Aug
27
Lamy 2000 vs. Lamy aion
Given my fascination with Lamy and their LAMY aion model, I wanted to see how a gold-nibbed LAMY aion might
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fountain pen
Jul
24
How I ended up with a Lamy Aion
There are some pen brands that I seem to take to right away. Others take a more nebulous road. I
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Mar
08
Fountain Pen Vocab: Attenuate
For a while I've been hunting for the right word to describe the difference between the super smooth nib grinds
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Nov
07
A little bit of Black vs. Blue Fountain Pen philosophy
I've been doing some permanent ink tests of various types of inks, and without a doubt, the black, pigmented inks
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Aug
28
In praise of Iron Gall inks for Fountain Pens
I'm a fan of permanent, archival inks. I like the idea that my work will have a degree of resilience.
8 min read
Nov
22
Shine Ink, Shine!
There's something deeply satisfying about the smooth draw of a liquid ink fountain pen gliding across high-quality, Japanese paper. In