Retrospective: Wednesday November 20

Articles I’ve read:

• Reviewing The Dingbats Case Bound A5 Notebook (Write Experience) ✑ detailed review of a notebook that has been on my radar for a little while.

• Schon Design “Pocket Six” Fountain Pen Review (edjelly) ✑Great looking and cute! Shame about the short-cartridge-only (for me).

• review: robert oster signature direct sun (Ink Sharks) ✑ A rich Robert Oster red ink. A little too cool for my liking but how do you find it?

• Review: M800 Brown-Black (2019) (The Pelikan’s Perch) ✑ I was really hoping when this was announced that the brown of the cap was lighter than the Tortoiseshell Brown and it is! So pretty!

• review: robert oster signature 1980s colours honey bee (Ink Sharks) ✑ I love this colour from Robert Oster! Lovely yellow tan!

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• Desk Bandit ✒︎ Recently started stocking some beautiful Ferris Wheel Press inks and pens. Sailor’s 100 Ink Studio inks are available for international sales here! Also the only place I know that stocks Carpink! Also Noodler’s Harold’s Hearse looks interesting!