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3w ago
The value of learning cursive has been known for years and is finally being acknowledged in school systems nationwide. Check out this editorial by Dr. Daniel Coupland about cursive and its benefits. ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
1M ago
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words… I received this pen in a set of three from Amazon last year. One of them had a flow issue that still needs to be addressed, but the other two work perfectly. Given the price, it would have been a bargain for only two ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
3M ago
My interests have settled into three categories all of which require tools and elements that I explored in 2023. If only I could double my workspace to accommodate it all but for now the best I can do is to organize, organize, organize and find tools that work with more than one interest. There were ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
5M ago
This offering is worthy of note. Amazon has a Black Friday deal on the Jinhao 82 that makes it a good time to buy one or maybe two. Click the photo to see all 34 colors as well as the price. This is one of my favorite fountain pens and at the lowest price I ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
7M ago
After twenty years of using fountain pens, I finally purchased Waterman Intense Black Ink. My usual choices are Noodler’s Black or J Herbin Perle Noir when I am in a black mood. But I purchased the bottle of Waterman for a family member and decided to give it a whirl in a Delike New Moon ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
7M ago
Federalist Pens sent a bottle of their exclusive ink Frankly Walnut from the Robert Oster Signature collection. It flows very well in the Conklin Duragraph 1.1 stub that I have had since 2015. Not too wet as some inks can be from such a wide nib. This is definitely my kind of ink since it ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
7M ago
Some quickie penporn for the weekend. The 14K nib on a Platinum #3776 Century that is a favorite. It’s one of the best pen gifts I have ever received and it came from Luxury Brands. Nice, eh? The background is a bit of doodling with Bodu-Undo graphite watercolors and Holbein gold gouache. ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
9M ago
Three years ago and after considerable research, I bought my first Chinese fountain pen, a Delike (Majohn/Moonman) New Moon 2 bent nib from Amazon. It was such a pleasure to use that for a time it was the only pen on my desk and for over two years, it was the only pen I used ..read more
An Inkophile's Blog
9M ago
Recently on Instagram there have been photos of two-colored pastel pens that caught my eye. Of course I could blink and lose interest so I decided to make a minimal investment and give the trend a try. This photo from @suzi_scribbles on Instagram was the inspiration for assembling my own version of the Platinum 3776 ..read more