Tag: J. Herbin
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Ink Review: KWZ Sheen Machine 2
KWZ Sheen Machine 2 Sheen Day is the second instalment in KWZ’s approach to super sheening inks. KWZ Sheen Machine (1) was the classic super sheening azure ink but with better writing characteristics and cleaner. KWZ Sheen Machine 2 shares those characteristics but is in now a rich teal inkThank you to Bookbinders Design for…
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State of the Union 2019: Fountain Pen Ink
In 2017 I wrote my first “State of the Union” where I discussed ink brands, what they had done, and what I wanted them to do in 2018. In 2018 I did the same for 2019. This year’s has been delayed, unfortunately! I really want to get these out before the new year, but sometimes…
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My Ink Collection: 1091 Bottles and 47 Litres of Ink (2019)
A year and a half ago I wrote about my then collection of 637 Bottles and 33.47 Litres of Ink and now, after cracking 1,000 thanks to my recent purchase of all 100 Sailor Ink Studio inks (from Pen Classics) I thought was a good time to give an update to the collection.
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Orange Rumble
Orange Rumble is a relatively new addition to the Robert Oster lineup. It looked nice when I first saw photos of the ink from Rob, but upon seeing it in person I was very impressed! Rob describes the ink as a 1970’s inspired ink. I can see where this is coming from; browns, burnt oranges,…
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Ink Review: Krishna Brown Pink
I’ve wanted to try Krishna inks for quite a while but their shipping prices have, in the past, been very prohibitive. I decided to take the plunge and bought 12 inks from The Pen World and I’m glad I did! Fortunately Krishna have found a way to ship the inks international much, much cheaper than in the…
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State of the Union 2017: Fountain Pen Ink
The last few years really have been a renaissance for Fountain Pens and this year is no different. Lots of expansions and additions to lineups and several standout inks. I’m going to be talking about how various brands have performed this year and what I hope for next year. This will be, of course, focused…
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Triple Ink Review: inkArt Robert Oster Ten Dollar Note Blue, Teal, and Green
The Reserve Bank of Australia is releasing a new $10 note on the 20th of September this year. Featured on this note is a couple of fountain pen nibs to represent the fact that the people featured on the note both wrote. There was a suggestion somewhere that an ink should be made to commemorate the…
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Swatch Card Comparison
I like to keep swatches of all my inks in a binder. In the past I’ve used Rhodia 80gsm but paper never felt right; too flimsy and I was never good at cutting accurate and consistent rectangles. In the past there was Maruman Mnemosyne Word Cards (which I never used), this year (2017) there is…
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637 Bottles and 33.47 litres of Ink
It took a while but I finally cleaned the space around my ink shelf and and arranged the bottles somewhat to take a photo of the entire collection. The title is a bit untrue because as of these photos, 619 bottles of ink were on the shelf (well, one I forgot was on my desk)…
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Sheen vs Shimmer (and some good sheeners)
Back in 2015 Brian Goulet made a video and accompanying article about sheening inks. I love sheen, in fact it’s a major deciding point on whether I grab an ink or not, so this should be something right up my alley, but it wasn’t. The article conflated markedly differing ink characteristics, and made quite curious decisions…