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September 27, 2014

Fountain pen for sale - Sep 2014

Clearing shop folks. My latest pen to go is my beloved Lamy AL-Star. I love this pen but, once again, it hasn't been getting much use since I got my Pilot Vanishing Point. So I'm selling it to fund future purchases. My silver Lamy AL-Star comes with: EF nib (black) Z24 converter 1.1mm italic...
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September 10, 2014

Diamine Red Dragon ink review

#red #ink #Diamine #review
Looks like I'm caught in a vicious circle of red and burgundy ink reviews, because it's time for yet another red ink: Diamine Red Dragon. This is easily the darkest red I've tested, to the point where it could just as well be classified under burgundy, but since it has "red" in the name, this is...
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September 3, 2014

Jinhao X750 revisited

#Jinhao #fountain-pen #review
A while back (well, about 2 months ago) I decided to revisit my Jinhao X750 fountain pen. As a quick reminder, Jinhao is a Chinese fountain pen brand and can be found cheaply on eBay. My own pen sports a broad nib, which seems to be quite rare on the X750. Nostalgia dictated that I give this pen...
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August 17, 2014

Fountain pens for sale - Aug 2014

#for-sale
UPDATE: Free shipping (except for the Noodler's Flex)! Buy all 3 pens for $80 shipped! Buy both remaining pens for $50 shipped! The time has come for me to cull my growing collection of fountain pens. Reviewing my usage patterns has revealed that, despite being excellent pens, there are a few...
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August 9, 2014

Ink Sample GIVEAWAY winner!

The ink sample giveaway has ended and we have a winner! Congratulations to Anne Petersen (@apete06) who participated via Twitter! Original Post
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