Lz3Hpo0RWHt4HQ53D_DoFVcVRyzBHMdJXTT6BSGQJrLdwM-AiS4aE9hp7hzeuOkSjHBzTpTF8F3eRSRtNw5lwKusgaLyIqEP1W0dmEmOBUP8aIEP3vtXNa98jnr8jvuk16hz7AbPO-rjgpNaF1MnXc38h_eZES27fFMdJNbR-Phi_2AD/s2972/BPCHeron-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2972" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgbSdbxT0Lz3Hpo0RWHt4HQ53D_DoFVcVRyzBHMdJXTT6BSGQJrLdwM-AiS4aE9hp7hzeuOkSjHBzTpTF8F3eRSRtNw5lwKusgaLyIqEP1W0dmEmOBUP8aIEP3vtXNa98jnr8jvuk16hz7AbPO-rjgpNaF1MnXc38h_eZES27fFMdJNbR-Phi_2AD/w640-h330/BPCHeron-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Color Comparisons (on <a href="https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">col-o-dex and col-o-ring cards</a>)</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSQvid956BsVHUe-CmIgg8Abg1EchrIMSqrkABMuhVcoxb0BIp60rToAxHjPG6p3TM6A8b9687mOEdh0opxj0D3hKtc7DNwjuMS1hO6OaXegjbPxI3NdgRBgssvEnF65_Qe-NZ2HqfRyPgFHJTtCHOx924zZOtcjDGLYkKifE5nKQg9uR0iDmxBnJ/s4149/BPCHeron-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="4149" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSQvid956BsVHUe-CmIgg8Abg1EchrIMSqrkABMuhVcoxb0BIp60rToAxHjPG6p3TM6A8b9687mOEdh0opxj0D3hKtc7DNwjuMS1hO6OaXegjbPxI3NdgRBgssvEnF65_Qe-NZ2HqfRyPgFHJTtCHOx924zZOtcjDGLYkKifE5nKQg9uR0iDmxBnJ/w640-h336/BPCHeron-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Are these all the same? Maybe not, but they're really similar. Apparently I like this color enough to buy it several times. :-P<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkxzKQLvS-ZfoxLzb3nSABRXVsHH2EsX1MT_whG72qRsQf1DjH2nfbbovRsLk91pKZgpn3kABzXv2YmISUGfHkloJaJTEGIoYIIg2WjELrz8OLCbOdhrbsKte_q124VhKHoLIFJ7Bs8pxq_m-9gBu3x465eDRBp1Z17BE3u7KZPhGL9JVU9BkXs2k/s3010/BPCHeron-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="1987" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkxzKQLvS-ZfoxLzb3nSABRXVsHH2EsX1MT_whG72qRsQf1DjH2nfbbovRsLk91pKZgpn3kABzXv2YmISUGfHkloJaJTEGIoYIIg2WjELrz8OLCbOdhrbsKte_q124VhKHoLIFJ7Bs8pxq_m-9gBu3x465eDRBp1Z17BE3u7KZPhGL9JVU9BkXs2k/w422-h640/BPCHeron-14.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrdr_jz0W6a6zvCj_BMQrcO3lK8VaxvBrYexgdGZKEI2mSVPFvpi7FX5DjhVKMxHRnuHJfEU7VMfcylLcDWDsEuIGAo2YkVImVSnwoSS1H8MjFiQVm1rPrg2klP4eeF-3oqgSXP_RAfkGhK834kHCVh_dAfnOdGRtvJH0W3wzJ_jW5Uv8A8DApri5/s3053/BPCHeron-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="2071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrdr_jz0W6a6zvCj_BMQrcO3lK8VaxvBrYexgdGZKEI2mSVPFvpi7FX5DjhVKMxHRnuHJfEU7VMfcylLcDWDsEuIGAo2YkVImVSnwoSS1H8MjFiQVm1rPrg2klP4eeF-3oqgSXP_RAfkGhK834kHCVh_dAfnOdGRtvJH0W3wzJ_jW5Uv8A8DApri5/w434-h640/BPCHeron-15.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Video Review</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="351" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-UHWvhnt8PM" width="481" youtube-src-id="-UHWvhnt8PM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>**<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string bold" dir="auto">
I bought this ink from Birmingham Pen Co. I try not to let that sort of thing
color my reviews. What you see is what I got. Thanks for the support,
Patrons!*</span></p><p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-18875933407506839752023-01-26T12:17:00.004-05:002023-01-26T12:17:34.749-05:00Robert Oster Pen Chalet Exclusive: Scorpion!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo_6Sz1804FPSD7UfDhJsC7DEgfsZDGObYI5n88CrgjR2KNw88ZsQheaMFxiIEPWudA54hKkrnPtzUy27hKx6tqKfo3hocpOgrLs1y1Nm7SxL7Sfl1bc-rN8uHNBa98JKDzshMTRh-uMXShmfuIAWiP428lSdd4LgiKzUCnjVXhkhiYQhypmmz1yj/s1280/RO%20Scorp%20Cover-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo_6Sz1804FPSD7UfDhJsC7DEgfsZDGObYI5n88CrgjR2KNw88ZsQheaMFxiIEPWudA54hKkrnPtzUy27hKx6tqKfo3hocpOgrLs1y1Nm7SxL7Sfl1bc-rN8uHNBa98JKDzshMTRh-uMXShmfuIAWiP428lSdd4LgiKzUCnjVXhkhiYQhypmmz1yj/w640-h360/RO%20Scorp%20Cover-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">This was an ink that I just knew I HAD to have when I saw it. I like scorpions, I like weird yellow-browns, and I like <a href="https://www.penchalet.com/ink_refills/fountain_pen_ink/robert_oster_exclusive_fountain_pen_ink.html" target="_blank">Robert Oster & Penchale</a>t. So, it was an insta-buy. Sort of. My friend <a href="https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2023/1/20/philadelphia-2023-pen-show-recap" target="_blank">Kimberly</a> got it for both of us and brought it to me at a show. We're both fans of the Scorps. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The color on the page isn't as dark as the image on the lid, but it is a beautiful ink, anyway. A rich yellow-brown, it's readable, it behaves well on bad paper, and it makes me happy to see it on the page. If you're tired of blue and black and are looking for a non-standard ink, this is a great one. Spice up that page!<br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Full Page Review</h1><p></p><p>Just look at that color. It's mustardy sometimes, and other times it's a brown, and sometimes it's like a dark sand. And all of that from a regular medium JoWo nib. Magical. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0GmMBzK7k4C1VBc5HCr899E-6u6jg218RjAHSHv_U9VU7nu7W7K8johC3lGJyRwshr7nkYu7Z9uRqOssUq_zBqn_Al7X0MSpxn7EgYqdhMgIh6A3h_nrYaiY3mbjVPfLWhxTuTQ9o5oAZwrkz549b4FoB7t7aGN6ivSatVqDn2Bae9ZkYjvG4xa3/s3160/RO%20Scorp1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3160" data-original-width="2217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0GmMBzK7k4C1VBc5HCr899E-6u6jg218RjAHSHv_U9VU7nu7W7K8johC3lGJyRwshr7nkYu7Z9uRqOssUq_zBqn_Al7X0MSpxn7EgYqdhMgIh6A3h_nrYaiY3mbjVPfLWhxTuTQ9o5oAZwrkz549b4FoB7t7aGN6ivSatVqDn2Bae9ZkYjvG4xa3/s16000/RO%20Scorp1.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Close-Ups</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmcP1AUMg1TO-BafWhRs01GTkBLj2wGhj_AFfMbt6rBOMyOBPFHwIPhP06nTkojfME2l484E3OJd1wZxQJAvLTtcpAaPzBqdtLhtlb10R1XW4el4IYEerhYhN8C-I7i9PxihjGbzoGCz2RsNWomevlVql4Nfy6hmxK6gCwsvfL7w6Dh8wBnbyKMb1/s3528/RO%20Scorp1-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="3528" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmcP1AUMg1TO-BafWhRs01GTkBLj2wGhj_AFfMbt6rBOMyOBPFHwIPhP06nTkojfME2l484E3OJd1wZxQJAvLTtcpAaPzBqdtLhtlb10R1XW4el4IYEerhYhN8C-I7i9PxihjGbzoGCz2RsNWomevlVql4Nfy6hmxK6gCwsvfL7w6Dh8wBnbyKMb1/w640-h286/RO%20Scorp1-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub6odUIdEpkmSwHMJVNEfg_nPMjnV7HKRHaGWsZ2c5dYUD5coTG99jXZSmRE7CVWLBFTN8iBXqBmC3k_ILsGSeXhXxhMFVZbATZGtWv7BjhWZFC_GE8wlUchtMzJ8L5XjFoCW0NTAnoDMOBCGyBYlVkyG__846lGzb1A2xBX39HWLDFKEG9NsvBCH/s3515/RO%20Scorp1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="3515" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub6odUIdEpkmSwHMJVNEfg_nPMjnV7HKRHaGWsZ2c5dYUD5coTG99jXZSmRE7CVWLBFTN8iBXqBmC3k_ILsGSeXhXxhMFVZbATZGtWv7BjhWZFC_GE8wlUchtMzJ8L5XjFoCW0NTAnoDMOBCGyBYlVkyG__846lGzb1A2xBX39HWLDFKEG9NsvBCH/w640-h324/RO%20Scorp1-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiRHtqvdSz17lNDbzb9SCrdkL0FmarDiIVQDvDmmMnoNC9ErRhKYQ6PEsEmd1EUOiGfJRer4qR86lT0Im300N4k7hr8dHZaVQvzcTAxcUlU7Mmkt0bYuKjGKv8i1zdaA7oNNI6Q2Sr51648WM2dXPehphvMwsjmsU5CERZhbwT27SiEBEsnOK32HO/s965/RO%20Scorp1-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="948" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiRHtqvdSz17lNDbzb9SCrdkL0FmarDiIVQDvDmmMnoNC9ErRhKYQ6PEsEmd1EUOiGfJRer4qR86lT0Im300N4k7hr8dHZaVQvzcTAxcUlU7Mmkt0bYuKjGKv8i1zdaA7oNNI6Q2Sr51648WM2dXPehphvMwsjmsU5CERZhbwT27SiEBEsnOK32HO/w628-h640/RO%20Scorp1-4.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><p></p><p>The only think lacking from this ink is water resistance, and one doesn't usually expect that from a yellow/brown anyway. It would be nice, but I'm not mad at it. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyFSzkgvtCC1Oth_7rgZaqce259Bmhz5_5SHDRdPMx0YWjc6UcZu44M73aN44ab6aOCAgW10FaBIRCEiJtQnKJtNpX4drLhTL1hUPc_UD8zrzwL9RjN6IWmpzDQVJxuSQLz7BB5pFCJVl0WNO6votd-q44Trs_-TSt2y4eae2d8rUnCaplf1PrpLR/s1242/RO%20Scorp1-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1242" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyFSzkgvtCC1Oth_7rgZaqce259Bmhz5_5SHDRdPMx0YWjc6UcZu44M73aN44ab6aOCAgW10FaBIRCEiJtQnKJtNpX4drLhTL1hUPc_UD8zrzwL9RjN6IWmpzDQVJxuSQLz7BB5pFCJVl0WNO6votd-q44Trs_-TSt2y4eae2d8rUnCaplf1PrpLR/w640-h558/RO%20Scorp1-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Chromatography</h1><p></p><p>So many colors! I'd never have guessed what color this all comes together to become. That light green band? The pink base layer? Wild. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3eCgxlrnWyGxHlwXRLbFwyw8ok_JZLV0n4Tc2ev53xXfV-8PvcPbfzsHtCZBXlsUguvTgwxzUYjAbOh9dvAevDpTRmXI7hIst3jJ8nFksN4ZCz-r3XJyqFksqsgnXBiiePvZoiBygPKKqWtGzm0NqMyLJPlR5X5eRNMX6xzNQ7y4z2u7vmRkPWOK/s3090/RO%20Scorp1-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3090" data-original-width="890" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3eCgxlrnWyGxHlwXRLbFwyw8ok_JZLV0n4Tc2ev53xXfV-8PvcPbfzsHtCZBXlsUguvTgwxzUYjAbOh9dvAevDpTRmXI7hIst3jJ8nFksN4ZCz-r3XJyqFksqsgnXBiiePvZoiBygPKKqWtGzm0NqMyLJPlR5X5eRNMX6xzNQ7y4z2u7vmRkPWOK/w184-h640/RO%20Scorp1-11.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">20lb, 30% Recycled Copy Paper Test</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRmjRr_kAi4GneHF36FsHghoUp6fpRpqS5PXIPrRbAHrHdPKO7qoDMmqt6dFQkWiQIE9Drh39O6XGFqsEPqXm80T3-BvLDxpjTEJmAMBIBZSR49yh3qHLxVE19KQq74oKRqnwBLJE2tz3I3efpP8feSqfHgePTe8PDCUb1SZSz4bco6PxNJxA33OH/s3764/RO%20Scorp1-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="3764" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRmjRr_kAi4GneHF36FsHghoUp6fpRpqS5PXIPrRbAHrHdPKO7qoDMmqt6dFQkWiQIE9Drh39O6XGFqsEPqXm80T3-BvLDxpjTEJmAMBIBZSR49yh3qHLxVE19KQq74oKRqnwBLJE2tz3I3efpP8feSqfHgePTe8PDCUb1SZSz4bco6PxNJxA33OH/w640-h106/RO%20Scorp1-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWDYvV7QtJHsSJY0ThP9AeNaMZXxHou5u8apaqLtqkLDPlU7zz0PMa-w0XeKX3p75p7yz70jQcA-6WvFD4tLO3GbpGwCI6iG3TSl5K6TabBeqfqlQMNeZFLwareSmfG1HigCjGCKvTdR0-gcJLnk4HoSHbt8EbxjYzg8WugL8W8Sdbbu2pq2HbEHn/s3648/RO%20Scorp1-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="3648" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWDYvV7QtJHsSJY0ThP9AeNaMZXxHou5u8apaqLtqkLDPlU7zz0PMa-w0XeKX3p75p7yz70jQcA-6WvFD4tLO3GbpGwCI6iG3TSl5K6TabBeqfqlQMNeZFLwareSmfG1HigCjGCKvTdR0-gcJLnk4HoSHbt8EbxjYzg8WugL8W8Sdbbu2pq2HbEHn/w640-h110/RO%20Scorp1-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>That's real good for this bottom tier paper. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Domtar Bold 28 Paper (from <a href="https://www.blankslatepaper.com/" target="_blank">Blank Slate Paper</a>)</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsghX9knCHPaW8RAia6FWPB0KsSOWLByg7lIZEx1vSj1mZrmO9YiMREB66xIZrcy7Mnz86O-X7RtmNX19rP46hyp7Xi-uTJ1IskXlg2nZ7cGv8osoF5T_VKjVVAsg67aEKACk0pWyQLxy-Epyj5Mac_WCWOe5hLxKXXGlL4ONg9qdg6qP8Yp_4q1Wu/s4573/RO%20Scorp1-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="4573" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsghX9knCHPaW8RAia6FWPB0KsSOWLByg7lIZEx1vSj1mZrmO9YiMREB66xIZrcy7Mnz86O-X7RtmNX19rP46hyp7Xi-uTJ1IskXlg2nZ7cGv8osoF5T_VKjVVAsg67aEKACk0pWyQLxy-Epyj5Mac_WCWOe5hLxKXXGlL4ONg9qdg6qP8Yp_4q1Wu/w640-h418/RO%20Scorp1-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Wheat Straw Paper</h1><p></p><p>I love it on this paper. More wheat straw papers need to be available. It's so hard to find these days. Sugarcane is close, though.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7pP6X5r3yJemOBIq9TyLahS_S2f_Hb-j6bQZGluPCbCVr9EvpyH1Zp7Vt09OFE7rBmrWWKNxaASjItDIdZBEPdYUOdDfHWQfHgmqPnPk3f9i4lAT_1tkJqHf48ueEskvBBEs1eGregcaQEODd3Ptrrr5misMrOf19XILV_v4VprW9gYfSym9QIAF/s2091/RO%20Scorp1-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="2091" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7pP6X5r3yJemOBIq9TyLahS_S2f_Hb-j6bQZGluPCbCVr9EvpyH1Zp7Vt09OFE7rBmrWWKNxaASjItDIdZBEPdYUOdDfHWQfHgmqPnPk3f9i4lAT_1tkJqHf48ueEskvBBEs1eGregcaQEODd3Ptrrr5misMrOf19XILV_v4VprW9gYfSym9QIAF/w640-h326/RO%20Scorp1-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Tomoe River Paper</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGxs55JBi_1OEllPOIPZzZcJ5uJJvJPUoacSRgIvSs3NGZEoCYquuJb9vPkRQqFNS-WI04UCAKV28qI_aGGoP8trL3SSwiafPw8quzZxo2RRnRwQCHzD3x0doUl5_UMuyrjRz_ne8ihx1ZjB4pNlCB7vkZFSoCvLX1gIDQnaRxQrnnLMGVn4ZuSTm/s1977/RO%20Scorp1-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1977" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGxs55JBi_1OEllPOIPZzZcJ5uJJvJPUoacSRgIvSs3NGZEoCYquuJb9vPkRQqFNS-WI04UCAKV28qI_aGGoP8trL3SSwiafPw8quzZxo2RRnRwQCHzD3x0doUl5_UMuyrjRz_ne8ihx1ZjB4pNlCB7vkZFSoCvLX1gIDQnaRxQrnnLMGVn4ZuSTm/w640-h188/RO%20Scorp1-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Color Comparisons (on <a href="https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">col-o-dex and col-o-ring cards</a>)</h1><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJoofJMO_vbswWPgUQPX2H451QzXG_VwIReqzr5lWfWO27auFL2itiXh7JUpGcIYWSFMlOKulaDsCyy3m5PFYZg88D_SAf76eOF9_A5LGxyGxt_P0_1q4MbkReVZu0i3Pf5nQo-r_AJ-tNuENk8yEI5we8_ZoCgMe2i0FAmhlLhmGYRffsMEutXQ7/s4219/RO%20Scorp1-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="4219" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJoofJMO_vbswWPgUQPX2H451QzXG_VwIReqzr5lWfWO27auFL2itiXh7JUpGcIYWSFMlOKulaDsCyy3m5PFYZg88D_SAf76eOF9_A5LGxyGxt_P0_1q4MbkReVZu0i3Pf5nQo-r_AJ-tNuENk8yEI5we8_ZoCgMe2i0FAmhlLhmGYRffsMEutXQ7/w640-h394/RO%20Scorp1-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59UvtBvuttpwjP6kElG2_DNZJqw2LGo_vzowOzbLjzTIzeeiDJLG4jFawEgj4fZD6ApDQy0Br65kqse7JnaiOWoYA3rl963VBxpjT-a7KzhRwcLNECck4s17GYL8h5Kh9tWnLlIQqfizwhJkDakimMIrkBLxE4benilk42-4KYL2eeYyAVAapAT96/s3208/RO%20Scorp1-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="3208" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59UvtBvuttpwjP6kElG2_DNZJqw2LGo_vzowOzbLjzTIzeeiDJLG4jFawEgj4fZD6ApDQy0Br65kqse7JnaiOWoYA3rl963VBxpjT-a7KzhRwcLNECck4s17GYL8h5Kh9tWnLlIQqfizwhJkDakimMIrkBLxE4benilk42-4KYL2eeYyAVAapAT96/w640-h514/RO%20Scorp1-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"> Video Review<br /></h1><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="352" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RuQYdOH5rw" width="446" youtube-src-id="2RuQYdOH5rw"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>**<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string bold" dir="auto">
I bought this ink from Pen Chalet. I try not to let that sort of thing
color my reviews. What you see is what I got. Thanks for the support,
Patrons!*</span></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-42980550781084464402023-01-25T00:50:00.003-05:002023-01-25T00:50:52.707-05:00Laban's Aphrodite<p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm2zhqNoIBYBgKeI3SMtMdpveNgCqtKJJx9aIHib7X6sYP0e3n0rWneLswC6fVYiQC-8YW3UPnLPYwUtQrEhuo45-GTl4JJS0L7XY7yjgvURx3JVfs3bGjF2gHNWgamj5iNy7RdOmocsNS-e7Fpfepo9uDtA2bUYfOjXExtYvAKAgsVLHXyUER9sW/s1280/Aphrodite%20Cover-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm2zhqNoIBYBgKeI3SMtMdpveNgCqtKJJx9aIHib7X6sYP0e3n0rWneLswC6fVYiQC-8YW3UPnLPYwUtQrEhuo45-GTl4JJS0L7XY7yjgvURx3JVfs3bGjF2gHNWgamj5iNy7RdOmocsNS-e7Fpfepo9uDtA2bUYfOjXExtYvAKAgsVLHXyUER9sW/w640-h360/Aphrodite%20Cover-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first Laban ink I used, and it didn't disappoint. I probably wouldn't have bought this ink based on the label color. It looks like it's going to be a soft, inside-of-a-seashell sort of pink. Fortunately, my friend Sarah showed the real color to me and said I needed to grab it ASAP. So I did. And it's a really interesting brown-pink. Check it out below. <br /></p><p>My only complaint is about the bottle. It looks nice, but the opening is pretty small, and that can make it difficult to fill a pen. I could do it, but only just. Make that opening wider, Laban. Don't change the ink, though. It's unique.<br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Full Page Review</h1><p style="text-align: left;">The color is great, the flow is nice, and the marketing descriptions are solid gold. The only weakness is that water resistance. Or, you know, not-resistance. Aphrodite needs to stay away from the water. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoraJ1Hk-asuVfaw1CiP8zo_gsS6QAye1TwU8lw4bjodMDjWb3q0SKwW6VLCFqGA8r5naj2ZSXepWyYLuYwfnE8jQINjP-QYchWGoU7DCEhpuhkDOwehJe92TekH0lU14QsdEJ8FumA4x_qJmmPeNWpBtzgbA_zMbnmY7xy-cyJeZGzQIacF6dTJL/s3220/Laban%20Aphrodite-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3220" data-original-width="2297" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoraJ1Hk-asuVfaw1CiP8zo_gsS6QAye1TwU8lw4bjodMDjWb3q0SKwW6VLCFqGA8r5naj2ZSXepWyYLuYwfnE8jQINjP-QYchWGoU7DCEhpuhkDOwehJe92TekH0lU14QsdEJ8FumA4x_qJmmPeNWpBtzgbA_zMbnmY7xy-cyJeZGzQIacF6dTJL/w457-h640/Laban%20Aphrodite-2.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Close-Ups<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="3524" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyFn0o91ZhuTO_xxCI5XUlvzKC0dWQNQbzTk1RjXl3UOFjCrNDlHrMR4Pitq-2wuATzasrrmz_xyLvJbXv5XyEaG_tEVdK1UShS-L_IkmnlSaLH8SP-MMQG3iFOsuxq0Ehm7M9A5q363dJf-y2swmilaW1C08udd0qim6v9L_C_X3vE2tc1PwOJIp/w640-h250/Laban%20Aphrodite-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18CkmayJfuGIYyVLOft7H8N29xwLsU8_ZNgelkssWHoSzeDMcQl0TbCEqAePnZ9BdO5aRLKRnCSWUZOzTzy2MBd6wMoNxEq0EIagcPWS7fooq-FHoPVk_BZWF7_ffSUkUTdkl_KdDdf2WT7ROX4_CmH2QkRNPvvHaqx521XLvNIo8DNySTKcj87FI/s3313/Laban%20Aphrodite-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="3313" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18CkmayJfuGIYyVLOft7H8N29xwLsU8_ZNgelkssWHoSzeDMcQl0TbCEqAePnZ9BdO5aRLKRnCSWUZOzTzy2MBd6wMoNxEq0EIagcPWS7fooq-FHoPVk_BZWF7_ffSUkUTdkl_KdDdf2WT7ROX4_CmH2QkRNPvvHaqx521XLvNIo8DNySTKcj87FI/w640-h236/Laban%20Aphrodite-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Chromatography<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkEBRbqLRVt66gcVWatrz9BHmwbjCrlAf9zGyexLyd7ej-7WiNehU6wmfhOWJxSpdwS692OCHEAv7oGTRZcJO_3bw783mcrRk43g7zSAuioMNQC6BxYS4MuhUSLqD0929GVIGHgco9vNRKQ76morHJ56oGG0TEZFPRxmyghspOr2pLEeRZ4LFxciP/s3364/Laban%20Aphrodite-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="1006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkEBRbqLRVt66gcVWatrz9BHmwbjCrlAf9zGyexLyd7ej-7WiNehU6wmfhOWJxSpdwS692OCHEAv7oGTRZcJO_3bw783mcrRk43g7zSAuioMNQC6BxYS4MuhUSLqD0929GVIGHgco9vNRKQ76morHJ56oGG0TEZFPRxmyghspOr2pLEeRZ4LFxciP/w192-h640/Laban%20Aphrodite-13.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">20lb, 30% Recycled Copy Paper Test<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHdVrLWGvR-woubyLKsrCVBiz4pdGQQ8BtHffLHqbKywhGdid454NLsy2IRz2__KzXqLHnHRERsTGw0kf8tqHvqTR3YKR1K1LCQaWp6PkQ3G4RtPVlLQQB1cyQMfxO96q3lyRJGwG9aDJ06pSK_d5bdtHlcwJTJe1OxzmcGROKcc4fFCtxsIecqFz/s4111/Laban%20Aphrodite-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="4111" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHdVrLWGvR-woubyLKsrCVBiz4pdGQQ8BtHffLHqbKywhGdid454NLsy2IRz2__KzXqLHnHRERsTGw0kf8tqHvqTR3YKR1K1LCQaWp6PkQ3G4RtPVlLQQB1cyQMfxO96q3lyRJGwG9aDJ06pSK_d5bdtHlcwJTJe1OxzmcGROKcc4fFCtxsIecqFz/w640-h96/Laban%20Aphrodite-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's pretty good on the trash-tier copy paper. There's some minor bleed, but it takes an exceptional ink to avoid that on this paper, and it's in a broad nib. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DM13Y1Ssh3WXS1Qnh1is5VnKUNzpE5b3b12q5G7sCMGVWnT6axgxpGte84l6ZWMgFmnQ1PZE8ROOzib7y7OlVBEHTT2s2AzLfc8qzyfxYMQtGqRL4r1E1rFzNMH3Q9fhBcHETYKHDctYYqHpIPiakLLyMqwBIRfwWk8PGqwFnNuRQxK8gRHdoN3Y/s4336/Laban%20Aphrodite-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="4336" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DM13Y1Ssh3WXS1Qnh1is5VnKUNzpE5b3b12q5G7sCMGVWnT6axgxpGte84l6ZWMgFmnQ1PZE8ROOzib7y7OlVBEHTT2s2AzLfc8qzyfxYMQtGqRL4r1E1rFzNMH3Q9fhBcHETYKHDctYYqHpIPiakLLyMqwBIRfwWk8PGqwFnNuRQxK8gRHdoN3Y/w640-h82/Laban%20Aphrodite-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Tomoe River Paper<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JJIBLAr-q4eBUQ3KkjmziDpwWLI2xPKcPTdW3MhhHJvtTYYPWHAO_cQ_azpuVDpFvrSYl_OdyKf18_PYAHLmYogTKuPMYaJ0kqjehYTiGkmNH6rLWUJl1EMEvrsCwfapVSxz828HW2EtNiB_2pYOXkPd1VwcNKyt58YLj1Dliy_ckN9rWbKTax89/s6000/Laban%20Aphrodite-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JJIBLAr-q4eBUQ3KkjmziDpwWLI2xPKcPTdW3MhhHJvtTYYPWHAO_cQ_azpuVDpFvrSYl_OdyKf18_PYAHLmYogTKuPMYaJ0kqjehYTiGkmNH6rLWUJl1EMEvrsCwfapVSxz828HW2EtNiB_2pYOXkPd1VwcNKyt58YLj1Dliy_ckN9rWbKTax89/w640-h360/Laban%20Aphrodite-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is a really interesting color and it looks good on the TR paper. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Wheat Straw Paper<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN2MCiD73whN1P-dZk6bdRGG_O56M13MAse-IvM2gVQJuM-Oekz6pbLvoLrnps7TYn_No9jApzKIzQ2eX2XmgerFlObF7c-HcoXeHa-8f-kUp67ED-UseSYaokzH2rda2G36fbaIbkuxrxva8JteKjkCG_gAg8lDmWK6QAfXxq4Km8oJDgT6W2ibH/s2523/Laban%20Aphrodite-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2523" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN2MCiD73whN1P-dZk6bdRGG_O56M13MAse-IvM2gVQJuM-Oekz6pbLvoLrnps7TYn_No9jApzKIzQ2eX2XmgerFlObF7c-HcoXeHa-8f-kUp67ED-UseSYaokzH2rda2G36fbaIbkuxrxva8JteKjkCG_gAg8lDmWK6QAfXxq4Km8oJDgT6W2ibH/w640-h318/Laban%20Aphrodite-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is my favorite look for this ink, though. The wheat straw paper in this Inky Fingers journal isn't coated and it really makes this ink look soft and shady. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Domtar Bold 28 Paper (from <a href="https://www.blankslatepaper.com/" target="_blank">Blank Slate Paper</a>)<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX8eMiBTLjOVmcr4eW7PFO_zPWjtWJoK5NraICsb-30klRLeJM800LN5S759CLacz7ZhtNy98WrB52_bcEAUFAAQPPAVd9mq648eQSUsycaJq7DsnN-q2i0GGTqkckTm1Uc20U_sFpvHKd_ELjqHfSRVcc1Te52iNO68y3VXkqS3NX4GxaPf-keCM/s4051/Laban%20Aphrodite-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="4051" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX8eMiBTLjOVmcr4eW7PFO_zPWjtWJoK5NraICsb-30klRLeJM800LN5S759CLacz7ZhtNy98WrB52_bcEAUFAAQPPAVd9mq648eQSUsycaJq7DsnN-q2i0GGTqkckTm1Uc20U_sFpvHKd_ELjqHfSRVcc1Te52iNO68y3VXkqS3NX4GxaPf-keCM/w640-h413/Laban%20Aphrodite-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>DOMTAR works well with this ink, too. It's really been good on all of these papers, and I've refilled this Franklin-Christoph model 50 with this ink several times. I just kept on using it. <br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Color Comparisons (on <a href="https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">col-o-dex and col-o-ring cards</a>)<br /></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGO6YAtP-gCgmQZAqC_wAFoCMO5a4qxnp73yo0mnsldfXFoaAomcST0qo50HKBbLd2NWdZZ3SsBS4puN7ZI04fUn8ac9r0J9nOKkCQR_sljGH2RWKAZ3g6bFEVkf8MX9M2SmKooQEUsys7dcpjoXo80QOkKxhE-v-ZpSoCkbT2r8AeLM1HzzSgbBJ/s4991/Laban%20Aphrodite-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4991" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGO6YAtP-gCgmQZAqC_wAFoCMO5a4qxnp73yo0mnsldfXFoaAomcST0qo50HKBbLd2NWdZZ3SsBS4puN7ZI04fUn8ac9r0J9nOKkCQR_sljGH2RWKAZ3g6bFEVkf8MX9M2SmKooQEUsys7dcpjoXo80QOkKxhE-v-ZpSoCkbT2r8AeLM1HzzSgbBJ/w640-h230/Laban%20Aphrodite-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I knew I wouldn't have much that was like this color, and these three inks were as close as I could find in my collection. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeh1tRWgiLd16E4KSrPX6JKO5GSPc0OPOavhL1YPhjVkn2mJ3RHWYGgQXDxaB33YfeJAPBFJqS08Et-prw6RbYG7HsJvBUZIDddmkjtK95j10i7aWPI3Jvhj1Ep7BuPnCKCATRPYZ3QZQ11Y8iky8f3Uk1OFjELK0J6JP7ztk_vNNpH783Fdjz8eK/s5180/Laban%20Aphrodite-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="5180" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeh1tRWgiLd16E4KSrPX6JKO5GSPc0OPOavhL1YPhjVkn2mJ3RHWYGgQXDxaB33YfeJAPBFJqS08Et-prw6RbYG7HsJvBUZIDddmkjtK95j10i7aWPI3Jvhj1Ep7BuPnCKCATRPYZ3QZQ11Y8iky8f3Uk1OFjELK0J6JP7ztk_vNNpH783Fdjz8eK/w640-h330/Laban%20Aphrodite-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"> Video Review</h1><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PtPjwIEs2C0" width="484" youtube-src-id="PtPjwIEs2C0"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>**<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string bold" dir="auto"> I bought this ink from Dromgoole's. I try not to let that sort of thing color my reviews. What you see is what I got. Thanks for the support, Patrons!*</span></p><p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-2434092711459176402022-08-30T11:41:00.000-04:002022-08-30T11:41:53.685-04:00Private Reserve Black Cherry (the new formula)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK99L8UHGwZ4NYjAcTbzS_sOsqP96cv8NFG_O4xpEf9_Ys24v3xb8A3QLqr613eNxZodgbLQDEv3yOebLKnmpFXNJemBt_2obNPFmYxSZ1qvJUuTcHyMj7m8yiYSvnuFSvvgUggmGqB6HywZ_1nVfWfyvlCKrPOwLbXUgSIQjFdJ8bKNJwgGJm1xX/s1280/PR%20Black%20Cherry%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK99L8UHGwZ4NYjAcTbzS_sOsqP96cv8NFG_O4xpEf9_Ys24v3xb8A3QLqr613eNxZodgbLQDEv3yOebLKnmpFXNJemBt_2obNPFmYxSZ1qvJUuTcHyMj7m8yiYSvnuFSvvgUggmGqB6HywZ_1nVfWfyvlCKrPOwLbXUgSIQjFdJ8bKNJwgGJm1xX/w640-h360/PR%20Black%20Cherry%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was one of my first inks. Maybe not the very first, but it was probably one of the first 3, and they were all Private Reserve. When I first got into fountain pens, back in the 90s, there was only one store I knew of that carried them. Paradise Pen. And there weren't many ink brands there. This was the one that seemed to have the best price and the most colors available. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since that time, the brand has changed hands at least twice. It's now owned by Yafa, who own or distribute several stationery brands. They brought back lots of the original colors and added a few new sets as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Black Cherry, and the rest of the Private Reserve lineup, are saturated inks with really wet flow. You'll want to put these in a nib that can handle that sort of thing. Grab those dry pens!</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Written Review</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5AXF5BUJP1iwUbhyc23vWE6Ol-Vo1XNVgbW2tC2DCfdEd0aOfVlF5_DhtZgyBLT2j1Ps7reno5b3XvxiPUoiXIi9luacujK-JLEoAfnsWdGFWT4QCuXhmf_sR7rL7IBQdlzo8pR-XZ0dpErLHZJ-rhMY814Su1ViGRoKMudlN4SWyZyflWiw7BD5/s3338/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3338" data-original-width="2493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5AXF5BUJP1iwUbhyc23vWE6Ol-Vo1XNVgbW2tC2DCfdEd0aOfVlF5_DhtZgyBLT2j1Ps7reno5b3XvxiPUoiXIi9luacujK-JLEoAfnsWdGFWT4QCuXhmf_sR7rL7IBQdlzo8pR-XZ0dpErLHZJ-rhMY814Su1ViGRoKMudlN4SWyZyflWiw7BD5/w478-h640/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Close Ups</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOQIY6R2ghDyiaamIWJT0_H232_IXMlweGLGv93-7aeRn0jaYOovev-fCtXgme5an8WcrYfetVpVQr3aQnc4Wtq0DzXLcpcH5eZ8fhNelIu5aXK9OACbtkwA_-9OoMh9I8Zk6nv1hEJg58cnWDOXaXm-2gVZRXMrA1ogSS3NM3xClwxcDS68Y5Nzu/s4816/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="4816" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOQIY6R2ghDyiaamIWJT0_H232_IXMlweGLGv93-7aeRn0jaYOovev-fCtXgme5an8WcrYfetVpVQr3aQnc4Wtq0DzXLcpcH5eZ8fhNelIu5aXK9OACbtkwA_-9OoMh9I8Zk6nv1hEJg58cnWDOXaXm-2gVZRXMrA1ogSS3NM3xClwxcDS68Y5Nzu/w640-h296/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJHmCN-G2oaPpyozOvB1n-CLJitR6f5V8x48AppxiWrXU7LNd_psdVMO4gB9zGetx1L6qi4Xgk829_QUUFxK9Xl59Pmh5Ee5TiQsGLZ37Ws_UO2WzQmBwA_Pp5PBNFVqk76V10AwCUhIij_HbtZGWnpI6RekMyo-QVNAP1vv6azNR2ms3mGDdctmU/s4694/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="4694" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJHmCN-G2oaPpyozOvB1n-CLJitR6f5V8x48AppxiWrXU7LNd_psdVMO4gB9zGetx1L6qi4Xgk829_QUUFxK9Xl59Pmh5Ee5TiQsGLZ37Ws_UO2WzQmBwA_Pp5PBNFVqk76V10AwCUhIij_HbtZGWnpI6RekMyo-QVNAP1vv6azNR2ms3mGDdctmU/w640-h370/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEile7ggKL2xjUru1HKCDK8sZ-sgORbq-KY_DKTJ4TbirVmCpLtIJy7b92Gj1THzJNYfq9ilakdnUR1JYEYJitdlhzMPMVnJlsC7iDUTDSS8iV_BHvTef5gq6yJdhswYWVmFCZkTxIgYCo0-BQBATcBG77K5JryD1gjcY7CJvs8l0oxsYh2DAZTuHf7g/s2601/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2601" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEile7ggKL2xjUru1HKCDK8sZ-sgORbq-KY_DKTJ4TbirVmCpLtIJy7b92Gj1THzJNYfq9ilakdnUR1JYEYJitdlhzMPMVnJlsC7iDUTDSS8iV_BHvTef5gq6yJdhswYWVmFCZkTxIgYCo0-BQBATcBG77K5JryD1gjcY7CJvs8l0oxsYh2DAZTuHf7g/w640-h358/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chromatography</span></b></div><div><br /></div>That bright blue that shows up in so many chromatography strips is here! In a maroon? Weird. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9qPi5L4ifxasMvbRLFoFVN9o1X_yztIs0pcF-eumZxNBJlVQFspreqoud7e25buMSPkHIku0LK6PCuEIuurIJH8cX4gToF7stjAJ42rwbi1EzQTy4SRnuCYFoBtbGNKlAbM0iPDmCrWUJ5yvjic0lEZhxcXZP7OVMsKUavIXyNcL1VgAc_EuFprG/s2905/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="979" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9qPi5L4ifxasMvbRLFoFVN9o1X_yztIs0pcF-eumZxNBJlVQFspreqoud7e25buMSPkHIku0LK6PCuEIuurIJH8cX4gToF7stjAJ42rwbi1EzQTy4SRnuCYFoBtbGNKlAbM0iPDmCrWUJ5yvjic0lEZhxcXZP7OVMsKUavIXyNcL1VgAc_EuFprG/w216-h640/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-8.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Copy Paper Test</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MhCybz_ks44elc6g4eqJ28MqOXOH1r26D-dXbYvm0F8Qkppcp750MnndLS7Bo8ptvQviFbIQZl4wW8Zai1nSlwf1NMshK4itnszhHhGOa4jkCCCYgPcm3dFEFV5Jj1i2RTg3-733EwO0izNlbdMkUoQsiFpkOIon1eckyebX3f0BDXNaUXLSW5xj/s5698/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="5698" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MhCybz_ks44elc6g4eqJ28MqOXOH1r26D-dXbYvm0F8Qkppcp750MnndLS7Bo8ptvQviFbIQZl4wW8Zai1nSlwf1NMshK4itnszhHhGOa4jkCCCYgPcm3dFEFV5Jj1i2RTg3-733EwO0izNlbdMkUoQsiFpkOIon1eckyebX3f0BDXNaUXLSW5xj/w640-h150/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr6UJqjGaGwqeeOOTY-kruYagCQ4owTS4zJ9X1Lf6j7I0c_OamjZAYzZVhRkiCZ9-Uk6O1cgcx-kT6zJrXyPvSeFsJFvjIccuMNmrfscwCwSyWVQTGN-font0QLVsnAWZP6eqLR4gh4e2KACbs67GHkYVwVmeZcC7wIigOXhuNVOiGbkWH37WV9_S/s4816/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="4816" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr6UJqjGaGwqeeOOTY-kruYagCQ4owTS4zJ9X1Lf6j7I0c_OamjZAYzZVhRkiCZ9-Uk6O1cgcx-kT6zJrXyPvSeFsJFvjIccuMNmrfscwCwSyWVQTGN-font0QLVsnAWZP6eqLR4gh4e2KACbs67GHkYVwVmeZcC7wIigOXhuNVOiGbkWH37WV9_S/w640-h166/Private%20Reserve%20Black%20Cherry-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's not great on copy paper, but that's to be expected on this paper with an ink this wet. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qdhd-iKHKns" width="486" youtube-src-id="Qdhd-iKHKns"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-52204651378194221902022-08-28T23:53:00.005-04:002022-08-28T23:53:46.635-04:00Sheaffer's Bling: Shimmery Sheaffer?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_E66U8G4xfvJ71d4ZWufrM-LQS3GSmB_YVEhyUErE7UU3Nnt1J-kBTznFK6QfV0DRddxQtnJ6y28T6M4g9b72z9rwZ11Xy1G-Z1RSKPZNlC2MzrBo1FMF2iF3EGJve0udo-0JFAPTFdBf6xL5235DE5COf6mbDFlxekEySuWzYUFoYrbzhuj1DtT/s1280/Sheaffer%20Bling%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_E66U8G4xfvJ71d4ZWufrM-LQS3GSmB_YVEhyUErE7UU3Nnt1J-kBTznFK6QfV0DRddxQtnJ6y28T6M4g9b72z9rwZ11Xy1G-Z1RSKPZNlC2MzrBo1FMF2iF3EGJve0udo-0JFAPTFdBf6xL5235DE5COf6mbDFlxekEySuWzYUFoYrbzhuj1DtT/w640-h360/Sheaffer%20Bling%20cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This new line of Sheaffer ink is pretty great. Bling has a subtle shimmer, but it's certainly there even if you won't always see it. What you'll always see is a really nice grey color. It also works well on the fountain-pen-unfriendly copy paper I test on. That's always a nice surprise. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another nice surprise is that the new bottles are a throwback to the vintage Sheaffer bottles with the built-in ink well. They were before my time, but I always liked those bottles. I have a few from my Grandmother's things, and I think they're neat. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Written Review</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEgIR6ix0_iZW6lLnN-NBNrwjL_qi0FwIbdQ2tF3BFCGNFJErg2e_ZOqTB5DUKrpwjvMLiBm0m5dE0k725Vk6v542h_xuP6Sl0kX_Vhw-ykkYjDV6MRLTG0z5MSp0Dpw3A7KuguDhGi6C5O90GjxyZfk-UV0pqSxBtpOLY5l0xkg1ajSWrZRbnD5y/s3121/Sheaffer%20Bling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3121" data-original-width="2100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEgIR6ix0_iZW6lLnN-NBNrwjL_qi0FwIbdQ2tF3BFCGNFJErg2e_ZOqTB5DUKrpwjvMLiBm0m5dE0k725Vk6v542h_xuP6Sl0kX_Vhw-ykkYjDV6MRLTG0z5MSp0Dpw3A7KuguDhGi6C5O90GjxyZfk-UV0pqSxBtpOLY5l0xkg1ajSWrZRbnD5y/s16000/Sheaffer%20Bling.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Close Ups</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddHmNYal9PpRQzUE2pHjn3t0Q6e1_FJFMM5riKy5anN1wTohtd3E7d1On_UWTqcr-CDqfEja4Drme_uTcGNU6FpG5_wfOBRCGDxb_MauYEhYek4pLJiCAereMFg4kZZpHzpm_wVuJQdEhI165zMDTGzQykBmAQVFomOyGEMiX0jvrbaW1YgfJbtiU/s4785/Sheaffer%20Bling-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="4785" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddHmNYal9PpRQzUE2pHjn3t0Q6e1_FJFMM5riKy5anN1wTohtd3E7d1On_UWTqcr-CDqfEja4Drme_uTcGNU6FpG5_wfOBRCGDxb_MauYEhYek4pLJiCAereMFg4kZZpHzpm_wVuJQdEhI165zMDTGzQykBmAQVFomOyGEMiX0jvrbaW1YgfJbtiU/w640-h266/Sheaffer%20Bling-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSu9TdOdm5F-xI27OpV1W9EPJlSndBGpStT7sT7wJrDODrgrxCYJjyg3Xzv8DBvIC_pNnLnoD_U5hcLDrCVYNkzu3cmr6lGKiLs-zDmBskc_ELYe45LfMQDSJBpnI04bLqoWEbTsXDpWTk0mUmxc3LrNXqoEBv_I8EUrPXfuue0ir30qHShTX2nEv/s4601/Sheaffer%20Bling-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="4601" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSu9TdOdm5F-xI27OpV1W9EPJlSndBGpStT7sT7wJrDODrgrxCYJjyg3Xzv8DBvIC_pNnLnoD_U5hcLDrCVYNkzu3cmr6lGKiLs-zDmBskc_ELYe45LfMQDSJBpnI04bLqoWEbTsXDpWTk0mUmxc3LrNXqoEBv_I8EUrPXfuue0ir30qHShTX2nEv/w640-h322/Sheaffer%20Bling-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKivZcompj6-MgwGpJN7FfalUaoTZ7pQgOc2uzRfPKpI2fOgOS_M9s20fMULL6PSPqBIDGpnQppMofgezXWrW0EVIHn0A2nZAncGXQn-CWTHTrYuwkcMR7qLSY6bG4D7UUzdZtPJGTa4E8lHm6vy_0aui9lXvcj_X9BkytVS7IyhdwiSLRFy66C_z9/s1758/Sheaffer%20Bling-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1758" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKivZcompj6-MgwGpJN7FfalUaoTZ7pQgOc2uzRfPKpI2fOgOS_M9s20fMULL6PSPqBIDGpnQppMofgezXWrW0EVIHn0A2nZAncGXQn-CWTHTrYuwkcMR7qLSY6bG4D7UUzdZtPJGTa4E8lHm6vy_0aui9lXvcj_X9BkytVS7IyhdwiSLRFy66C_z9/w640-h402/Sheaffer%20Bling-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Solid pricing, too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-XJTkEzi1IKe_36Fp9Vg6jq0TkqCsW72gF357My1e89J3xw_d3oyd5oGKNv5Wmi6k5SESaOjKIEQ6y6UZeqUOH6lqZcxpPkPcO18p1mG3DCfMgDmGPjZHzQtiwNgFxL_1vQxzi7JjcwXJArfR3a9IPEWCTj_I7Com-pbA04hg6r6E6rhyhKGxUZW/s1771/Sheaffer%20Bling-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-XJTkEzi1IKe_36Fp9Vg6jq0TkqCsW72gF357My1e89J3xw_d3oyd5oGKNv5Wmi6k5SESaOjKIEQ6y6UZeqUOH6lqZcxpPkPcO18p1mG3DCfMgDmGPjZHzQtiwNgFxL_1vQxzi7JjcwXJArfR3a9IPEWCTj_I7Com-pbA04hg6r6E6rhyhKGxUZW/w640-h640/Sheaffer%20Bling-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's not very water resistant, but it certainly has <i>some</i> resistance, and you'd be able to read what you wrote if you spilled something on it. Yet <i>another</i> good quality. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chromatography</span></b></div><div><br /></div>This grey ink jus has grey in it. That's neat and unusual.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRg86grV3FWdXC5PLsue6Xl3PD9xqDPP0RHyF6Gtgw08P_lAzmlFRoitmwCgWTpZLWNtlQkdFAEEVzlhalpYALekquEQIVgYlKZdXMmV_cUnD5lKnKkC1mnxKZv4xjSbfYzOTsotr3soWL9wrXkdafrgUHUyikndTINPi5nKhMbqmWlfvs-q5G9Kb/s3254/Sheaffer%20Bling-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRg86grV3FWdXC5PLsue6Xl3PD9xqDPP0RHyF6Gtgw08P_lAzmlFRoitmwCgWTpZLWNtlQkdFAEEVzlhalpYALekquEQIVgYlKZdXMmV_cUnD5lKnKkC1mnxKZv4xjSbfYzOTsotr3soWL9wrXkdafrgUHUyikndTINPi5nKhMbqmWlfvs-q5G9Kb/w194-h640/Sheaffer%20Bling-6.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Copy Paper Test</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e1hC7Uq_5CdaADHE4Fc2EFjU_8kxOXLCozw3a9BKGM6cnIsbjr2MZE4g9zkx_mG36NuexGI9oxdpMI2Va5cJMBx-jqRosn7a2RlGRqNiDeGOy3tdlYa2mn0VJDu8WyUXkGXEAPV5neJqj9xtWaCzGsO9j8jSM5PjevmiJwnQF9REajU7Ie0bLD7f/s4157/Sheaffer%20Bling-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="4157" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e1hC7Uq_5CdaADHE4Fc2EFjU_8kxOXLCozw3a9BKGM6cnIsbjr2MZE4g9zkx_mG36NuexGI9oxdpMI2Va5cJMBx-jqRosn7a2RlGRqNiDeGOy3tdlYa2mn0VJDu8WyUXkGXEAPV5neJqj9xtWaCzGsO9j8jSM5PjevmiJwnQF9REajU7Ie0bLD7f/w640-h110/Sheaffer%20Bling-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3Ka0dsYzF8lMggPOL7I4AyGF41vnz88u1PHZbExqAHN9zZxJ6IuyFONA2K1IfBBYYw1S2lUU36FBTrIir5jyf-BP0fbWW2oAEUuAgoaEvzuq0Ds4SSSbyMJADrsFpizkkHFgydhGRvUqiFtDnXdkPVbXR1bGkngZQnWaRRPU7BwdQxKn_6puN4QY/s4220/Sheaffer%20Bling-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="4220" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3Ka0dsYzF8lMggPOL7I4AyGF41vnz88u1PHZbExqAHN9zZxJ6IuyFONA2K1IfBBYYw1S2lUU36FBTrIir5jyf-BP0fbWW2oAEUuAgoaEvzuq0Ds4SSSbyMJADrsFpizkkHFgydhGRvUqiFtDnXdkPVbXR1bGkngZQnWaRRPU7BwdQxKn_6puN4QY/w640-h110/Sheaffer%20Bling-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That's solid performance on this trash-tier copy paper. Most things wetter than a ballpoint will bleed straight through. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nock Co Note Card</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisczpz01aWe2N6QgJNw16PH7XH0rpwDtqdopi7I-OESkliUdPBsbVzH4po42o7em9cLHBAV0rLQXNZ9dVQAjcgy1LCmit7cbwrOx45UaWgvQ9JAz43SIxXwDWrsXZn8lVKlXBhpII-3TRPC8Jp_acK5plTBW7ozV_g5Mk8xuu8nzwIHz2JYMRKIF8N/s3096/Sheaffer%20Bling-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS Lyrics written in Sheaffer Bling Ink" border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="1895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisczpz01aWe2N6QgJNw16PH7XH0rpwDtqdopi7I-OESkliUdPBsbVzH4po42o7em9cLHBAV0rLQXNZ9dVQAjcgy1LCmit7cbwrOx45UaWgvQ9JAz43SIxXwDWrsXZn8lVKlXBhpII-3TRPC8Jp_acK5plTBW7ozV_g5Mk8xuu8nzwIHz2JYMRKIF8N/w392-h640/Sheaffer%20Bling-9.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I write lyrics to test out papers. This one seemed appropriate. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V18fpPhu4rYYpF39tE6yM9ZyDCZ64RCc69nqwH_ivrsvjXjtVYKxXR8rjH0ZpV8Wq_XF_Wi5tiqlm-jZH_9pho_6H_alx2Ukrq9RcKhB4BBK5p7kFc_guVQgJIyscLlLnez75No3ysqZGyM-3xvQnHLuBD7XCAgLkfHeWUXxEFF_Sm4zgcLNonmC/s3166/Sheaffer%20Bling-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="3166" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V18fpPhu4rYYpF39tE6yM9ZyDCZ64RCc69nqwH_ivrsvjXjtVYKxXR8rjH0ZpV8Wq_XF_Wi5tiqlm-jZH_9pho_6H_alx2Ukrq9RcKhB4BBK5p7kFc_guVQgJIyscLlLnez75No3ysqZGyM-3xvQnHLuBD7XCAgLkfHeWUXxEFF_Sm4zgcLNonmC/w640-h158/Sheaffer%20Bling-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wheat Straw Paper</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX-fQXt4BiOalzniH-mq94UqEkZh_PlVK_p_ZAOCvrTTwW4jA4ojpKGgoHCYmXWLCmXDiFtB7RnxLYP0AxWAZYV645RYmCInoAOU6VzAQh-92spAaHaHSchinoh7zjO9ksRI2jOH6GuSjXeDosmEzyqv-pPZUZoy46BqeXM6dsviwO2MKQLsrUnl2/s2839/Sheaffer%20Bling-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="1833" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX-fQXt4BiOalzniH-mq94UqEkZh_PlVK_p_ZAOCvrTTwW4jA4ojpKGgoHCYmXWLCmXDiFtB7RnxLYP0AxWAZYV645RYmCInoAOU6VzAQh-92spAaHaHSchinoh7zjO9ksRI2jOH6GuSjXeDosmEzyqv-pPZUZoy46BqeXM6dsviwO2MKQLsrUnl2/w414-h640/Sheaffer%20Bling-13.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Video Review</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rINrPxQC9IA" width="483" youtube-src-id="rINrPxQC9IA"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-44804064840688283322022-06-26T11:20:00.004-04:002022-06-26T11:21:44.645-04:00Sheaffer Coastal Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvmx-uB4Js1bfXz9-tqPahrsYAM9a2kF_qw3DQWi6dAzJBliCQZwAMiEWz4aoaeYkAk9ufVtTzROdhNmw97G_mnsFzoh_jIC8MKYV4QBeaKMG7rFBRwjjHIQNhsqSobDAMNEAO6S7o5E-gKZ332CGTmJZx6vS7poB2XugjBVQZxa3piM9-F6igBjw/s1280/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvmx-uB4Js1bfXz9-tqPahrsYAM9a2kF_qw3DQWi6dAzJBliCQZwAMiEWz4aoaeYkAk9ufVtTzROdhNmw97G_mnsFzoh_jIC8MKYV4QBeaKMG7rFBRwjjHIQNhsqSobDAMNEAO6S7o5E-gKZ332CGTmJZx6vS7poB2XugjBVQZxa3piM9-F6igBjw/w640-h360/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sheaffer has recently introduced a new line of inks, and it seems like the Skrip line might have been discontinued. These new inks come in a 30ml glass bottle that includes the inkwell that older Skrip bottles used to include. I'll have some pictures of all of that further down this page. </p><p>Coastal Blue is a real nice teal. I think it's a nice representation of coastal waters off of a tropical island or some such. The flow is a little on the dry side, and it sometimes felt a little anemic from the nib I was using for it. That translates to good performance on bad papers like my 20lb copy paper. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Written Review</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmBZGgyGp0c2rsg_6ssv5jaL-FjWYNcQGltnCEN3u5z27KO2vaSbao-J84n3fCjgrIY9_gFeHUOPsOLfyzOulyZv5qwEUx-TIe2v3VlLhw9YvM8_XcCXT7qE3QW2IiJpkWYlJdSv_BL8F0nD_7w-HBlXHNzKfJf_vIPLGF8FWP5lZqRduOSPIIi6u/s3153/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3153" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmBZGgyGp0c2rsg_6ssv5jaL-FjWYNcQGltnCEN3u5z27KO2vaSbao-J84n3fCjgrIY9_gFeHUOPsOLfyzOulyZv5qwEUx-TIe2v3VlLhw9YvM8_XcCXT7qE3QW2IiJpkWYlJdSv_BL8F0nD_7w-HBlXHNzKfJf_vIPLGF8FWP5lZqRduOSPIIi6u/w460-h640/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue.jpg" width="460" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Close-Ups</b></span> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mRA1oAZV_VwAk_spV7PpXl-244EtImBWSQs516ZowPUBp23Ue7cYUh-oappbDgjwzET0xAVkXz0CYqOp4z5L77a5PYkkoIWLTbp3tQDRJ29gJbdH9J1b-YLXjlOufkr64KT6rnFD1aRCadpJz8Rm3k38YOJUdGI1hodSB8TYBlorqzMwB99Ymbok/s3853/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="3853" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mRA1oAZV_VwAk_spV7PpXl-244EtImBWSQs516ZowPUBp23Ue7cYUh-oappbDgjwzET0xAVkXz0CYqOp4z5L77a5PYkkoIWLTbp3tQDRJ29gJbdH9J1b-YLXjlOufkr64KT6rnFD1aRCadpJz8Rm3k38YOJUdGI1hodSB8TYBlorqzMwB99Ymbok/w640-h296/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPtUEH4Nufw3KT6c6dmKDfVZ-f2yZHeUOGvFNBSIPl2LeffMT5kqkU-K8GnG9tp_UZCwMWLXzob9pjKjUqtONd8OX43OVxDpJvW_AnMfSOrMikiX9SYDauX8Fczg5D073QV2861WNUmXAbsiGCjJlKkLgkLJ_PFEMSvCO8Jmm-fthuCQwxmBjov3s/s3950/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="3950" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPtUEH4Nufw3KT6c6dmKDfVZ-f2yZHeUOGvFNBSIPl2LeffMT5kqkU-K8GnG9tp_UZCwMWLXzob9pjKjUqtONd8OX43OVxDpJvW_AnMfSOrMikiX9SYDauX8Fczg5D073QV2861WNUmXAbsiGCjJlKkLgkLJ_PFEMSvCO8Jmm-fthuCQwxmBjov3s/w640-h318/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_iIRBe1TdK_mSCt3Io0TZ9FNsQtAAhyGAtQLgH2L7I-xHBy319LS5fN3cE6sJgMB6KpjA1bIFfcsKJJwMID1SFv0bUZyTzb-WSnh4zRk4umFrxfat-Vev3KsqlmSgsL1hC-N0jTMHRngZKeMsOJK-2hsHX2K8utSdL9LCzmkTWE3hMclIHRQDbGG/s3595/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="3595" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_iIRBe1TdK_mSCt3Io0TZ9FNsQtAAhyGAtQLgH2L7I-xHBy319LS5fN3cE6sJgMB6KpjA1bIFfcsKJJwMID1SFv0bUZyTzb-WSnh4zRk4umFrxfat-Vev3KsqlmSgsL1hC-N0jTMHRngZKeMsOJK-2hsHX2K8utSdL9LCzmkTWE3hMclIHRQDbGG/w640-h238/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>No real water resistance on this ink. A coastal ink that should maybe stay away from the coast. <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Chromatography</b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcC5VwID2s6BweAidWgZwXKD-giR44Cj55AiSI3J92RWRkuKe8kiJQm5eaz-P9i6IqLwnxH5suQbbE2V-SW1Viu_kFVC5xI7_sjmdlzy33MtJ0yqy-Z324QBhGhTtgARgXcEcKTiODYLXpMp3JiIlWaihiuWiXOJeC1ErmpRhy7tKBpaxwEmWnOqf/s2541/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcC5VwID2s6BweAidWgZwXKD-giR44Cj55AiSI3J92RWRkuKe8kiJQm5eaz-P9i6IqLwnxH5suQbbE2V-SW1Viu_kFVC5xI7_sjmdlzy33MtJ0yqy-Z324QBhGhTtgARgXcEcKTiODYLXpMp3JiIlWaihiuWiXOJeC1ErmpRhy7tKBpaxwEmWnOqf/w238-h640/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-8.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Copy Paper Test</b></span><br /></p><p>This one is good for copy paper. Not many inks can resist bleeding through this terrible paper, but Coastal Blue stays on the side it belongs on. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3UO_7WgnXjFoefE64UyWBVQGAtk87pFuWlkT9atT4OrfNNQbTOGDVpLkwPAhxmF_skQZgW35i4u0VGCQVxNq7JH91KvRhsTVgI8hDqBknpheKLmkLjiuvuvCW70J_kgfGlP8ESKyjvoVxAXnVdWUypNDUKf38YXUby-nEciAZDpiEegR9U5plgH/s4893/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="4893" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3UO_7WgnXjFoefE64UyWBVQGAtk87pFuWlkT9atT4OrfNNQbTOGDVpLkwPAhxmF_skQZgW35i4u0VGCQVxNq7JH91KvRhsTVgI8hDqBknpheKLmkLjiuvuvCW70J_kgfGlP8ESKyjvoVxAXnVdWUypNDUKf38YXUby-nEciAZDpiEegR9U5plgH/w640-h88/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nrj9y0N7QAJCYRNDmpS0CKUQdGZpX6wr8g3BO4n4Gnz0SKaoVbGTHMPTeKPLK_i7UvLcsM_B5l73BfuL-SowX0sOFepLq54PlvXaMWzOY1BVy3obyEBw_V56-PIeKZtDcJNeWLjIhxCkOdqD_bCk011QeF1J-lRXJ-XQEWwFIcQCTc5gpEicm-xh/s4900/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="4900" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nrj9y0N7QAJCYRNDmpS0CKUQdGZpX6wr8g3BO4n4Gnz0SKaoVbGTHMPTeKPLK_i7UvLcsM_B5l73BfuL-SowX0sOFepLq54PlvXaMWzOY1BVy3obyEBw_V56-PIeKZtDcJNeWLjIhxCkOdqD_bCk011QeF1J-lRXJ-XQEWwFIcQCTc5gpEicm-xh/w640-h88/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River Paper</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr5uE7uSqy2nsu6crgpgiJBWZ7byy0kraqgYJhOv00wLLpqB0-OgZD9tFRFMYcA3cXHN3p64v2D8f6WfcnShnYI9rROSGjWbiK9iSVk7jxDYRSMB7jQlt9xSVku3c5ejYuMxEmLXG21897uqYCqMCj2gTB5snR3h_dF0qO24189h_tG1o_fYpVe90/s2782/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="2782" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr5uE7uSqy2nsu6crgpgiJBWZ7byy0kraqgYJhOv00wLLpqB0-OgZD9tFRFMYcA3cXHN3p64v2D8f6WfcnShnYI9rROSGjWbiK9iSVk7jxDYRSMB7jQlt9xSVku3c5ejYuMxEmLXG21897uqYCqMCj2gTB5snR3h_dF0qO24189h_tG1o_fYpVe90/s16000/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-13.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wheat Straw Paper</b></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnuTd0dl-_1WIz0cGMgBmypcpm_90zZZ_rikKToomKIVM1jkz8Eegxaj5Jzl0JTg5aAkxXDQtDQ0afnH83HjCOyewm7Iloc5QVdoDVXOyKOliGfMcle3cNeeBR3rJxvBj_rv0Z-8pD1CenA51UqCMhBfdPlKm4HJZJpycEo0lWMuB0pODi2cgk2or/s2898/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnuTd0dl-_1WIz0cGMgBmypcpm_90zZZ_rikKToomKIVM1jkz8Eegxaj5Jzl0JTg5aAkxXDQtDQ0afnH83HjCOyewm7Iloc5QVdoDVXOyKOliGfMcle3cNeeBR3rJxvBj_rv0Z-8pD1CenA51UqCMhBfdPlKm4HJZJpycEo0lWMuB0pODi2cgk2or/s16000/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-14.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Bottle</b></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jYwD1JPfH6ug1HyRvvilVXPSfrF-ooGZdNmQSDXctfpYM5EHrvO1b7uWoqXKLVTkU9o0kcc_ldjDTbRcYCMZanJDMcRvpad6VaQlhl3IJyfPHSWRjNddYMr6lfNq1x5XcR0dga5Jkj4uEHo6jCJGbUxsYtAsMPmK9QCEnPnWMcPnaWXQEUXdzzj4/s2511/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="1999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jYwD1JPfH6ug1HyRvvilVXPSfrF-ooGZdNmQSDXctfpYM5EHrvO1b7uWoqXKLVTkU9o0kcc_ldjDTbRcYCMZanJDMcRvpad6VaQlhl3IJyfPHSWRjNddYMr6lfNq1x5XcR0dga5Jkj4uEHo6jCJGbUxsYtAsMPmK9QCEnPnWMcPnaWXQEUXdzzj4/w510-h640/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-6.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><p>These bottle have the built-in inkwell that the old Sheaffer bottles had. It's a nice feature, though it's a little on the shallow side for some
larger nibs. Unlike the Sailor bottle's plastic inkwell, the built-in
Sheaffer version is off to the side so it doesn't get in the way if
you'd rather not use it. And it will for sure help when the bottle gets
low on ink. </p><p> I also want to point out that inner cap lining. It's a small thing, but I really like that the foam which seals the lid is secured to the lid, itself. It won't just stick to the top of the bottle if you haven't opened it in a while. Small things that make your life easier. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsah_327YxbD54wnZpP1HUG7c9x6U5lnPGQ6EVxcvWTqMXOZDPeht_gxoqAsU8lgD5xbIoiEG4UnVsTbH0YMYhLvxZNXNEGe_i28SRuVd50otJFG7aTUd3aAkUO78Wqo-pUZC63rwPfTEDNJ4OP25sUsuAylXH850rulwUONgSbc_OGNUWpKuVXTan/s3924/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3924" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsah_327YxbD54wnZpP1HUG7c9x6U5lnPGQ6EVxcvWTqMXOZDPeht_gxoqAsU8lgD5xbIoiEG4UnVsTbH0YMYhLvxZNXNEGe_i28SRuVd50otJFG7aTUd3aAkUO78Wqo-pUZC63rwPfTEDNJ4OP25sUsuAylXH850rulwUONgSbc_OGNUWpKuVXTan/w640-h378/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Comparable Colors</b></span><br /></p><p>There are lots of colors in this space, but these were the closest I found. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtebXt-PZGOA9vzlL1N0MscGblbuQ-PXwnI7kiNZmH8VUtZ5EP1kOAabCRd_rIqmhhQZu0s1i4ClWyKM_bVJ2a8nouIG6ersz2npHrUm-ruVkyplgvjVbnEushbtW53P54NKQOenIz4h2DuYj0nGFCdULot9sakO-Yd9oDFskTwjsBqCWu2Amftg2i/s5156/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="5156" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtebXt-PZGOA9vzlL1N0MscGblbuQ-PXwnI7kiNZmH8VUtZ5EP1kOAabCRd_rIqmhhQZu0s1i4ClWyKM_bVJ2a8nouIG6ersz2npHrUm-ruVkyplgvjVbnEushbtW53P54NKQOenIz4h2DuYj0nGFCdULot9sakO-Yd9oDFskTwjsBqCWu2Amftg2i/w640-h312/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWMJxYcdwuP--Mf5pZnX1f5FB5HNzhXbfOA1cXOAUeak1MM311vwkJAgQ7Ezz1_tw21Wus4oXorIHKV1oWKp20LaXSNCLMnw12cWMH16kuWJ_nUnF9w9bpP9ZsKNPNkVv_TuYm1IUJViwcmGo20itehMq39yt3SOtd2-2JmVHBHLsf_XRI2vln_cX/s5084/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="5084" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWMJxYcdwuP--Mf5pZnX1f5FB5HNzhXbfOA1cXOAUeak1MM311vwkJAgQ7Ezz1_tw21Wus4oXorIHKV1oWKp20LaXSNCLMnw12cWMH16kuWJ_nUnF9w9bpP9ZsKNPNkVv_TuYm1IUJViwcmGo20itehMq39yt3SOtd2-2JmVHBHLsf_XRI2vln_cX/w640-h234/Sheaffer%20Coastal%20Blue-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Video Review on YouTube</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="403" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sceZWGPi2bU" width="485" youtube-src-id="sceZWGPi2bU"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>**I bought these inks from Goldspot. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/inkdependence" target="_blank">My Patrons get a discount there, so become a Patron!</a> **<br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-80204412994416477332022-06-17T11:33:00.000-04:002022-06-17T11:33:02.417-04:00Pilot's Tsuwario Blue<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6siJxwd12pbw3dx3o5Uxsm1j5S2kG_g7MgjVKgU_n8QD7TSWQwjTY5P2SHmTDQ4o5XKcfpprziKeNlbAHaz5Vir1Mw1tzssZjuPpKBu3W0gZXAEx-DwjdMcwgUQ55awxZ06pyqWbcRzJ3Z3Q6T3KuhLdQK12bIq9_uPBTuIZRq7VdOmXWBDkChvc/s1280/Tswario%20blue%20cover(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6siJxwd12pbw3dx3o5Uxsm1j5S2kG_g7MgjVKgU_n8QD7TSWQwjTY5P2SHmTDQ4o5XKcfpprziKeNlbAHaz5Vir1Mw1tzssZjuPpKBu3W0gZXAEx-DwjdMcwgUQ55awxZ06pyqWbcRzJ3Z3Q6T3KuhLdQK12bIq9_uPBTuIZRq7VdOmXWBDkChvc/w640-h360/Tswario%20blue%20cover(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Pilot has new inks! Along with, and separate from, the new additions to the Iroshizuku line of inks, Pilot has introduced three new pigmented inks under the "Tsuwario" name. These inks are advertised as being lightfast and water resistant. I haven't tested the lightfast-ness, but you'll see the water resistance in the images below. It's really impressive. </p><p>I first saw this ink on a <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/penaddict">PenAddict Twitch</a> stream and the warnings on the ink's listing seemed pretty dire. They list pens, converters, and lacuqers that you shouldn't use with this ink. I can't think of any other fountain pen inks that have those kinds of warnings. Most inks just say to clean them more often. Or not to drink them. From the <a href="https://www.stiloestile.it/en/inks/water-resistant/pilot-tsuwairo-blu-inchiostro-30-ml" target="_blank">Stilo&Stile web page for this ink</a>: </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Pilot does not recommend to use this ink with Urushi lacquered pens, Pilot Custom 823, Pilot Heritage 92 and Pilot Justus 95."</span></b></p><p>Those are pens with filling systems and nib units that are a bit more difficult to clean, so that makes sense if the ink is a bit high-maintenance. The bit about not using it in urushi pens, though, is odd. The ink mostly stays inside the pen, so I'm not sure how it would hurt those. Nonetheless, that's what they say. </p><p>Knowing that it might be troublesome, I put it in a pen with a very maintainable converter and nib unit situation. The <a href="https://www.franklin-christoph.com/collections/fountain-pens/products/model-55-pentium-fp-midnight-sky-blue-se" target="_blank">Franklin-Christoph 55</a> is a great pen, and the JoWo nib unit can be taken apart if I really need to in order to clean it out. Fortunately, all I've seen is maybe just a little bit of a stain in the converter. The nib has never dried out. There's been zero clogging. </p><p>The color, flow, and performance is all good so far. I like it. Thanks for sending me a sample, Chad!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Written Review</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaxF6QJeAsd2-c7AFsV6xGt97ly34dQUUmJDY7SXgmJByC3argVwUAbZsDTjQiDIMPPfYngZqPXEIsdns20nHOYINDjmM46GzCuh6p3WMrut86RVT0NmxSJk1ckuPNlbPnGWKzxF2zW-y5niyymkToXmMgLCJMDy-RV9m1G9XUzzoKIw92XHcHvyH/s3381/Tsuwario%20Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3381" data-original-width="2991" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaxF6QJeAsd2-c7AFsV6xGt97ly34dQUUmJDY7SXgmJByC3argVwUAbZsDTjQiDIMPPfYngZqPXEIsdns20nHOYINDjmM46GzCuh6p3WMrut86RVT0NmxSJk1ckuPNlbPnGWKzxF2zW-y5niyymkToXmMgLCJMDy-RV9m1G9XUzzoKIw92XHcHvyH/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Close-Ups</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JurDYKrnEqvSJ50Xhad6kgEm1F812kYcx4Z0uRx1acy9u5FGRetSfMF3TH_Ntme2WlXBb6lVrqjTPb0BGCTEpHrppYibxId2BvCVqV66aRcS2YdWMXYEpLrzpXKm70VpqIAl-T59wm3Fh5CZOkuvvFXwpEKpKrvCrE9bW_lcRD2txpBtVtT1ggnW/s3873/Tsuwario%20Blue-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="3873" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JurDYKrnEqvSJ50Xhad6kgEm1F812kYcx4Z0uRx1acy9u5FGRetSfMF3TH_Ntme2WlXBb6lVrqjTPb0BGCTEpHrppYibxId2BvCVqV66aRcS2YdWMXYEpLrzpXKm70VpqIAl-T59wm3Fh5CZOkuvvFXwpEKpKrvCrE9bW_lcRD2txpBtVtT1ggnW/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2BTtZvzDmdlw09kfEUg0AldPOKIztNM0bPKuV7ILI45_hXO0J-yrX13LK5Z40fNH3LmKRV81KRma5vEfI4MnM8bhogLDe-rEXKCoxCXgU5ThHEtz8y0AlMQzR_4MAKmIalPH7O3XrrYtmvuNLjsIyi1RFibKt4Csmyx7nDFP-d4deSrQfejdK6TF/s3961/Tsuwario%20Blue-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3961" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2BTtZvzDmdlw09kfEUg0AldPOKIztNM0bPKuV7ILI45_hXO0J-yrX13LK5Z40fNH3LmKRV81KRma5vEfI4MnM8bhogLDe-rEXKCoxCXgU5ThHEtz8y0AlMQzR_4MAKmIalPH7O3XrrYtmvuNLjsIyi1RFibKt4Csmyx7nDFP-d4deSrQfejdK6TF/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdZ423a3pSnuFvwP-ROJNSswRfO5vhBQ4gsWpFozzTywEKv-2cXLCMlWtkfYCq-PnbUx8AT1Pn-FGNS1YmHoRD7IByAYRGtHdUsIF9AZKklwFsFahH3IgB5SDd1dD2sZQ6ZyMR6qBLniDDlGntFNmQe0m4RPfNz_drtdWrPIZDVxepsYZIsJKiIUw/s3947/Tsuwario%20Blue-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="3947" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdZ423a3pSnuFvwP-ROJNSswRfO5vhBQ4gsWpFozzTywEKv-2cXLCMlWtkfYCq-PnbUx8AT1Pn-FGNS1YmHoRD7IByAYRGtHdUsIF9AZKklwFsFahH3IgB5SDd1dD2sZQ6ZyMR6qBLniDDlGntFNmQe0m4RPfNz_drtdWrPIZDVxepsYZIsJKiIUw/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-4.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> The picture above was taken after my water test. As you can see, it's pretty perfect. Pour water on this text with wild abandon.<br /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Chromatography</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbyog6xZk8PHk96wH8gz5fHnPMhRNQASZFL7SDxLB3bybT7Et9NXhzkmEM2f51_-EBO9ESUg3_LEEAuPB5wIiQpOn934qwUX8DhnqToKDF9J8-lV1Ay0KRpuqsePyT8rjGvKJk0VZR1Ei_riX435Ov3DWCHp0pCZgu4sG8e4I74w_9JtULrwWWh7T/s2855/Tsuwario%20Blue-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbyog6xZk8PHk96wH8gz5fHnPMhRNQASZFL7SDxLB3bybT7Et9NXhzkmEM2f51_-EBO9ESUg3_LEEAuPB5wIiQpOn934qwUX8DhnqToKDF9J8-lV1Ay0KRpuqsePyT8rjGvKJk0VZR1Ei_riX435Ov3DWCHp0pCZgu4sG8e4I74w_9JtULrwWWh7T/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-9.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Copy Paper Test</span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQaFUzFg-_KnezhbLUwUn1T5bYa5E2hwSwYXbgs6EMBOA-FoaF0OPytgc59I3rjoT7ZDKxNDqkPj14ac7rhCrnCibtyT5N1Jzy-aDbp1j8IoHnzi88jx08jZlSrQeIGelwQux4jHeRHDy1Eq7s6dpkU_REdhrP9hwoT65fC3-tDSN5zj_BKYNmtv6/s4674/Tsuwario%20Blue-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="4674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQaFUzFg-_KnezhbLUwUn1T5bYa5E2hwSwYXbgs6EMBOA-FoaF0OPytgc59I3rjoT7ZDKxNDqkPj14ac7rhCrnCibtyT5N1Jzy-aDbp1j8IoHnzi88jx08jZlSrQeIGelwQux4jHeRHDy1Eq7s6dpkU_REdhrP9hwoT65fC3-tDSN5zj_BKYNmtv6/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBWW0ua96yxYmpn34GCfNxo3FNyo6QCoI5uQ3F9-dpDblRIzjJOxprJxrZhxASiUmPUIFI3S5ST9zgScTwfm9GxetBVVHzF8GTzOMz8r8ygsm-sXFFvrcMSppTdHVEaJSIUIgcyNucqmCoaGmTDE-S1ahZ8zx4nHQFZhSjoV-1IvM5xdvqCw_EJBR/s4637/Tsuwario%20Blue-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="4637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBWW0ua96yxYmpn34GCfNxo3FNyo6QCoI5uQ3F9-dpDblRIzjJOxprJxrZhxASiUmPUIFI3S5ST9zgScTwfm9GxetBVVHzF8GTzOMz8r8ygsm-sXFFvrcMSppTdHVEaJSIUIgcyNucqmCoaGmTDE-S1ahZ8zx4nHQFZhSjoV-1IvM5xdvqCw_EJBR/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-6.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's not perfect on copy paper, but this paper is not at all fountain pen friendly. It's that stuff your office buys in bulk for the copier. <br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wheat Straw Paper</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPglXdhLZTg6Ruryz4n1w8nBJ9DAmPP755lQQuew4v9s-kCIyuH5AdbQo15g5-6FfXVo9fz4oIbwJlXA1kb87oTREkTAayuRkff-4CsCrDEMudH-bveh7zUoHf2JtNJ_gJqsgAMJW2i8DgZlbAtc5chk_Y1VeQgvnJC9BslwFqDSRrqN5z_IaFZ4r/s2760/Tsuwario%20Blue-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPglXdhLZTg6Ruryz4n1w8nBJ9DAmPP755lQQuew4v9s-kCIyuH5AdbQo15g5-6FfXVo9fz4oIbwJlXA1kb87oTREkTAayuRkff-4CsCrDEMudH-bveh7zUoHf2JtNJ_gJqsgAMJW2i8DgZlbAtc5chk_Y1VeQgvnJC9BslwFqDSRrqN5z_IaFZ4r/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-7.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>I think it looks great on the wheat straw paper in this <a href="https://vanness1938.com/collections/vendors?q=Inky%20Fingers" target="_blank">Inky Fingers notebook</a>. <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Tomoe River Paper</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cM2Hu02A7C_gnPLeuhVMexMZx-_SSCByRU-j4zdJUzlD2VPeKMtFGINHfBAeuY8rapHaOiA-xZJapZThkWOsXREJ7kX32EMkCbsmaIo5nWiIPUxZlR_eseeiBWKllDrY703z6CaCj_ZRJxcfSryZ18K9nuvrCYMcr6CEiI4w2OaTVnySOO-N53dT/s2646/Tsuwario%20Blue-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="2646" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cM2Hu02A7C_gnPLeuhVMexMZx-_SSCByRU-j4zdJUzlD2VPeKMtFGINHfBAeuY8rapHaOiA-xZJapZThkWOsXREJ7kX32EMkCbsmaIo5nWiIPUxZlR_eseeiBWKllDrY703z6CaCj_ZRJxcfSryZ18K9nuvrCYMcr6CEiI4w2OaTVnySOO-N53dT/s16000/Tsuwario%20Blue-8.jpg" /></a></div><p>And of course it looks great on TR. <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Color Comparisons</b></span><br /></p><p>Most of these are on Col-o-Dex cards or Col-o-Ring cards. <a href="http://www.wellappointeddesk.com/" target="_blank">Find them here.</a> Tell Ana I said "Hi!"<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jfqoiTl6VyU" width="481" youtube-src-id="jfqoiTl6VyU"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-58989330602133390592022-05-11T12:53:00.001-04:002022-05-11T12:53:35.301-04:00Lennon Tool Bar Hobe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cNpeHh5KdChGzeFce6l62L-CMJVeyJAgOoEbbi3mgavV77r26A1cxAjHVBLguD29HCc4MVAw_Q3sYiGOSfl6Zo9MHehHa71FcyN7cH8vQMiJIik1fqkjG0yQEcKeao0Ydb33Gowj-sgrrYUY1DXXec6a3JsfG02wBM2C2lQQN6-enpl9_HwPzi0L/s1280/LTB%20Hobe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cNpeHh5KdChGzeFce6l62L-CMJVeyJAgOoEbbi3mgavV77r26A1cxAjHVBLguD29HCc4MVAw_Q3sYiGOSfl6Zo9MHehHa71FcyN7cH8vQMiJIik1fqkjG0yQEcKeao0Ydb33Gowj-sgrrYUY1DXXec6a3JsfG02wBM2C2lQQN6-enpl9_HwPzi0L/s16000/LTB%20Hobe.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>My second LTB ink! I really like this one, too, and it's worth checking out for sure. See my video below for all sorts of details, comparisons, and other things! And thanks for subscribing!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAD1mNGBg70" width="488" youtube-src-id="mAD1mNGBg70"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-61608830583206791802021-11-28T21:26:00.002-05:002021-11-28T21:26:21.793-05:00What I've been using this week! 11-28-2021 Edition<p> I didn't keep any good records of the pens I used this week. I know. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bad Mike. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was a busy week, though. The end of the semester is here and I'm swamped. Add to that the upcoming Inkvent videos and going out of town for a few days next week, and I'm extra swamped. So, I just have a few pens to share with you today. A couple of new pens that came in this week were inked and used, and a couple of others got some use. And I'll talk about one that I just don't like much. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3M6jeRg_ghY663V27A1Z6ugJ6lYKUo4l5GUxjyLA3xdaP6Eh894EmXDZR8e4gaRT4CdyZ__RCeO1wW77SdAL23qAWoN1hhaztcydDTmH7wdz1TqXVxPlwatIGYaNROG4_dLw9gxgQbA/s2048/PensUsed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3M6jeRg_ghY663V27A1Z6ugJ6lYKUo4l5GUxjyLA3xdaP6Eh894EmXDZR8e4gaRT4CdyZ__RCeO1wW77SdAL23qAWoN1hhaztcydDTmH7wdz1TqXVxPlwatIGYaNROG4_dLw9gxgQbA/w514-h640/PensUsed.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><p>First up, this new <a href="https://andersonpens.com/esterbrook-estie-ballpoint-scarlet-with-gold-trim/" target="_blank">Esterbrook Estie Scarlet</a>. Kenro Industries sent this one out for review this week, and it's a really good looking pen. I've got a few Esties now, and they're great. This one has a broad JoWo nib, and it writes super well. Kenro also sent along a bottle of Scarlet ink for it, and it's a nice color. It's sort of a light red, but not a pink. Sort of a hothouse tomato color. Pretty interesting. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MAsKxIzGeR_npe6Gd35uBv49YeTDgYZYbgBt92C1ksWZdl_s15SlBSV7DZ-0M4-sMVuNoSUpLku2DTidQMucOJGQMDGrlMi0YD3V-aiRPe4C2pQYwAWAi5S_2rlGE65Oci4YmKJ6uFc/s2048/PensUsed-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2048" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MAsKxIzGeR_npe6Gd35uBv49YeTDgYZYbgBt92C1ksWZdl_s15SlBSV7DZ-0M4-sMVuNoSUpLku2DTidQMucOJGQMDGrlMi0YD3V-aiRPe4C2pQYwAWAi5S_2rlGE65Oci4YmKJ6uFc/w640-h420/PensUsed-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the other pen I got last week. The <a href="https://www.schondsgn.com/collections/fountain-pens" target="_blank">Schon DSGN Pocket 6 </a>is another pen that I know I like. We have a few of them, and this new 3D style is outstanding. The black sections are slightly raised over the orange ones, and the finish has a bit of a matte texture. I asked Ian about how this was done, and he told me, but I don't think I entirely understood. Magic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n41lGDy9b-pP0ammoCZLzRroUtAdxTKOyBDDkIPRmVHgHtK5J6dlxSSZ49Bgw_zG1Fw_qqRYI02_9VUuIYlD_s79k10qDyx9XldhNpZ0qLH0-7Q-PO5mx14tlJxD4mQmKYgw71201Cc/s2048/PensUsed-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="2048" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n41lGDy9b-pP0ammoCZLzRroUtAdxTKOyBDDkIPRmVHgHtK5J6dlxSSZ49Bgw_zG1Fw_qqRYI02_9VUuIYlD_s79k10qDyx9XldhNpZ0qLH0-7Q-PO5mx14tlJxD4mQmKYgw71201Cc/w640-h504/PensUsed-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This next one is a Montblanc that I will need to send home soon. It's the Swift writer's edition, and I have the Swift ink in it right now. This ink has just never been my favorite. I don't know why. I love a murky green, but this one has never done it for me. The pen is great, though. I just don't want to change the ink because I hate wasting ink and piston fillers are a little bit of a pain to clean out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-rBoLXcoY0HXi1IZRJZcuRfPiSvHknSDGsu8K2OJkkKtvBXYI13d2Vz_esoFK1phtthAYeMCa5O3-SANCbkhnoOmd2d_A0xp-XpNYDW5JDUMZv7XLEQuhCGhV42HIxC0kycyrkJ4JnM/s2048/PensUsed-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-rBoLXcoY0HXi1IZRJZcuRfPiSvHknSDGsu8K2OJkkKtvBXYI13d2Vz_esoFK1phtthAYeMCa5O3-SANCbkhnoOmd2d_A0xp-XpNYDW5JDUMZv7XLEQuhCGhV42HIxC0kycyrkJ4JnM/w600-h640/PensUsed-2.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a pen that a viewer sent me a while ago. It's a <a href="https://karaskustoms.com/ink/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kara's Pen Co Ink</a>, and it's pretty nice. I had one of these pens in their first version, and it was okay. It had a tendency to unscrew its cap on its own, and you didn't really want to trust it in a pocket. This one has been good, and there are a few other differences. For one thing, it's an awesome orange color! The real star here is that ink, though. Kiwi Ink's Quetzalcoatl is a dark red that is loaded with sheen and shimmer. It never fails to provide both of those things when you write, and I haven't had a single issue with it yet. It's really great. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WrT5FEpq-vRb0eSnOQ1KHwv6KVP9zd2KKskt3NvynPrBvo-TfH6LCM4rwVffheZbQdN6ybEHlPlejBLVi_UA6zTVDCPPpcyenCjy5QmkRBlJSDImraMYz76EyI_MHWyMsdlvVkKTGZk/s2629/PensUsed-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2629" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WrT5FEpq-vRb0eSnOQ1KHwv6KVP9zd2KKskt3NvynPrBvo-TfH6LCM4rwVffheZbQdN6ybEHlPlejBLVi_UA6zTVDCPPpcyenCjy5QmkRBlJSDImraMYz76EyI_MHWyMsdlvVkKTGZk/w640-h292/PensUsed-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Okay, last one, and I promised you that I would talk about a pen that I don't like. It's this one. The Zebra <a href="https://www.zebrapen.com/product/z-grip-flight-stick-pen/?source=brand" target="_blank">Z-Grip Flight </a>is a ballpoint that I picked up at Target (I think). I like lots of Zebra pens, and so I'm usually pretty confident in them. These are a really broad ballpoint with a 1.2mm tip, and I figured I'd give them a try. Broad ballpoints are so hit or miss, though. This one skips and streaks and generally behaves badly. And then I wrote on this paper with it, and it worked pretty perfectly. Maybe it just needs the right paper to work well?</p><p><br /></p><p>Fine. I'll give it another shot. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, until next week: Give those pens and inks that you don't love another chance. You never know!</p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-86657685000822587162021-11-21T13:21:00.005-05:002021-11-21T13:25:37.082-05:00What I've been using this week! 11-21-2021 Edition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeER2M_DqJUO2YaLBa6-AZRxNXri568PSdfjp7EnBNHONFVxPDntbRZqXZYYX3RaJQLnexpkyiN6lhyGoR1FqBXUfGPF5SrpQE9kRL0bQtltIyfDQv30Fxm5MkKlPP9QZkmWfEYwngt9U/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeER2M_DqJUO2YaLBa6-AZRxNXri568PSdfjp7EnBNHONFVxPDntbRZqXZYYX3RaJQLnexpkyiN6lhyGoR1FqBXUfGPF5SrpQE9kRL0bQtltIyfDQv30Fxm5MkKlPP9QZkmWfEYwngt9U/s16000/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-2.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's week two of this "What I've been using" experiment. The last post got some views, so I guess someone out there likes these. Thanks! Or hates them and reads them, anyway. That's also fine. Enjoy your hate-read! </div><div><br /></div><div>That cup in the picture above was made by my friend Julia Scott. <a href="https://www.semicoolceramics.com/" target="_blank">Find her work at Semicool Ceramics</a>, and tell her I sent you. In addition to being generally rad, she makes really good stuff. </div><div><br /><p>Again, this isn't an exhaustive list or anything. I don't keep records that are that detailed. It's just sort of what I've been using most, or what I've been using that I haven't used in a while. Before we get to pictures, I'll say I've continued using those two Diplomat Aeros from last week as well as a Tactile Turn Side Click, various pens that live in Penwells and whatever else around here that I have picked up off of the desk. I was using this bright orange Uniball Signo pen for some small things, and I love the color and how it writes. That orange ink will smear days later, though, so that's kind of a bummer. </p><p><br /></p><p>OK! Show and Tell Time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Show and Tell</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiht8SzzViLlbfug0AyVVm9B9hfMbeQjBd1-Uh12GpOb5N1VCYMHVh7LVuzP9jFzkDTFo3lKx5NEEGQh_wvNUftbOF7vioZI-mlE-OIALPhBXCm_le6LMj2JqssoqtrlsvHvpBONG8XCAo/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiht8SzzViLlbfug0AyVVm9B9hfMbeQjBd1-Uh12GpOb5N1VCYMHVh7LVuzP9jFzkDTFo3lKx5NEEGQh_wvNUftbOF7vioZI-mlE-OIALPhBXCm_le6LMj2JqssoqtrlsvHvpBONG8XCAo/w640-h506/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>First up we've got the Sailor 1911 Mozaique from last week. It's still got this <a href="https://yosekastationery.com/products/dominant-industry-tanzanite" target="_blank">Dominant Industry Pearl Tanzanite</a> in it, and it's still working flawlessly. The Yoseka site has some wording on it that makes it look like it might be some sort of dangerous to use in fountain pens, but I think that stuff is all about the shimmer in the ink, and it's excessively cautious. I can't say how this would work in an EF nib, but this Sailor's Music Stub handles it excellently. I'd say it'll work in lots of pens. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD2O1Zu6TWVOFzUCKoOH-Ranx93OxUk35PNSjsqIsii8KWOyPJgI60flIBN6pB7r_j5rIU-oREMz0I_aBi5GuyGh8Q7fUexVf_dmGk1As2xXAaGEob8seIJYYqHLWUsZTJZT_Anj4jJc/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD2O1Zu6TWVOFzUCKoOH-Ranx93OxUk35PNSjsqIsii8KWOyPJgI60flIBN6pB7r_j5rIU-oREMz0I_aBi5GuyGh8Q7fUexVf_dmGk1As2xXAaGEob8seIJYYqHLWUsZTJZT_Anj4jJc/w640-h386/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-3.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This is a newly inked up pen. I love this pen from <a href="https://www.carolinapencompany.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Pen Co</a>. It always makes me think of moth wings or something similarly soft and gently colorful. I haven't inked it in a while, and that had to change. And I really wanted to ink up this<a href="https://yosekastationery.com/products/dominant-industry-autumn-forest?_pos=2&_sid=938183a8d&_ss=r" target="_blank"> Dominant Industry Autumn Forest Pearl ink</a>. It looks so good in swatches, but it is much more shimmery than the Tanzanite so I wasn't sure how it would actually work in a fountain pen. Turns out: Real well. I have only had it in the pen for a couple of days, but it hasn't stopped up or clogged at all. Flow is good, shimmer is good, and the ink looks great even when there isn't all that much shimmer in a word. Shimmer is usually a bit inconsistent, and that's true here. It's a great green, and the shimmer really adds to it when it's there. That ink card is from Tsubame Note, and they're fun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtS4Pf8ersQPpql6C2RLEhoWXXWWDM6fUAnfNy_F-a7OHEedPVT8YHM7tx99QJLWy-LRR72e6dNFa6wEtfF2N57nUByncwGeCVftJqtEMXSqrwm8orldbZxc0gmMK7NUcyELq_yK9s84/s2567/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="2567" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtS4Pf8ersQPpql6C2RLEhoWXXWWDM6fUAnfNy_F-a7OHEedPVT8YHM7tx99QJLWy-LRR72e6dNFa6wEtfF2N57nUByncwGeCVftJqtEMXSqrwm8orldbZxc0gmMK7NUcyELq_yK9s84/w640-h306/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This one is actually Audrey's pen. It's a <a href="https://www.penchalet.com/fine_pens/fountain_pens/sailor_pro_gear_angels_delight_fountain_pen.html" target="_blank">Sailor ProGear Angel's Delight</a>, and I kinda "borrowed" it from her. I have a Tequila Sunrise in this pen model, and I hate the nib. I've never liked the nib on it, and nothing that's been done to it has made me like it more. I do really like the pen body, though, so I'm going to swap nibs with this one (which I actually do like). First, though, I want to run through the ink in this pen. The Angel's Delight had actually been put back into one of Aud's pen cases for quite a while, and she didn't know it was still inked. Even though this was inked in 2019, it writes perfectly today. The <a href="https://andersonpens.com/pilot-iroshizuku-kiri-same-ink-50ml-bottle/" target="_blank">Iroshizuku Kiri-same ink</a> is a bit darker, but that's just some concentration from evaporation. The cap on this pen is great, right? Kind of amazing that it'll work after 2 years. So, to those people who say you absolutely must clean every pen every month: Nah. You don't have to do that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfojL2iWo5n9eKNUbUfHdU5K3hthJ6ikRJlzcvelDRj3Wkk8q7SqcKqVmBxJMB0Gd69VvzezavYDVG-Ig3FVSzlAtF2BeDPNOTSo1j-iqTZuKT4EvjbZ7snMOnhsmCibtaqnZla4uASA/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2048" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfojL2iWo5n9eKNUbUfHdU5K3hthJ6ikRJlzcvelDRj3Wkk8q7SqcKqVmBxJMB0Gd69VvzezavYDVG-Ig3FVSzlAtF2BeDPNOTSo1j-iqTZuKT4EvjbZ7snMOnhsmCibtaqnZla4uASA/w640-h368/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is another newly inked pen. It's a <a href="https://www.franklin-christoph.com/collections/fountain-pens/model-20#MainContent" target="_blank">Franklin-Christoph Model 20</a>. I was just talking with Aud about how I hadn't used one of these in a while, so it was obviously time to get to it. And I matched an ink to it. Wild. I never do that. This is <a href="https://yosekastationery.com/products/dominant-industry-earl-grey-tea?_pos=1&_sid=8db1cc7d1&_ss=r" target="_blank">Earl Grey Tea</a>, and I don't know why it's orange. Maybe it's orange because of the bergamot in Early Grey? I'm pretty sure that's a green fruit, though. The mystery continues. Anyway, it looks great and the flow is totally fine. No issues with this ink so far. Dominant Industry is hitting them all out of the park. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR05rTo-_H41YrJ8dtxH0E4iKx6fEMrIYacUl0Dhr98cdnv0ULizXS9MTRiMJgfZYV0WXEDvMNDsiOZIiAVT_dhIhVCdigt0A5Yn2UAj5C24ymzAgXN6iK0eG06__xzebKZR-Kj7MyPE/s2513/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2513" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR05rTo-_H41YrJ8dtxH0E4iKx6fEMrIYacUl0Dhr98cdnv0ULizXS9MTRiMJgfZYV0WXEDvMNDsiOZIiAVT_dhIhVCdigt0A5Yn2UAj5C24ymzAgXN6iK0eG06__xzebKZR-Kj7MyPE/w640-h318/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is completely different. The <a href="https://yosekastationery.com/products/sun-star-ninipie-pen-and-marker?_pos=1&_sid=f9df831ee&_ss=r" target="_blank">Ninipie Pen & Marker</a> is real good. I picked this up from <a href="https://youtu.be/0M64n7Kr8IQ" target="_blank">Yoseka in my last box</a>, and it's real good. The direct ink pen that juts out of the top of this highlighter writes well and is a very readable grey. The highlighter is also good, and the combo makes it easy to take notes and write in margins and highlight text without changing pens. I'm impressed! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSC11XpaP8wSC5QF1-QBGjagr23sHHoyGGQ2z-fhWP7Ys9OC_3GXK2ZW9BlVhetyN11_49Yn2K_iZzXXfATk5meAGOA6ZuJXuG1cuiyMpFqnYbgcAu0TfdQrZBD0dUr9PpwdSYVKUT4M/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSC11XpaP8wSC5QF1-QBGjagr23sHHoyGGQ2z-fhWP7Ys9OC_3GXK2ZW9BlVhetyN11_49Yn2K_iZzXXfATk5meAGOA6ZuJXuG1cuiyMpFqnYbgcAu0TfdQrZBD0dUr9PpwdSYVKUT4M/w640-h360/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, a shout out to <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Zebra-Fountain-Pen-Assorted-Non-Toxic/dp/B074HQ7D4Y/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=zebra+fountain+pen&qid=1637518856&sr=8-5" target="_blank">Zebra's Fountain Pen!</a> Yeah. The punctuation is part of it. I picked up a pack of these from the BJ's a couple of years ago, and I didn't see them again for a long time. Now, though, you can find them pretty easily. I've seen them at Target in various color combos and in singles at Walgreens. I'd bet they are other places, too, but I haven't been going that many places lately. I think these are better than the Pilot Varsity in most cases. There are some colors that just aren't as good as the Varsity, but the finer point keeps the ink from feathering on bad papers, and they don't dry out when they're capped. The ink looks kinda grey in the picture above, but I think that's just the way that the light is reflecting it. It's black in reality. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_ZxhzN9iwjpLb3fC4qKaMF1jnhlx-vIWF4tl05aOChGuTPk5uUvPIojVOQ08lzHmamkCKmt2oxHttteV74lKn_aDfZxucXgT3IR27_qVgR8O_zjxYmWtvLVGOrSAaEtgESXMurRVvf0/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_ZxhzN9iwjpLb3fC4qKaMF1jnhlx-vIWF4tl05aOChGuTPk5uUvPIojVOQ08lzHmamkCKmt2oxHttteV74lKn_aDfZxucXgT3IR27_qVgR8O_zjxYmWtvLVGOrSAaEtgESXMurRVvf0/s16000/CurrentlyUsed+11+14-21.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Okay, that's it. I've included one more picture because I took it, and it looks pretty good. That's a <a href="https://www.galenleather.com/collections/magnum-opus-pen-cases" target="_blank">Galen Leather Magnum Opus Pen Case</a>. The hard sides and removable pen tray are pretty great. Reminds me of the <a href="https://www.franklin-christoph.com/collections/pen-cases/products/new-penvelope-12-boot-brown-leather" target="_blank">Franklin-Christoph New Penvelopes</a> a bit with some of those features, though the tray is a bit different and the closure is magnetic instead of a flap. And the Galen version is $159 instead of the FC's $65-75. </p></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-10356292751847295452021-11-13T17:59:00.000-05:002021-11-13T17:59:02.359-05:00What I've been using this week! 11-13-2021 Edition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpbIVtiAl0D4aHQdmqm_OJB4StXqq_UMaMeJ0sXMrI5FzBF-SUXdQDvEirvuaY_7AKNOV_L6emt-YbBHJM-0NtO8SaFhaJ2r-HHbnUU-Y0VTP502BUid-XOBD1LNULEVvl62LHoY5JHc/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpbIVtiAl0D4aHQdmqm_OJB4StXqq_UMaMeJ0sXMrI5FzBF-SUXdQDvEirvuaY_7AKNOV_L6emt-YbBHJM-0NtO8SaFhaJ2r-HHbnUU-Y0VTP502BUid-XOBD1LNULEVvl62LHoY5JHc/s16000/CurrentlyUsed+11-13.jpg" /></a></div>Hi folks! <p></p><p><br />I've never written a post like this before, so you'll have to bear with me while I work out the kinks and get into a flow. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know that lots of bloggers have gotten into a habit of tracking the way that they use their fountain pens, and I am going to try and hop onto that bandwagon. It's been a fun little switch keeping a short log of the pens I used and the pens I've just inked and things like that. </p><p> </p><p>My list isn't complete. </p><p>I took these pictures with my phone and in a hurry. <br /></p><p>My list didn't start until about mid-week.</p><p>My list doesn't include the papers I used or the standard pens I used or lots of other things, probably. </p><p>But, at the end of the day, it's more than I'd been doing to keep any kind of track. So! Let's dive in! </p><p> </p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYTLVjR0sasS-OHRAV237U8Ssu5ZcIpY4-jfyExY4a5BqLSspVTf2hv3uqDFIHTFxrtkZcD2YkBoZmmExqVJMVQym6riMVFDs8JYQxCLsAxh9FSBvRZlpg1PT_08BvViVKnwBY5Wuzts/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYTLVjR0sasS-OHRAV237U8Ssu5ZcIpY4-jfyExY4a5BqLSspVTf2hv3uqDFIHTFxrtkZcD2YkBoZmmExqVJMVQym6riMVFDs8JYQxCLsAxh9FSBvRZlpg1PT_08BvViVKnwBY5Wuzts/w400-h400/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I've had this Montblanc Johathan Swift on loan for a couple of weeks now, and it's fun to use. The nib is smooth, the section is just long enough for me to use comfortably, and I really like the look. It's a quality pen. My friend might see this and say "YES! I've got Mike! He's going to be a LE Montblanc collector now." Nah. No way, man. I'm far too cheap for that kind of thing. Its' a rabbit hole I'm going to stay out of. Like watches. Don't get into watches, folks. </p><p> This one has the matching Swift Sea Weed ink from MB in it. It's a very sea weedy green, indeed. <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3pVCLGgS-3EyXt79X6UiL0TgZJPGyEZRZsD87I926Fghy4B7SzQVMI1XFXgKERjfwUYZh2DTsVPa2yPj8CP-N7fc8E__oNbZW1Ceoer_2HkTBApRh50iVKqUSW8QCwB6AinjaTiV1sE/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3pVCLGgS-3EyXt79X6UiL0TgZJPGyEZRZsD87I926Fghy4B7SzQVMI1XFXgKERjfwUYZh2DTsVPa2yPj8CP-N7fc8E__oNbZW1Ceoer_2HkTBApRh50iVKqUSW8QCwB6AinjaTiV1sE/w400-h400/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>While I'm on Montblancs, I've just gotten a Montblanc 320 in the mail. It's not an expensive Montblanc and it's not a very fancy one, but it's pretty darn nice and it's my first Montblanc so it's got that going for it. The body is burgundy and the nib is sort of inlaid. It reminds me of a Lamy Safari nib, but it feels entirely different to those. This one has a bit of a softness to it that you won't find in a Lamy nib even though both are made of steel. Moral of the story: Different nibs are different. Steel doesn't feel the same from nib to nib, and neither does gold. Try them all! <p></p><p> I have Private Reserve's Tropical Blue in it, and that ink is too wet for this nib on most papers. MB doesn't mark their nibs, so I didn't know what to expect. You live and learn.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenGURWJJWShHnBeRyBCQvtv7AbLjAp4OcMB6P-HqF_qkjOi-9OcodjE2-l-K5nUJfR5SdxAAwV26mnfi6yQOpzwZ5ZfoSzeKdTgYuXOhGLOHUYqurZ49muITVY7iemYY5LkD4e4uvHIg/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenGURWJJWShHnBeRyBCQvtv7AbLjAp4OcMB6P-HqF_qkjOi-9OcodjE2-l-K5nUJfR5SdxAAwV26mnfi6yQOpzwZ5ZfoSzeKdTgYuXOhGLOHUYqurZ49muITVY7iemYY5LkD4e4uvHIg/w400-h400/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I was talking about inks with a friend online and they asked me about Diplomat inks. I have a few of those that Dromgoole's sent out, but I don't think I've even tried them all. In talking to them, I was recounting how some of them were hits and some were misses, but that I couldn't remember trying this one called Pine Tree that I really liked on a swatch. So I inked it up! It's now in this awesome Aurora 888 Black Mamba that Audrey got me for Christmas a couple of years back. I hadn't used that pen in a while, and I really like it. And I like this brown ink, too. So that's a win/win. Hooray!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iF5pncap6u1NSQ68rVSBsJwwRu1C1NPvH1I2HjVfyWzoFNyHTxDFuNnMzVmHJ54ypo6uyd4qea97CgmqneOKUvBwTBB4b2o2wLPaObM6PVSYPKRlwuKCS07pl81rJnrN6gDdo3GhiQw/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iF5pncap6u1NSQ68rVSBsJwwRu1C1NPvH1I2HjVfyWzoFNyHTxDFuNnMzVmHJ54ypo6uyd4qea97CgmqneOKUvBwTBB4b2o2wLPaObM6PVSYPKRlwuKCS07pl81rJnrN6gDdo3GhiQw/w400-h400/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then I was talking about nibs with another friend online, and I remembered that I have a pair of nibs from <a href="https://www.nibgrinder.com/the-grinds" target="_blank">Mark Bacas</a> that I haven't used in a long time and that I haven't gotten around to making a video about. They're both on Diplomat Aeros and they're both pretty rad. One is a Predator Extreme which is fine on one side and architect-like on the other. It's really a Predator Not-That-Extreme because it's only a fine on one side and a sort of blade grind on the other that is like a very forgiving architect on the reverse. I asked for it that way because I don't really do extra fines and harsh architects. I tend to rotate my pens and I write a bit bigger than an EF allows, so he did it to my taste. It's neat. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU-GSHVU1DEoL0EPLt8PRawmBAN9Q7imGpCvxm4YAFukNa2FAecp9nv8Tap-kONU8XlSkwiaQzcc4fAmcgmi73irpIy5yKWiGHzQuTBLJplcl2_RkgYf514NBxMBvhijZuWt0znXHadE/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU-GSHVU1DEoL0EPLt8PRawmBAN9Q7imGpCvxm4YAFukNa2FAecp9nv8Tap-kONU8XlSkwiaQzcc4fAmcgmi73irpIy5yKWiGHzQuTBLJplcl2_RkgYf514NBxMBvhijZuWt0znXHadE/w400-h301/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Predator Not-That-Extreme<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>The other is called (I think) a Reverse Nib. It's got a stub on one side and basically a fine nib when you flip it over. It's very cool and useful. He doesn't have that on his nib-menu, though, so maybe it's something else? It was done in the Before Times and my memory is hazy on some details from then. </p><p>I've got both of these inked with Diamine's Jalur Gemilang, and it's a fantastic blue sheener. Whew! <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmREGtvmUYNKr0Ct-kGxdHOH76tw6-UTq-ylEle4f4O9iRV5oYOfXh2KuTnKlxH0F03T83jm5hl7YwMh6PLAV87VQ7OqyBwh-F_IfWmJTjnfr4mF92xAwx1jTiS291kKiUPrupjwzTgVs/s2048/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmREGtvmUYNKr0Ct-kGxdHOH76tw6-UTq-ylEle4f4O9iRV5oYOfXh2KuTnKlxH0F03T83jm5hl7YwMh6PLAV87VQ7OqyBwh-F_IfWmJTjnfr4mF92xAwx1jTiS291kKiUPrupjwzTgVs/w400-h400/CurrentlyUsed+11-13-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I inked up my Sailor Mozaique with Dominant Industry Pearl Tanzanite. It's a really dark purple ink with blue shimmer in it, and I've only had it in there for about 3 hours. It looks cool though, and the flow is good so far in this Music Stub. As with all inks like this, things could go wrong so I'll keep testing it for a while before I make a call on it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That's it. That's the first "What I've been using" post. It's a work in progress, but let me know what you think. If these are something that people like then I'll try to keep doing them. Are there things you'd want to know more about? Do I prattle on too long? What're you hungry for? <br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-468537676474677662021-11-01T13:13:00.013-04:002021-11-06T13:15:45.426-04:00Fountain Pen Day Give Away! <p>***I've emailed winners today, so check your email boxes! Thanks so much for entering this give away! They're always a little nerve wracking for some reason, but I hope you all enjoy the prizes and the other things you've done for Fountain Pen Day.***<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm happy to be able to give away quite a few things this year for Fountain Pen Day! </p><p><br /></p><p>Prizes will include an <a href="https://www.esterbrookpens.com/collections/jr-rocket-pen/products/esterbrook-jr-pocket-pen-paradise-collection">Esterbrook JR Paradise pen in ORANGE </a>(I know, I can't believe I'm giving it away, either), some <a href="https://www.esterbrookpens.com/collections/jr-rocket-pen/products/esterbrook-jr-pocket-pen-paradise-collection-swag">Esterbrook swag like pins</a>, <a href="https://www.esterbrookpens.com/collections/esterbrook-vintage-logo-stamps">a stamp</a>, and an <a href="https://www.esterbrookpens.com/collections/ester-book-holder">Ester Book Holder</a>, and more! 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Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-28709617563954948272021-10-17T13:06:00.002-04:002021-10-17T13:06:37.582-04:00Esterbrook Aqua & Shimmer Aqua<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb1gVw67aE-q9CS2GosZMMO0N7qKcEdZJZm1s5GwjW4Zb5H8aiOMStEtSKVmfuC_8Gc6OU4nMaLti532PWwj6PlDlAGgHD9xYSX3OQstGXnqyViWIeRUfdwN0bIPHS4RU2qOW_4w0mCM/s1280/EsterAqua+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb1gVw67aE-q9CS2GosZMMO0N7qKcEdZJZm1s5GwjW4Zb5H8aiOMStEtSKVmfuC_8Gc6OU4nMaLti532PWwj6PlDlAGgHD9xYSX3OQstGXnqyViWIeRUfdwN0bIPHS4RU2qOW_4w0mCM/w640-h360/EsterAqua+Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Written Review</b></span><br /></p><p> </p><p>Esterbrook sent out a set of samples of their inks for review, and they'll be coming to the blog now that the inks are available to buy. As far as I know, these aren't limited or anything like that, and the ones I've tried are really good, so check them out. </p><p> </p><p>This pair is the first I'm reviewing, and I've really liked them. Aqua and Shimmer Aqua seem to be about the same color, and it's a really nice blue. </p><p> </p><p>The shimmer compliments the ink, and doesn't generally overpower the color of the ink. Sometimes you'll see much more shimmer than otherwise, but that's pretty normal for a shimmering ink. Lots of things make a difference to that performance including how open your feed channels are, the size and wetness of your nib, whether you've shaken or rolled the pen before/during writing, and other factors about the ink itself. As with all shimmers, I'd keep them in something you can take apart easily for cleaning if you're someone who wants to keep the shimmer particles from showing up in your next ink fill. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb2Wl-CAUjhs71kZra9_hS2_bvmwteIXlHYguYxgoUrn0RrP-905X8wjUQqnLS_rkMUsMJkna9ePmPg629MO6ANFRHnZ1blrslo5UY-AJkaq6Xj1UmF5QYffyVdO1J1Lrq1MJheng9gI/s2048/EsterAqua.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb2Wl-CAUjhs71kZra9_hS2_bvmwteIXlHYguYxgoUrn0RrP-905X8wjUQqnLS_rkMUsMJkna9ePmPg629MO6ANFRHnZ1blrslo5UY-AJkaq6Xj1UmF5QYffyVdO1J1Lrq1MJheng9gI/s16000/EsterAqua.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Close Ups</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEtXAtGaJ0gGCdxnao-2sNB8x4RpT0zS-fwpvjAbCl6VegqYFnS2myS2BAPat0wMmHjv6rvOSdh2k_1_B1oAJA6ZyMqJrqYNDVF4Z82koZE9zz_tmyVG-6a6quW7UuAh8t7_OnoIKsMA/s2048/EsterAqua-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2048" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEtXAtGaJ0gGCdxnao-2sNB8x4RpT0zS-fwpvjAbCl6VegqYFnS2myS2BAPat0wMmHjv6rvOSdh2k_1_B1oAJA6ZyMqJrqYNDVF4Z82koZE9zz_tmyVG-6a6quW7UuAh8t7_OnoIKsMA/w640-h382/EsterAqua-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYrgSsaXlL-m01-yyBgUKrs6f5miq6cUZPso9H2n7tWYKPfxXxY-L8UJNMnH3QPHAIgwk2pLEEj_e3dussa7ugvbg8LwnCShd9N1pvXy1woqE3KnSfVl3B-afD0IQAm7Si5z66S0BWVA/s2048/EsterAqua-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYrgSsaXlL-m01-yyBgUKrs6f5miq6cUZPso9H2n7tWYKPfxXxY-L8UJNMnH3QPHAIgwk2pLEEj_e3dussa7ugvbg8LwnCShd9N1pvXy1woqE3KnSfVl3B-afD0IQAm7Si5z66S0BWVA/w640-h326/EsterAqua-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFB0Co8ZLg65WPvI6NBd53egO5D_g4kzkUKRhVvVoAN_al_DWLiYFzaC8tPF5PbylsGqAqeoyLSGOMINPDSeQjqTVgdCf1hQr4VhE6evm1MPTr7LFKn_-HgRTKEEqOfzcJ-Hv8qUYElA/s1361/EsterAqua-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1361" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFB0Co8ZLg65WPvI6NBd53egO5D_g4kzkUKRhVvVoAN_al_DWLiYFzaC8tPF5PbylsGqAqeoyLSGOMINPDSeQjqTVgdCf1hQr4VhE6evm1MPTr7LFKn_-HgRTKEEqOfzcJ-Hv8qUYElA/w640-h420/EsterAqua-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The price is a little high, I think. I like these inks, but that price puts them above the "impulse buy the whole set" level for me. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Bottle</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><p>A good, usable bottle shape and size that reminds me of the shape used by many German ink brands. I don't know of any that come in 50ml sizes, though, so it may just be a resemblance. There's no indication on the bottle as to where the ink is made. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_ASUpdIKxwvzK7mOQaRrdJcZ0ghZjwFZx3XGLtQD56Jua3zVu-3G3XjggRSYIxvg-JabPy4lAosWj0d1-xqUnz9nseXvW2qUPHHkkVG4hZhqRbxWOGn-cXY7PIY2MhMcP0iAjuaq3QU/s2048/EsterAqua-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_ASUpdIKxwvzK7mOQaRrdJcZ0ghZjwFZx3XGLtQD56Jua3zVu-3G3XjggRSYIxvg-JabPy4lAosWj0d1-xqUnz9nseXvW2qUPHHkkVG4hZhqRbxWOGn-cXY7PIY2MhMcP0iAjuaq3QU/w640-h454/EsterAqua-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Water Resistance?</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><br /></p><p>Water resistance is pretty low. There are some bits of line and dot left over, and you might be able to recover your work if you spill coffee on your page, but it'll take some doing. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bYl1T7W9QIV7K1MxXw8ZfoZ8u1rDU2Eh-Ydm-QUWimDiH1OzpKIvEMz_j-rEK5hZSNo04WO2S84vDpyk2SJsh-_wNvN-VWjxXTNJcUvRoavVC3TUZ_dq4T4n6y2a-qnJGu2sGwz5HqE/s1102/EsterAqua-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1102" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bYl1T7W9QIV7K1MxXw8ZfoZ8u1rDU2Eh-Ydm-QUWimDiH1OzpKIvEMz_j-rEK5hZSNo04WO2S84vDpyk2SJsh-_wNvN-VWjxXTNJcUvRoavVC3TUZ_dq4T4n6y2a-qnJGu2sGwz5HqE/w640-h494/EsterAqua-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Chromatography</b></span><br /></p><p> </p><p>Beautiful chromatography on this. Reminds me of a violet's flower petal. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl-edfj6R5c4qDiUlF9Bke8usFt8cuPrFqJoO64wyiO0tJuNQZq7wWbsC-xmAgjRRlT2yrrLdGbsY5_DVTIh7NkMyVl5Sva0Z3hYNPzQjUd1yPWZ0dy6LOUyvvuD_4g2iUfJmS00VqS4/s2808/EsterAqua-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="2808" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl-edfj6R5c4qDiUlF9Bke8usFt8cuPrFqJoO64wyiO0tJuNQZq7wWbsC-xmAgjRRlT2yrrLdGbsY5_DVTIh7NkMyVl5Sva0Z3hYNPzQjUd1yPWZ0dy6LOUyvvuD_4g2iUfJmS00VqS4/w640-h188/EsterAqua-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Copy Paper Test</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lvpgBVXL0RT9L514il2bCJNdBr0QUwv6N4_nBFNQhe_ousYptf5dzgFVsXx0caPUGUh0nPXQylRf20lJP4ut0B45ilik2FxZaP65xIemPcWjCfSkomnAdNr11WqsTOGp-7c9_VWjArQ/s3458/EsterAqua-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="3458" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lvpgBVXL0RT9L514il2bCJNdBr0QUwv6N4_nBFNQhe_ousYptf5dzgFVsXx0caPUGUh0nPXQylRf20lJP4ut0B45ilik2FxZaP65xIemPcWjCfSkomnAdNr11WqsTOGp-7c9_VWjArQ/w640-h162/EsterAqua-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>There was some mind bleed on the copy paper. Mostly dots from where I paused or ended a letter. That's pretty good for this kind of paper.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMJ_cX0s5rr1mMYX1d5PLCrJiwRozfYyMPZEZgTuvz_C65SApt22CMRPyH2H7H0Xuvt0v300eJI_mfKMMgKABaqNaDXUJEuvgsa4oSZqTYAPlMR5W5Cev15aimzvTax5lPlLCoYuYBi0/s3228/EsterAqua-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="3228" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMJ_cX0s5rr1mMYX1d5PLCrJiwRozfYyMPZEZgTuvz_C65SApt22CMRPyH2H7H0Xuvt0v300eJI_mfKMMgKABaqNaDXUJEuvgsa4oSZqTYAPlMR5W5Cev15aimzvTax5lPlLCoYuYBi0/w640-h162/EsterAqua-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River Ink Journal</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlhvgnlA9xjsprwCHbtThDc_M5pPbFvfIAKPmbdK686jrXpGruNtPB100xx34RJ5Fm-KpcHowHMqQKZAl59UOXaHH4FyK65jXrixzDqa1SZuUg9ptGZw52WfSzU7KQRqFpE_gmYkWf38/s1897/EsterAqua-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="1897" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlhvgnlA9xjsprwCHbtThDc_M5pPbFvfIAKPmbdK686jrXpGruNtPB100xx34RJ5Fm-KpcHowHMqQKZAl59UOXaHH4FyK65jXrixzDqa1SZuUg9ptGZw52WfSzU7KQRqFpE_gmYkWf38/w640-h142/EsterAqua-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Beautiful. I really like this shade.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MfuK2CxMouf4olJh_urifC4NpSfvdGe4rvves7Y7pVV8SylFwosFlkMR3Avo_X6BtZQ6pCwZFuWuypkSwRG6BhvQ3gEmvdNz6O4g88N4sBv7_ZJEVxPEkkqzng15rs9FOTXkQKVSI1U/s1873/EsterAqua-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="1873" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MfuK2CxMouf4olJh_urifC4NpSfvdGe4rvves7Y7pVV8SylFwosFlkMR3Avo_X6BtZQ6pCwZFuWuypkSwRG6BhvQ3gEmvdNz6O4g88N4sBv7_ZJEVxPEkkqzng15rs9FOTXkQKVSI1U/w640-h150/EsterAqua-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Inky Fingers (Wheat Straw Paper)</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxjwNYlMUfcqC85ht3SekgUwxlipCWrjVJputrZvFEcOXWX4S8GlMK2X0W2hIbNG8Srs4Nn_B1BOZ43cH1L_jtax5V8kZ0X_z-4s0A9NKWkb33T_su6tvzk7n-DfmenWca_Xr6V82ejY/s2002/EsterAqua-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="2002" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxjwNYlMUfcqC85ht3SekgUwxlipCWrjVJputrZvFEcOXWX4S8GlMK2X0W2hIbNG8Srs4Nn_B1BOZ43cH1L_jtax5V8kZ0X_z-4s0A9NKWkb33T_su6tvzk7n-DfmenWca_Xr6V82ejY/w640-h300/EsterAqua-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8jy5TvEwPQGLzS65Nn7i8mTyuWkSDtr2oxeyXYD6ALtBmELNej1RvypTv8aoXTJnKydX_fANZESevP_ivghkB43uuTpu0LQoiafqRJ4FzUYA5GKg9pQfQWxTSyy6UILibygGtaFwldw/s1949/EsterAqua-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1949" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8jy5TvEwPQGLzS65Nn7i8mTyuWkSDtr2oxeyXYD6ALtBmELNej1RvypTv8aoXTJnKydX_fANZESevP_ivghkB43uuTpu0LQoiafqRJ4FzUYA5GKg9pQfQWxTSyy6UILibygGtaFwldw/w640-h294/EsterAqua-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Color Comparisons</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Video Review</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="373" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zfcftR5lYw" width="502" youtube-src-id="-zfcftR5lYw"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>**As mentioned at the top of the post, these ink samples were sent out for review by Kenro, the owners of the Esterbrook brand. That doesn't change my reviewing in any way I'm aware of.**<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-24846858566279770242021-10-17T12:48:00.004-04:002021-10-17T13:06:57.173-04:00ST Dupont Line D Guilloche Large Fountain Pens!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDclHonkJeTs03hZjrNw_kRg_21ZB-yHMWHT7s5d1sduvfVJBWB5jzOkRWU2Lq2XQ42emWHKXiAaDVupD-rIg6pGtqBx1ISMW7Muld3WbP-IKvG9-dRlmCwojMcYIO041yvvTg3myELvQ/s1280/STD+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDclHonkJeTs03hZjrNw_kRg_21ZB-yHMWHT7s5d1sduvfVJBWB5jzOkRWU2Lq2XQ42emWHKXiAaDVupD-rIg6pGtqBx1ISMW7Muld3WbP-IKvG9-dRlmCwojMcYIO041yvvTg3myELvQ/s16000/STD+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p>Confession time: I started this post in May. Somehow I just never hit the "publish" button. </p><p>These ST Dupont Guilloche pens were sent out for me to review by Coles of London. The short version is that they're really fantastic pens. Their feelis excellent, the nibs are excellent, and that guilloche finish is next level. It's got a depth that you really want to watch the video to see. Since I made this video for my YouTube channel they have released other colors including a very popular lavender color that I know people love.<br /></p><p> </p><p>**They are lacquered with some sort of "natural lacquer" which Audrey reacted to a little bit. She's very sensitive to any sort of urushi, so this won't bother you if you don't have any sensitivity to that kind of thing.**<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WOAHWdvHXUg" width="488" youtube-src-id="WOAHWdvHXUg"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-53230931692963065262021-07-30T15:45:00.003-04:002021-07-30T15:47:08.748-04:00How To Pen Show<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN2rDU8pF7DjNXflcuacnRhoCksTZ-RmOCIMdWXHGbgO9rOhixM-XSXwAG7K3ldPNWSqiTuFa0FgYJC_cU7mEuOU-s9cjdORMJyB_oD6Q_XgHqyp79QF5u9ujGNLuQJtz5o7krhwa4NI/s1280/HowToPenShowCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN2rDU8pF7DjNXflcuacnRhoCksTZ-RmOCIMdWXHGbgO9rOhixM-XSXwAG7K3ldPNWSqiTuFa0FgYJC_cU7mEuOU-s9cjdORMJyB_oD6Q_XgHqyp79QF5u9ujGNLuQJtz5o7krhwa4NI/s16000/HowToPenShowCover.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>One of the things I've been thinking about for a long while is starting a How To series of videos over on my YouTube channel. They'd cover basic things like "What are the parts of a Fountain Pen?" or "How do I fill this thing now that I have it?" With a series of big pen shows coming up soon, though, a friend asked me if I have a video about Pen Shows. I have lots of videos about pen shows! Just...not a How To Pen Show. So I made one of those. You'll find it at the bottom of this post. </p><p> </p><p>But, really, it would also be a good idea to have a blog post about it with the same advice. Well, here it is! </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Before the Show:</span></b></span></p><p> </p><p>A little preparation can go a long way when you're getting ready for an event. If you haven't been to a show before, then you might not have much idea what you're getting into. Watching some of my pen show live streams from past years might help out with this, but so will: </p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Making Lists!</span></b></span></p><p> </p><p>Yep. Use that stationery. Make some lists. Get your mind settled on some paper so that when you get to a show, and get overwhelmed by the variety of things you'll see, you have past-you's calm reflection to lean on. </p><p> </p><p>A list of things to buy: </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stuff you're sure you want to find. </li><li>Nibs you want to get ground. (Do this first thing!)</li><li>Pens you want to have fixed. </li></ul><p>A list of Things to Try</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Things you've heard about or seen online, but you think they really need to be held. There are lots of pens like this. Pilot Vanishing Points, for example, are great pens, but they don't work for everyone. Maybe something looks too heavy or too light in videos or pictures. Find it. Hold it. Try it out. Figure out if it's for you. </li></ul><p>A list of People to Meet</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pen shows have pens, but they're really about people. Meeting and talking to fellow pen nerds is something that most of us don't really get to do all that often, but pen shows are the perfect time for that. </li><li>Some of your favorite bloggers and others in the community will be around pen shows, and we love to meet people who have appreciated our work. </li></ul><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbPj8sy8fcTE5hm5tJnUDgH9pBMbx8UOB9M-e9Y9kg7JLf-NI9CdcDNMaDA1UZCw7JMqApPupXPo7s9JDYNgQtfupwZjlMc-YsUvxwBsvfe1Jldgwb0pEO30g9mhGlZds6dP_fv89Fi4/s2048/BWIPS18-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbPj8sy8fcTE5hm5tJnUDgH9pBMbx8UOB9M-e9Y9kg7JLf-NI9CdcDNMaDA1UZCw7JMqApPupXPo7s9JDYNgQtfupwZjlMc-YsUvxwBsvfe1Jldgwb0pEO30g9mhGlZds6dP_fv89Fi4/w640-h360/BWIPS18-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Prepare!</span> </b></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Get snacks. Have a water bottle. Keep your body fueled!</li><li>Wear shoes you can walk and stand in for long periods. </li><ul><li>Most shows don't have a lot of seating around the show, so you're going to be standing or walking a ways to find a seat. Don't ruin your feet. </li></ul><li>Have an appropriate bag. </li><ul><li>You don't want anything too bulky, but you do want to be able to carry some stuff with you without making constant trips to your room or your car to drop things off or grab things to show to people. </li><li>I'd recommend a small backpack or a slim messenger. <br /></li></ul><li> Bring your own paper. </li><ul><li>You'll want to try out pens and inks on papers that you know. Vendors will have some paper, but it might not be like what you usually use, so bring your own to make sure. </li></ul><li>Make a budget.</li><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Or not. That's up to you. </li></ul><li>Bring some cash. </li><ul><li>Not every vendor can take a card or PayPal.</li><li>Cash lets you know what you've spent if you have a budget. </li></ul></ul><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At the Show:</span></b></span></p><p> </p><p>*Hydrate!</p><p>*Eat a snack!</p><p>*Take care of yourself!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbFggn6saQXPUmLU5wIshVgWrsEaFcShwF0bUNu64VhHd1RXuR10AYFAP8TXXAOq16Vfc7wIcETq6xJf9heVHDgCx3beTYVcfrxf1PCo304_CAHxCFl-zH3Lju4CpNsFPjClKAKZVkPM/s2048/BWIPS18-1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbFggn6saQXPUmLU5wIshVgWrsEaFcShwF0bUNu64VhHd1RXuR10AYFAP8TXXAOq16Vfc7wIcETq6xJf9heVHDgCx3beTYVcfrxf1PCo304_CAHxCFl-zH3Lju4CpNsFPjClKAKZVkPM/w640-h454/BWIPS18-1-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Be Polite:</span></b></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Give people room.</li><li>Be aware of your space. <br /></li><li>Ask before you touch things. Don't be Grabby Hands. </li></ul><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Ask Questions:</span></b></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Vendors know stuff. </li><li>Most of them want to tell you about their goods. </li><li>You'll be happier if you know more about what you're getting. </li><li>You'll avoid buyer's remorse. </li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLZqPhJUhADumfE_V_wEQQAgYPucNL1WPHJTvQU1RdLT54RkXi4S8-qFXbsHimezeL1RliodVRVOOFQGrxRqX3_DzUt1gAy47w3E14UfcaufleicdFtq14m9dHrzclhLc0nl1KRAzXYc/s2048/BWIPS18-1-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLZqPhJUhADumfE_V_wEQQAgYPucNL1WPHJTvQU1RdLT54RkXi4S8-qFXbsHimezeL1RliodVRVOOFQGrxRqX3_DzUt1gAy47w3E14UfcaufleicdFtq14m9dHrzclhLc0nl1KRAzXYc/w640-h360/BWIPS18-1-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Should I Buy It Now?</b></span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Modern pens from an authorized vendor?</li><ul><li>Mostly you can take a lap and come back. Prices will be about the same between vendors, but some might be other colors and nib sizes. </li></ul><li>Small Maker pens and goods: </li><ul><li>Lots of their products are one of a kind. If you find something that really calls to you, and you take a lap, it might well be gone when you get back. </li><li>This is a bit of a double-edged sword. You can be happy that it went to a loving home and you saved the money on it to spend on another thing. Or you might be really sad about the one that got away. I've experienced it both ways, so know yourself. </li></ul><li>Vintage Pens:</li><ul><li>This really depends. Is it vintage and common? You can probably take a lap and find something like it again. Is it really rare and something you've been looking for? Is it a great price? Probably snag that thing.</li></ul></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4NRYfBmskfFnUPM2qbvZ_Dq8bWRgyvaSejFbFixLOTN6qdPJ1h-V9tMJOwqBlda-ySzmfRvuJqRyFt0y9XINBjSBfsUeEMNbAxhoTGWQiqvma_KCZVjRdIV7UB3nzt4HxzTR4-4uotQ/s2048/BWIPS18-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4NRYfBmskfFnUPM2qbvZ_Dq8bWRgyvaSejFbFixLOTN6qdPJ1h-V9tMJOwqBlda-ySzmfRvuJqRyFt0y9XINBjSBfsUeEMNbAxhoTGWQiqvma_KCZVjRdIV7UB3nzt4HxzTR4-4uotQ/w640-h361/BWIPS18-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">After Hours:</span></b></span></p><p> Hang out with people. Make a new friend. We might all be strangers, but we've got at least one thing in common. </p><p><br /></p><p>Show them what you've got. Look at what they've got! Try out some things you wouldn't be able to otherwise. </p><p> </p><p>Pen people are generally very happy to share their pens with you so that you can try them out and see what it's like to write with something exotic or unusual. Just remember the Grabby Hands rule. Ask before you grab. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Pen shows are fun. Seeing new things, meeting new people.I hope this little guide has been helpful. Check out the associated video below.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="403" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DWT9YL4nFy8" width="560" youtube-src-id="DWT9YL4nFy8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-76116286328216024522021-07-27T17:11:00.003-04:002021-07-27T17:11:16.533-04:00Energel's New Clothes: The Kuro<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78SklilkeKCxF5EbObKFoe9yA1BikRxpIOtO8aS5Pj-T0NGx-t_D9cd6uarqAOnhK0mgjmaGeQrWUO3HMTybHPXkkSGM_E3UVgm1dfeA8_gDEJ8J8LVgIOcnKF0QoneodaRNzDZBJi60/s1280/Kuro+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78SklilkeKCxF5EbObKFoe9yA1BikRxpIOtO8aS5Pj-T0NGx-t_D9cd6uarqAOnhK0mgjmaGeQrWUO3HMTybHPXkkSGM_E3UVgm1dfeA8_gDEJ8J8LVgIOcnKF0QoneodaRNzDZBJi60/s16000/Kuro+Cover.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />I've always liked the EnerGel pens from Pentel. They're very good gel pens, with really good inks. Their most common body style here in the USA are the silver ones in the photo below. They're a really comfortable body, with a good grip to them, but they're not the most professional looking things available. Now, I'm a college professor. No one expects us to use a particular pen or ink color, but I've heard from others that they don't feel super comfortable pulling out a big sliver-and-color pen to take notes in a meeting. <p></p><p>The other two styles shown in that image are better in taht way. The blue one looks a lot like a Pilot G2, and no one blinks at those. The black one has sort of a Bic Stic vibe to it with the very subdued look. They're just not all that comfortable to use for long periods because the grip is just hard plastic. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU7w_zsRHHr_axQtOpAPnKKgTceKI8ymo2s28ksx6-60ml4HTv7JgfAgFk2IR0gM14LLvgA3hHZbKXcf3fVnLdAl52xvfpgrQsafSRqKnDzjH7yUAXkkKRoSA2zv16KNR5sxI-QSMx9I/s2048/kuros1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU7w_zsRHHr_axQtOpAPnKKgTceKI8ymo2s28ksx6-60ml4HTv7JgfAgFk2IR0gM14LLvgA3hHZbKXcf3fVnLdAl52xvfpgrQsafSRqKnDzjH7yUAXkkKRoSA2zv16KNR5sxI-QSMx9I/s16000/kuros1-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Enter the EnerGel Kuro! Kuro is the Japanese word for generic black, and that's mostly what this pen is. It's a matte barrel with a few ridges, and it has an almost rubbery feel to it. The back of the pack says that it's latex-free, though, so no worries about that if you have an allergy to it. </p><p>They are slimmer than the usual EnerGel pens with a diameter of 9.4mm as opposed to 10.6mm. You can really feel that missing millimeter, and that's my only worry about this model. My hands are larger than average, and I usually want a thicker pen when I can get one. It remains to be seen if I can use these for long stretches without some hand cramping. I think they'll be fine, but that's my only gripe about them. <br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie14Y-l2W7GXVv-xqNRyR0d2iwChBWogTfmgHi60s53n59M2EjGGkeQHGMjvT-c86B2fwGrk8M3_TuqPhBCHsHTCPpIK3_1BUOWNSoGvOj11nfuqamGYK6XMpCIZadsp6idkcMR9SGgNU/s2048/kuros-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie14Y-l2W7GXVv-xqNRyR0d2iwChBWogTfmgHi60s53n59M2EjGGkeQHGMjvT-c86B2fwGrk8M3_TuqPhBCHsHTCPpIK3_1BUOWNSoGvOj11nfuqamGYK6XMpCIZadsp6idkcMR9SGgNU/s16000/kuros-3.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>So, how is that ink?<br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nDOtbSdp5Jz4Z9iFQxtSKkucpUfmbTAOSKHdqslyn6ADXcmYuZcT6e_WlWLIgXB-x2u4gT91wVvn9eNUz3H_cVdIUa5U4UjDDyr1VYq6_NSg_WUrVEzuVGPSKXQCXk33Hpk02QtW_QE/s2048/kuros-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nDOtbSdp5Jz4Z9iFQxtSKkucpUfmbTAOSKHdqslyn6ADXcmYuZcT6e_WlWLIgXB-x2u4gT91wVvn9eNUz3H_cVdIUa5U4UjDDyr1VYq6_NSg_WUrVEzuVGPSKXQCXk33Hpk02QtW_QE/s16000/kuros-2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Frankly, it's great. It dries fast and it's extra vivid. Gel inks usually have more pop to them than other stick-pen inks, but EnerGel really does a great job. While I love my Sarasa pens, I think EnerGel beats them on vibrancy. </p><p>These refills are the same ones that you'll find in the regular line of EnerGels, though, so <br /></p><p>Check out my video below, and subscribe to the channel for stationery stuff! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IOyCs2nTYo" width="476" youtube-src-id="5IOyCs2nTYo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-82392803465665466642021-06-08T22:13:00.004-04:002021-06-08T22:20:08.345-04:00St. Louis Pen Show 2021 Ink: KWZ's Meet me in St. Louis "Forest Park Green"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9m1hE4lTRskUoQ4R7bL6GTsp5n8XAqbzqwbR9QwYWvQYF-9x_9crXQ8IOBo1bebf_fQb2kz4KLh_d0kFWXkILBI7Hv9_snm9R3wIvWG2kGAikH8j9oA30Q9BPRh6GEbOgLhRUVuX-tg/s1280/ForestPark+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9m1hE4lTRskUoQ4R7bL6GTsp5n8XAqbzqwbR9QwYWvQYF-9x_9crXQ8IOBo1bebf_fQb2kz4KLh_d0kFWXkILBI7Hv9_snm9R3wIvWG2kGAikH8j9oA30Q9BPRh6GEbOgLhRUVuX-tg/w640-h360/ForestPark+Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The St. Louis Pen Show has sent me a sample of their show ink to review every year, and it's always been pretty cool. I think this is my favorite one yet. Thanks, Ken! </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>A bright, planty green, Forest Park fills the niche in my col-o-dex that isn't occupied by very many other inks. As you'll see at the bottom of the page, I didn't find many inks that were close. A couple more have been suggested to me in YouTube comments, but none have the combination of features that this ink has. They're darker, lighter, sheeny, yellow-y. This one is a pure green. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, it's only available for three weekends this month at the St. Louis Pen Show. That show is online, though, and they're going to spread the ink supply out over the duration, so you should be able to get a bottle if you want one. And at $18 for 60ml, it's fairly priced. It does smell a bit of vanilla, but not too much, and the smell doesn't linger. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Written Review</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWtC5h1mUCajnJJDEytyIv8JunJlRZR3TCruRs_TfgyONMKLnDZf4lcVCPAtDziqVdduHLzWuYV_DEE9G_e2kolNkhOjIBXM669uQJStcDEzMhZNufwufIOC_0ik33PB6qStiuKFpP9w/s2048/ForeestPark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2048" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWtC5h1mUCajnJJDEytyIv8JunJlRZR3TCruRs_TfgyONMKLnDZf4lcVCPAtDziqVdduHLzWuYV_DEE9G_e2kolNkhOjIBXM669uQJStcDEzMhZNufwufIOC_0ik33PB6qStiuKFpP9w/w640-h588/ForeestPark.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Close Ups</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2626" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvX_ilvbP_1n178Is5Wcxt5jn3W0PAD6to5dj20NU6dk4J6nLhlQnnTH9DqgLoB2LxIwupgcefUEeQ7W1L95_RjLcPcp-v1ehKUA5_nkjD1V76cdaFPXiUGM7OPVlOKERKcp3W5-iCvk/w640-h292/ForeestPark-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Water Test</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It's...not waterproof at all. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-65d-tngUeRRKT_dCNK0XAHUIhcSJHURxrz64qqRIMJAxaSGye3-woIx7JPb_ecUsZ9hdPzAqtMyDKU-vRG0yaT4CdOr2T-vdTtr3LCxFF-fwKRGekrQBU5W9Yq-AJ6zKcITgw5Put9k/s1773/ForeestPark-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1773" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-65d-tngUeRRKT_dCNK0XAHUIhcSJHURxrz64qqRIMJAxaSGye3-woIx7JPb_ecUsZ9hdPzAqtMyDKU-vRG0yaT4CdOr2T-vdTtr3LCxFF-fwKRGekrQBU5W9Yq-AJ6zKcITgw5Put9k/w640-h574/ForeestPark-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Chromatography</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1oMgmfWh8joGJG1IJ3yDaXlOAIEby6n_FtiKXCrxntMJX5PWm3oT2ANA4Yp4lo4qSYQJ8_cVo8h6va_qUNe8WMBnKUii_qG1FZ4_M1u0ibN3A6c2yZbkcdEsEIZTzO32zyNr3pVu0A4/s3384/ForeestPark-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="3384" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1oMgmfWh8joGJG1IJ3yDaXlOAIEby6n_FtiKXCrxntMJX5PWm3oT2ANA4Yp4lo4qSYQJ8_cVo8h6va_qUNe8WMBnKUii_qG1FZ4_M1u0ibN3A6c2yZbkcdEsEIZTzO32zyNr3pVu0A4/w640-h176/ForeestPark-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Video Review:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Drop a like on this video, and subscribe if you want to see more pens, inks, and papers in action. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="329" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2AwEZin4kZI" width="485" youtube-src-id="2AwEZin4kZI"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Color Comparisons</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You might also check out <a href="https://mountainofink.com/blog/ink-review-diamine-kelly-green" target="_blank">Diamine Kelly Green</a> (though it's much more yellow), and <a href="http://www.inkdependence.com/2018/05/j-herbin-lierre-sauvage.html" target="_blank">J. Herbin Lierre Sauvage</a> (though it's more saturated). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0qWjU7O03heIq7I3gzBM7vowKBkxsIXmTIJCWKpLXfRetrhwngkrQD_XjJUBpieoEeCbRFL55zsLRtbSR2TDl1KgX7GpUDo-2dI0hGhys5PW5vtQRtLi2CQlrYIInKhCif6qiJ_aVhc/s2048/ForeestPark-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="2048" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0qWjU7O03heIq7I3gzBM7vowKBkxsIXmTIJCWKpLXfRetrhwngkrQD_XjJUBpieoEeCbRFL55zsLRtbSR2TDl1KgX7GpUDo-2dI0hGhys5PW5vtQRtLi2CQlrYIInKhCif6qiJ_aVhc/w640-h406/ForeestPark-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAUKmrzHKZcxqwtUjquAtq-MvRG1pMmVUIkoJXIvFe9Wqj9r6XT4OTn293m-Nl2NZR1n729fzQtzOZW4F6GagFpIoCuiY1C-3WAEpi2moiyY6UOte4nMzAyca7rnBf-tcXILxsnkJrns/s2624/ForeestPark-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="2624" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAUKmrzHKZcxqwtUjquAtq-MvRG1pMmVUIkoJXIvFe9Wqj9r6XT4OTn293m-Nl2NZR1n729fzQtzOZW4F6GagFpIoCuiY1C-3WAEpi2moiyY6UOte4nMzAyca7rnBf-tcXILxsnkJrns/w640-h292/ForeestPark-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-25860413713464883292021-05-31T00:43:00.002-04:002021-05-31T00:43:43.684-04:00Diplomat Deep Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRQ4DPp1792_FFkTU1NanuHS2k9W0d7oM19UZ-IcS6oT-JTyWsuw6YeyODYSB4Lot7tyriDhBiK4sXn7ikVtAYXe8ehObGHqoV6ETAMszaKrGadDruE9j3XBZRftNDmPzCLTRwtwsZis/s1280/Diplomat+DeepGreen+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRQ4DPp1792_FFkTU1NanuHS2k9W0d7oM19UZ-IcS6oT-JTyWsuw6YeyODYSB4Lot7tyriDhBiK4sXn7ikVtAYXe8ehObGHqoV6ETAMszaKrGadDruE9j3XBZRftNDmPzCLTRwtwsZis/s16000/Diplomat+DeepGreen+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been a fan of Diplomat pens for the last several years. I did my first review on a Diplomat Traveller in December of 2013. It was a fine pen. Then the first Diplomat Aero in 2016. I maaaay have accumulated a few more Aeros and other Diplomats since that time. So, when I heard that they were making a line of inks, I had to get some. </div><div><br /></div><div>I reached out to <a href="https://www.dromgooles.com/diplomat-bottled-ink-deep-green-30ml.html" target="_blank">Dromgoole's in Houston, TX</a> and they sent me a few bottles to review. Thanks, Dromgoole's! </div><div><br /></div><div>So far, I've used three of the 7 inks that were sent to me, and they've all been different from one another. This one runs really wet. Another is quite dry. Another is very medium and erasable. It may be a brand about which you can't make generalizations, and that's fine I suppose. The performance of this ink is sort of all over the place, though. Look below to see what I mean. It bleeds and feathers where it shouldn't, but when you get it on the right papers it's really good. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bottles say that the ink is made by <a href="https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/products/writing-ink-and-fountain-pen-ink/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Octopus Fluids</a> in Germany. I think it's cool to know that sort of thing, and I wish more brands would be upfront about their sources. I'm not familiar with Octopus Fluids, but I do like a cephalopod, so that's cool with me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Written Review:</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHad-8-5KhCoFZ5a4crgCeLvxVfijA3ClYeyB9rmH8NmtHDUbdnE4ZqNSD8X8ar-Mj9hX5DrAAOlBHgfy7wjyiRkHOq664BYZt4y_4WPe-xbcyDoaGvX7r6RQjbZmspmIkUNQ6sS7HKXU/s2048/DeepGreen-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHad-8-5KhCoFZ5a4crgCeLvxVfijA3ClYeyB9rmH8NmtHDUbdnE4ZqNSD8X8ar-Mj9hX5DrAAOlBHgfy7wjyiRkHOq664BYZt4y_4WPe-xbcyDoaGvX7r6RQjbZmspmIkUNQ6sS7HKXU/s16000/DeepGreen-2.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Video Review:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="343" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/07vZIWGOmBw" width="484" youtube-src-id="07vZIWGOmBw"></iframe></div><br /><div>If you like videos about ink and pens, subscribe to my channel at YouTube and tell a friend! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Close Ups:</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3xLlKZ-UjeXIlc0rSpydebNuKOadEB2-DE8RuxWt8yAlNVycTYDd3QRYLFc3JVoTLjcKrHP7szfvAIdGBHmkuZzjVq4neN8zdTOQmnh-YJMeK80j9tHeSn1hkCQ3YWABZYitv6F49-A/s1692/DeepGreen-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1692" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3xLlKZ-UjeXIlc0rSpydebNuKOadEB2-DE8RuxWt8yAlNVycTYDd3QRYLFc3JVoTLjcKrHP7szfvAIdGBHmkuZzjVq4neN8zdTOQmnh-YJMeK80j9tHeSn1hkCQ3YWABZYitv6F49-A/s16000/DeepGreen-3.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see some feathering here on Rhodia. That's odd, for sure. But wait until you see how it works on some of the papers below. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RRSWMOeLU7p6sGob0Lv6TE88xnMXQvn-NHQlymcVZqKPHUx9ytwrK36ulQwto96CFM4SsMChyphenhyphenl6JGoZw5WZCP8KzwmR6oFOVn5LC811RbAjksrXlcqtoIbCz1XgQA-Ibl3JvoaJwQgI/s1642/DeepGreen-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RRSWMOeLU7p6sGob0Lv6TE88xnMXQvn-NHQlymcVZqKPHUx9ytwrK36ulQwto96CFM4SsMChyphenhyphenl6JGoZw5WZCP8KzwmR6oFOVn5LC811RbAjksrXlcqtoIbCz1XgQA-Ibl3JvoaJwQgI/s16000/DeepGreen-4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxjE23sMCa4xJ3FcPYX0Q6_iaGKLt0ZbtzDJR49J0C7yreHa5sT11AJ8He5Tc7UmyodqcFFY1AZjT3YPO9bmhn8CiJ1zvBAMOrOl0jcHAK1Hek4szBdygv4_WuX7khb233omGmSz31cc/s1915/DeepGreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1915" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxjE23sMCa4xJ3FcPYX0Q6_iaGKLt0ZbtzDJR49J0C7yreHa5sT11AJ8He5Tc7UmyodqcFFY1AZjT3YPO9bmhn8CiJ1zvBAMOrOl0jcHAK1Hek4szBdygv4_WuX7khb233omGmSz31cc/s16000/DeepGreen.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eWm0fVXCEVtvAyWpkdzKvlbeO3NRD41ygCWT-2ncUG8mvLsiibWOpCmeEE_u8h0r0zHdVIgxl4-C3fdha_3bdFObYtQbXCl6UhkW1qeatbh2UoJlqcOoXXkIvLF2bxYX1hWf7-Gcvew/s1228/DeepGreen-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eWm0fVXCEVtvAyWpkdzKvlbeO3NRD41ygCWT-2ncUG8mvLsiibWOpCmeEE_u8h0r0zHdVIgxl4-C3fdha_3bdFObYtQbXCl6UhkW1qeatbh2UoJlqcOoXXkIvLF2bxYX1hWf7-Gcvew/s16000/DeepGreen-5.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">20# Copy Paper:</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYewcgFbGuEAIZfIMc6DyaZfuUTzs4bTD_nLjHIlR8duS811Ud1N3GJjNy1mAFKL1GRwMxFCBPT-a29S-np5kP6lPGWAHMe6MMcu0scyPBQvTYHVUAUXIxWHJropg7lDRzcWKoY5715b0/s3893/DeepGreen-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="3893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYewcgFbGuEAIZfIMc6DyaZfuUTzs4bTD_nLjHIlR8duS811Ud1N3GJjNy1mAFKL1GRwMxFCBPT-a29S-np5kP6lPGWAHMe6MMcu0scyPBQvTYHVUAUXIxWHJropg7lDRzcWKoY5715b0/s16000/DeepGreen-7.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There's some feathering and a bit of bleeding on this copy paper, but not really much more than on Rhodia. That's weird. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bWln9iq4OTDwzCbP9eTUwgG0XuUihrSaXFLNd-pV10W35mReFuUkJsRUrVGOlX4I-eAcMz-mTx7QXCPYF5l4r_AmT3B4VJMJ7sGsgnldeIknMvjC-AKiXVLNi6tIgQo4RVLuTbl94ic/s3677/DeepGreen-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="3677" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bWln9iq4OTDwzCbP9eTUwgG0XuUihrSaXFLNd-pV10W35mReFuUkJsRUrVGOlX4I-eAcMz-mTx7QXCPYF5l4r_AmT3B4VJMJ7sGsgnldeIknMvjC-AKiXVLNi6tIgQo4RVLuTbl94ic/s16000/DeepGreen-8.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Inky Fingers Currently Inked Notebook:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>So we've seen feathering on Rhodia (a coated paper that doesn't usually absorb ink), and some feathering on some bad office copy paper. This wheat straw paper, though, has no issues at all with Deep Green. It looks great and it doesn't feather or bleed at all. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3CMWdfRondSutRdslf_8Td1bMC5QX2DgndhuxftWTcsb3qzsKcFOQXjlb1-XHwiKfnyoDk23uI41xVHvUQooNnYJ9INZcpygF3FD6kVHoidMZHHbVAU5C4IjrrmGof8LqFNdfSmfrtI/s2609/DeepGreen-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="2609" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3CMWdfRondSutRdslf_8Td1bMC5QX2DgndhuxftWTcsb3qzsKcFOQXjlb1-XHwiKfnyoDk23uI41xVHvUQooNnYJ9INZcpygF3FD6kVHoidMZHHbVAU5C4IjrrmGof8LqFNdfSmfrtI/s16000/DeepGreen-10.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomoe River Ink Journal:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>TR, of course, has no issues at all. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30OthwHaNd0G_AYLqA0_AXilyztlcKXSFCQsgCUzcNj2mukAlnHiAJXFFKaHgZEhMMCZKFkJEQQ09xt8z8iZSzasyzNutAik7K9TJ4vW8i-qnRhuDQQUsoy4i9EbVUF-rUys-E9yHx4k/s2477/DeepGreen-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="2477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30OthwHaNd0G_AYLqA0_AXilyztlcKXSFCQsgCUzcNj2mukAlnHiAJXFFKaHgZEhMMCZKFkJEQQ09xt8z8iZSzasyzNutAik7K9TJ4vW8i-qnRhuDQQUsoy4i9EbVUF-rUys-E9yHx4k/s16000/DeepGreen-11.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Water Test:</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm7HoBI0ki9LEvfkGBJNu992mRHDG3PbTxyO-g4oZF2HppuasxjAMFcZJBju8XnwXNozhaTCOBLPxUrj4EZLTC9xS9FKiRotWosTEnJn-gz2NS7RbYKoY3BEwLvIIYK2SA51pFwXIlEM/s1172/DeepGreen-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm7HoBI0ki9LEvfkGBJNu992mRHDG3PbTxyO-g4oZF2HppuasxjAMFcZJBju8XnwXNozhaTCOBLPxUrj4EZLTC9xS9FKiRotWosTEnJn-gz2NS7RbYKoY3BEwLvIIYK2SA51pFwXIlEM/w636-h640/DeepGreen-6.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That doesn't change what you're seeing here, and I don't think it affects my reviews. What you see is what I got. **</p><p></p></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-58884453669349615872021-05-27T23:04:00.002-04:002021-05-29T15:20:16.681-04:00Private Reserve's New Daphne Blue<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmdMOIfzItCb3NYAVRd2nlxwQ_UmiJxFfwgdzfIbpJ7FBbA1cAt-czQlWry_D72UAEEsa8S_TWPO6jwu47MI5o1xIxFwse4D1roe41aQh_iTWzgLeKoLDB5vdfyHs9AtSvW23M1N_L1U/s1280/Grandis+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmdMOIfzItCb3NYAVRd2nlxwQ_UmiJxFfwgdzfIbpJ7FBbA1cAt-czQlWry_D72UAEEsa8S_TWPO6jwu47MI5o1xIxFwse4D1roe41aQh_iTWzgLeKoLDB5vdfyHs9AtSvW23M1N_L1U/s16000/Grandis+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Private Reserve is an ink brand that I'm really familiar with. My first bottles of ink were Private Reserve. They were one of the only ink brands that I could get at the Paradise Pen stores in the Houston or Dallas Gallerias, and I have been using the inks since the 90s. I'd gone through bottles of Lake Placid Blue and a few others before I ever thought of blogging. <br /></p><p>The brand has changed hands a few times over the last several years, and it is now owned by <a href="http://yafa.com/" target="_blank">Yafa Brands</a>. So, when I heard that they were bringing back the Private Reserve inks, I reached out to them and they sent me a selection of PR inks to review.<b> So: Thanks Niv!</b> <br /></p><p>Private Reserve's Daphne Blue is a nice sky blue. I think it's a good color, though it's a little light for me. I think it's a bit on the wet side, and so this medium nib gave it a little too much freedom. It had a tendency to bleed and spread if it wasn't on good papers. And it did want to bleed a little on Rhodia, which was just strange. I don't have any particular reason why that would be. There weren't any problems on the wheat straw, Tomoe River, or other good papers I used. <br /></p><p>I've used the original Daphne, but only in cartridges, and they are much darker. I think they've lost some water, though, so the ink has concentrated and I can't really compare them. I do have a swatch of the original, and that'll be in the comparisons below. </p><p>One last thing. There was an issue with PR and "slime-in-the-bottle" a while back. It was a production issue with the previous owner, and Yafa says they've moved production to their "top of the line QC facility." Yafa makes good inks and stands behind them if there have been issues. I wouldn't worry. <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Written Review:</b></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7VL39oJDu_9hkSnhRST925I5Fb4_77f900911sOV5KNVz7oKHCHUqnEdeI1qbxhk725pvikMzjxYB_TKyqUhFnzYq5TK2HgVTjfnWseeHDKdwc5Gk9Yt3LmxsKvxOtIit26TdRohYsc/s2048/Daphne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7VL39oJDu_9hkSnhRST925I5Fb4_77f900911sOV5KNVz7oKHCHUqnEdeI1qbxhk725pvikMzjxYB_TKyqUhFnzYq5TK2HgVTjfnWseeHDKdwc5Gk9Yt3LmxsKvxOtIit26TdRohYsc/s16000/Daphne.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Close Ups:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="2671" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA_UX5USpP-PZhW8_7HwJkwOnR9Jgz5TrEiCoCnauX-KK20qG9REUT3ixxSOFMN7RWfFN9sR-e45DBSSrj_Pht7x93B87pvnFbgTIeflgDE6DlGHKf7y3ujV7kyjyeRZPQ-dvBcNNue0/s16000/Daphne-10.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Water Drop Test:</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVu-gMYSWRCGdHygKQDREYzDYpXxnZ1gds0NiiohpNFvzKdiQcF5F5uK7wQxdouRM1hiR_cVowIWmuqagVxtlThfnZLzc4ZamrlacjAaSxEz4KmFKaLW0WLx2NbO4lCyjFMIiO5niBQQ/s1130/Daphne-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVu-gMYSWRCGdHygKQDREYzDYpXxnZ1gds0NiiohpNFvzKdiQcF5F5uK7wQxdouRM1hiR_cVowIWmuqagVxtlThfnZLzc4ZamrlacjAaSxEz4KmFKaLW0WLx2NbO4lCyjFMIiO5niBQQ/s16000/Daphne-6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It looks like the original is lighter, but it's sometimes difficult to judge old swatches on different papers. I think we just have to take the new one as it is.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RZOEOl00CM8CMqMFR54G0_GnvJ-rKbNG58rccXFGzU_FFUQq9jdj8mpY6xYGy2OFbDpjKJwcm3pfKzy0aen9cMySwv5eV68rdipFpc7bjUbAna2e-wHudKjBy0b2ftr8NHhRmPeNIqU/s2048/Daphne-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RZOEOl00CM8CMqMFR54G0_GnvJ-rKbNG58rccXFGzU_FFUQq9jdj8mpY6xYGy2OFbDpjKJwcm3pfKzy0aen9cMySwv5eV68rdipFpc7bjUbAna2e-wHudKjBy0b2ftr8NHhRmPeNIqU/s16000/Daphne-12.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj5nzaYKU7aUY8XGIxn7sIfjfEdCtWykwSqLr9DLkIQ0A-8Gf3hB217U8d5-KRQjw6G8kYzLcg4MBJIsAslVnTudz4q1PxapXxNCxp0wGedT0C3EqejOYrDbFmCBWKCBMhRuJPJwYjAM/s2048/Daphne-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj5nzaYKU7aUY8XGIxn7sIfjfEdCtWykwSqLr9DLkIQ0A-8Gf3hB217U8d5-KRQjw6G8kYzLcg4MBJIsAslVnTudz4q1PxapXxNCxp0wGedT0C3EqejOYrDbFmCBWKCBMhRuJPJwYjAM/s16000/Daphne-13.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Sz1vmNHgkWlCM7ERiLBfJBf8M7L_5icqTOJE-0zq9i9C_wwp43H4o4b5wBtlyBxrgEs-zhqhOCGzV5Ep_kOqdVfPRQyLq0jepJuvl56uI3JsihFO7ZExE6l1NsE1LCIK8x46gPglTJk/s2048/Daphne-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Sz1vmNHgkWlCM7ERiLBfJBf8M7L_5icqTOJE-0zq9i9C_wwp43H4o4b5wBtlyBxrgEs-zhqhOCGzV5Ep_kOqdVfPRQyLq0jepJuvl56uI3JsihFO7ZExE6l1NsE1LCIK8x46gPglTJk/s16000/Daphne-14.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLzbuwux-fqHvTyNfqssETe4ccTkczdlGEIRct0ZNZth4PMvlD13TMQmXVOSrISxm7cjM9H8t7Xkw1AD1uDSmViFToZUHfExkMTzt9qsjm06DguBzFszLIR3VhC1dj1YXUagkHBaUQ6Y/s2048/Daphne-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLzbuwux-fqHvTyNfqssETe4ccTkczdlGEIRct0ZNZth4PMvlD13TMQmXVOSrISxm7cjM9H8t7Xkw1AD1uDSmViFToZUHfExkMTzt9qsjm06DguBzFszLIR3VhC1dj1YXUagkHBaUQ6Y/s16000/Daphne-15.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0Vh3Puxco0R10qm7rhmwKhzHgqu1qClalMVH1f-t4HHJbWHr-Fw0kTQSG6Ka66R_KH2bH19AbOfpfH4O5ZY2dsODP5QbfIosmqxvx3L8ttfMXPEFiQ7mo3RhWm3l8z6B-COW2vgjd7Y/s2048/Daphne-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0Vh3Puxco0R10qm7rhmwKhzHgqu1qClalMVH1f-t4HHJbWHr-Fw0kTQSG6Ka66R_KH2bH19AbOfpfH4O5ZY2dsODP5QbfIosmqxvx3L8ttfMXPEFiQ7mo3RhWm3l8z6B-COW2vgjd7Y/s16000/Daphne-16.jpg" /></a></div><br /> **This ink was provided for review by Yafa, the owners of the PR brand. That doesn't shape my review in any way I'm aware of. **<p></p></div>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359794112753298233.post-31501305725049138152021-05-17T14:29:00.001-04:002021-05-17T14:29:17.814-04:00Taccia Ukiyo-e Hokusai-Sabimidori<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWkpSXDc_UsF8a8tF8ry3YIXaZJuT-8n9QMJvrnYKrxAiZ6JVRtXnaFkjdEc4brvMnkcxey60GOijHmia2Od_XB8S7_bK2k9rgpY_IGWpxdIn7jIOtcJmTO7BrPG3YpSTb03JHub81eg/s1280/Sabimidori+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWkpSXDc_UsF8a8tF8ry3YIXaZJuT-8n9QMJvrnYKrxAiZ6JVRtXnaFkjdEc4brvMnkcxey60GOijHmia2Od_XB8S7_bK2k9rgpY_IGWpxdIn7jIOtcJmTO7BrPG3YpSTb03JHub81eg/s16000/Sabimidori+cover.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first of the Ukiyo-e inspired inks I've tried from Taccia, and it's extremely good. This is an ink whose color is a little difficult to pin down. The when it's wet, it's kind of a cerulean blue. As it dries it turns green and then develops a bronze sheen. It's just awesome. There are one or two other Hokusai themed inks that I want to try, but this is one that I'd really like to have a bottle of. I'm only waiting for it to come back into stock. <br /></p><p>For more information about this line of inks, and a nice run down of the art that inspires them, you should check out <a href="https://macchiatoman.com/blog/2020/7/14/ink-overview-taccia-ukiuo-e-hukusai-katsushika" target="_blank">Macciato Man's blog post</a>. </p><p> </p><p>Look here for my video review: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zjlQ9KHqLug" width="486" youtube-src-id="zjlQ9KHqLug"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uOAOOwrKGotSoCb1kv9qEKqtB6DcQGql3lWFWSTEQ-PzBm1OZoJCWLHZImhTeK1Rg4nCnA0tpx1LSTBin_GnnfTLxoqZ9_3jP1QnOeajwdl5_VLJQPBSueXzLii3ZKE8wlhUtoGtxqI/s2048/sabimidori-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uOAOOwrKGotSoCb1kv9qEKqtB6DcQGql3lWFWSTEQ-PzBm1OZoJCWLHZImhTeK1Rg4nCnA0tpx1LSTBin_GnnfTLxoqZ9_3jP1QnOeajwdl5_VLJQPBSueXzLii3ZKE8wlhUtoGtxqI/s16000/sabimidori-1.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Close-Ups</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That doesn't sway my review one way or another. What you see is what I got. **<br /></p>Mike Mattesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755258538798895260noreply@blogger.com0