Good News, Bad News: Sailor Irori and J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary Rouge Hematite Red Inks

I don't really do ink reviews, I'm not equipped to do a particularly good job—my scanner, and camera lighting, don't reflect what is actually seen on the page as accurately as I would like. And I don't have a very extensive ink collection to review (but I'm getting there). What inks I have, I rely on …

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Your Fountain Pen Toolkit

After using fountain pens for a while, you begin to put together quite a collection of bits and pieces which add to the clutter of your desk drawers, but are utterly indispensable. And if you haven't got any of these yet, then you should seriously reconsider your position. I wouldn't have any of the fun with my …

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