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Pen Review: Esterbrook Estie Oversize (CANDY) with Kirk Speer Needlepoint Nib
Esterbrook’s latest release is the CANDY Estie and for this review I have the oversize model (which I haven’t tried before) and most importantly the new Kirk Speer of Pen Realm Needlepoint nib. Esterbrook release many different finishes for their Estie line and they are seemingly very popular. I’ve bought a few myself and received…
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Pen Review: Platinum Curidas
This Platinum Curidas, sent to me by Pen Classics, has been a little while in the making! Platinum released the Curidas in early 2020 and it has always been a curious fountain pen and one I always wanted to add to my collection and compare with other retractable nibbed fountain pens! Now is the time.Thanks…
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Ink Review: Wearngeul Kyonghui
Late 2021 Wearingeul, a somewhat new South Korean ink maker, reached out to me and others in the Fountain Pen community to introduce their line of inks. I posted swatches late last year of what I received. Wearingeul, itself is a brand within the Able Design family of design brands, has a mixture of shimmer,…
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Ink Review: Birmingham Pen Co. Projector Film
I’ve organised two group buys from Birmingham for my local fountain pen group (to maximise shipping efficiency) and in those two buys I managed to pick up 14 inks from the two batches. In the first batch was this Projector Film. I have to admit, I was initially more drawn to it because of the…
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Retrospective: Friday June 18
🄼🄸🄽🄸 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆🅂 On Instagram! Bungubox Omaezaki Sunset 🌅 Diamine Autumn Oak 🍂 Pelikan Edelstein Amber More coming (somewhat periodically)… I’m expanding this Retrospectives to include recently inked pens, new acquisitions, music I am listening to and photos I’ve taken. This is in addition to a short reading list, links to minireviews, and what’s new with…
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Colour Palette No. 2 (Valentine’s Day)
Very early in this blog’s life in 2017 I made wrote Colour Palette No. 1. I liked the idea of a fun simple post that groups inks together. The first Colour Palette, however, never sat right with me. There was no theme and it was just a bunch of random coloured inks that look generally…
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Retrospective: Tuesday February 8
An odd green Sailor ink I was able to pick up recently that was an excellent match for my Pro Gear Realo! 🄼🄸🄽🄸 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆🅂 On Instagram! Robert Oster Pinky Bungubox Kothogikurenai 🌺 Camlin Scarlet Red Noodler’s Empire Red 🇬🇧🏴 More coming (somewhat periodically)… Articles I’ve read: Sailor Ink Studio Reviews on Instagram (Mike Antkowiak) ✑…
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Stationery Review: Bookbinders Design Australia Desk Monthly Planner and To Do List
A few months ago Bookbinders Design released two paper desk accessories that caught my eye; a desk calendar and a todo list. Simple enough but this sort of desk planner is something that I’ve been looking out for, without searching for it, for a while and the todo list is a welcome’s partner to the…
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Retrospective: Wednesday October 21
View fullsize 97% of my pens! 🄼🄸🄽🄸 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆🅂 On Instagram! Kogyokudo (Sailor) Higo Peone 🌺 Robert Oster Cherry Blossom 🌸 Bungubox Mother 👩👧👦 More coming (somewhat periodically)… Articles I’ve read: review: nagasawa kobe #8 arima amber (ink sharks) ✑ Connie reviews one of my early Kobe Nagasawa ink purchases! Fountain Pen Friendly Notebooks – A…