Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ink vs water

July 27, 2010 – 9:27 pm

Going through my loose papers just now I noticed a little comparison of the water-related durability of some assorted inks that I performed a while ago. With a few different pens, I write on a piece of Rhodia notepaper, waited a while for the inks to dry (a couple of hours I think) then cut [...]

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Minimal Ink Experiment

July 26, 2010 – 8:05 pm

I am really quite bad when it comes to Ink Philandering. I just am not made to stay with just one ink; I refill pens at least once a day with some other colour which I feel will suit whatever paper it is I am writing on more, or suit the pen more, or because [...]

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The Schneider iD fountain pen

July 24, 2010 – 10:34 pm

I recently saw these on Cultpens, and thought that I might depart from my usual range of Lamys and try something slightly new. As of time of writing, the description of these pens on the catalog page of Cultpens is simply “Weird”. It’s an absurd-looking pen, but has a certain charm if you like that [...]

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