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Pens, inks and related.....

I have made a few acquisitions since I last posted in here.
Pens:
TWSBI Eco fine nib
Lamy Joy 1.9mm stub (also a replacement extra fine nib)
Conklin Empire fine nib
Kaweco Sport extra fine nib
Inks:
Visconti black international short cartridges (for the Kaweco Sport because they come with a carrying case)
Robert Oster River of Fire
Monteverde Canyon Rust
Colorverse Arabella & Anita (bought this one just because it has my daughter's name)
And many, many samples, so many that I have almost filled up one of Goulet's sample holders

I also have one of those Traveler's Notebooks that I write in most days. And some small notebooks to try out different types of paper. My favorite is Tomoe River. It shows tons of shading and sheen. My second is Rhodia (Clairefontaine).

My next purchase is going to be a gold nib pen, either a Pilot Custom 74 medium nib or a Pilot Custom 912 soft fine nib. And some DeAtramentis Sherlock Holmes ink.
 
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Quijote said:
I have made a few acquisitions since I last posted in here.
Pens:
TWSBI Eco fine nib
Lamy Joy 1.9mm stub (also a replacement extra fine nib)
Conklin Empire fine nib
Kaweco Sport extra fine nib
Inks:
Visconti black international short cartridges (for the Kaweco Sport because they come with a carrying case)
Robert Oster River of Fire
Monteverde Canyon Rust
Colorverse Arabella & Anita (bought this one just because it has my daughter's name)
And many, many samples, so many that I have almost filled up one of Goulet's sample holders

I also have one of those Traveler's Notebooks that I write in most days. And some small notebooks to try out different types of paper. My favorite is Tomoe River. It shows tons of shading and sheen. My second is Rhodia (Clairefontaine).

My next purchase is going to be a gold nib pen, either a Pilot Custom 74 medium nib or a Pilot Custom 912 soft fine nib. And some DeAtramentis Sherlock Holmes ink.
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Those are the two best papers I've tried as well. I'm a total Hobonichi nerd, thanks to that paper.
 
For no particular reason other than my notes journal for work is light brown, I've been looking for a nice brown ink to use in it. I've been using Noodler's Walnut, but given that I write with an EF nib currently, it's just a couple shades too dark and it's hard to tell it's brown. I ordered the browns sampler pack from Goulet and worked through a few of them last night. I don't know of better way at this point, but I ink up a pen, write a few lines, don't like the ink and dump it. Kinda feels like a waste, but I guess if I don't like the ink I'm not going to use up a pen full of it. Anyway, I hit on Monteverde Scotch Brown after trying Noodler's Golden Brown, Robert Oster Caffe Crema, and Iroshizuku Ina Ho which were all too light. I was really hoping that the Iroshizuku would be the one just so I could have that cool bottle. Oh well. Ordered a bottle of Scotch Brown and a couple more brown and grey samples, but I think Scotch Brown will be it for my main work note taking pen for a while.
 
NurseDave said:
For no particular reason other than my notes journal for work is light brown, I've been looking for a nice brown ink to use in it. I've been using Noodler's Walnut, but given that I write with an EF nib currently, it's just a couple shades too dark and it's hard to tell it's brown. I ordered the browns sampler pack from Goulet and worked through a few of them last night. I don't know of better way at this point, but I ink up a pen, write a few lines, don't like the ink and dump it. Kinda feels like a waste, but I guess if I don't like the ink I'm not going to use up a pen full of it. Anyway, I hit on Monteverde Scotch Brown after trying Noodler's Golden Brown, Robert Oster Caffe Crema, and Iroshizuku Ina Ho which were all too light. I was really hoping that the Iroshizuku would be the one just so I could have that cool bottle. Oh well. Ordered a bottle of Scotch Brown and a couple more brown and grey samples, but I think Scotch Brown will be it for my main work note taking pen for a while.
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The Caffe Crema really comes alive with a wet flow or a broad nib. (See my next post)
 
OK guys, I know the rules around here. I have to include pics of my pens. Here you go. The picture for the Empire doesn't do it justice though. It really pops in person with all those facets.
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The sport is quite scratched up because it lives in my pocket with my keys.
 
NurseDave said:
For no particular reason other than my notes journal for work is light brown, I've been looking for a nice brown ink to use in it. I've been using Noodler's Walnut, but given that I write with an EF nib currently, it's just a couple shades too dark and it's hard to tell it's brown. I ordered the browns sampler pack from Goulet and worked through a few of them last night. I don't know of better way at this point, but I ink up a pen, write a few lines, don't like the ink and dump it. Kinda feels like a waste, but I guess if I don't like the ink I'm not going to use up a pen full of it. Anyway, I hit on Monteverde Scotch Brown after trying Noodler's Golden Brown, Robert Oster Caffe Crema, and Iroshizuku Ina Ho which were all too light. I was really hoping that the Iroshizuku would be the one just so I could have that cool bottle. Oh well. Ordered a bottle of Scotch Brown and a couple more brown and grey samples, but I think Scotch Brown will be it for my main work note taking pen for a while.
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Does a converter need to be filled all the way. Why not light fill until you know you want that color. Less waste. Just curious as it's all new to me and I've just used cartridges so far.
 
Dave in KY said:
Does a converter need to be filled all the way. Why not light fill until you know you want that color. Less waste. Just curious as it's all new to me and I've just used cartridges so far.
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It doesn't, if I am unsure of a color, I will just treat the pen like a dip pen and write a few lines. If you submerge the whole nib, it should have plenty of ink on the feed to figure out if you like it.
 
Dave in KY said:
Does a converter need to be filled all the way. Why not light fill until you know you want that color. Less waste. Just curious as it's all new to me and I've just used cartridges so far.
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No, it doesn't. I could save some, but like I said if I don't like it, I wouldn't be inking up with it again. But I guess I should be thinking of passing it on to others. I also sometimes don't have the best of luck getting the ink to start flowing when I start with just a bit in there. I did just order a couple of the syringe fillers so that will help a ton with this sort of thing.
 
Quijote said:
It doesn't, if I am unsure of a color, I will just treat the pen like a dip pen and write a few lines. If you submerge the whole nib, it should have plenty of ink on the feed to figure out if you like it.
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I've done this a few times and it's worked well. You just have to remember to clean the pen out if you want to try a different color because the ink does absorb through the nib and into the feed.
 
Quijote said:
It doesn't, if I am unsure of a color, I will just treat the pen like a dip pen and write a few lines. If you submerge the whole nib, it should have plenty of ink on the feed to figure out if you like it.
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There's a smart idear!
 
SteveChuckFrank said:
I've done this a few times and it's worked well. You just have to remember to clean the pen out if you want to try a different color because the ink does absorb through the nib and into the feed.
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Also have to make sure the nib and feed are dry beforehand because any leftover water will lighten up the color.
 
NurseDave said:
For no particular reason other than my notes journal for work is light brown, I've been looking for a nice brown ink to use in it. I've been using Noodler's Walnut, but given that I write with an EF nib currently, it's just a couple shades too dark and it's hard to tell it's brown. I ordered the browns sampler pack from Goulet and worked through a few of them last night. I don't know of better way at this point, but I ink up a pen, write a few lines, don't like the ink and dump it. Kinda feels like a waste, but I guess if I don't like the ink I'm not going to use up a pen full of it. Anyway, I hit on Monteverde Scotch Brown after trying Noodler's Golden Brown, Robert Oster Caffe Crema, and Iroshizuku Ina Ho which were all too light. I was really hoping that the Iroshizuku would be the one just so I could have that cool bottle. Oh well. Ordered a bottle of Scotch Brown and a couple more brown and grey samples, but I think Scotch Brown will be it for my main work note taking pen for a while.
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When testing inks, you can always just dip the nib/feed in the ink and write, rather than filling it and having to flush the pen or converter.
 
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