23 Saturday Apr 2022
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Arancio di Sicillia, ink, Ink Review, Orange Ink, SCRIBO, ScriBo Arancio di Sicillia, ScriBo Ink
There is something very right about an ink from a Mediterranean country being a vibrant orange. It is the colour of sun, summer, warmth, and happiness. Named after the orange growing region of Sicily, this pigment based ink does feel very appropriately named.
Continue reading22 Friday Apr 2022
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It’s Friday and I’m yet to post an article or review. Thing is I’ve been rather busy recently, though much related to another hobby of mine, and have so far driven over 600 miles this week (which in the UK is a long way, yes I know in Australia that can be just visiting your neighbour …). Net result is I’ve been struggling for free time.
Continue reading15 Friday Apr 2022
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When ScriBo was launched there was the question over ink. Would there be any, after all OMAS had a decent range. The answer appeared to arrive with the launch if their first regular pen, the Feel. The first ones bought directly from ScriBo came with a 20ml bottle of a blue-grey ink. One of the two colour options for the new pen, as well as being used for corporate media. It would seem inks would be just round the corner. Time passed.
Continue reading13 Wednesday Apr 2022
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08 Friday Apr 2022
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In many respects I am late to the party. The Diplomat Aero has been out for a good few years in an ever expanding number of colours and finishes. I have tried a few over time, but it was only on the last International Fountain Pen Day (2021) that I finally pulled the trigger and bought one. Was it worth it, am I glad, and is the cap snap action as sexy as many a reviewer has made it out to be.
Continue reading01 Friday Apr 2022
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In a follow on to my previous post on how to do ink reviews I think I have now come to a decision on how to do them. It will be interesting to see in a few years time how they have changed.
Continue reading28 Monday Mar 2022
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One thing you may have noticed from my posts and reviews is a near lack of inks. I do not collect them, yet like many in our hobby I have amassed quite a collection. In addition I do enjoy swabbing and will soon need my fourth Col-o-ring (available in the UK through Cult Pens).
Continue reading25 Friday Mar 2022
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A few weeks before the Spring 2022 London Pen Show I heard Onoto were working on a new lower cost model. An entry point to their range and heirloom ownership ethos. Little did I know that when I asked Feng Li of Onoto on the day, instead of being given snippets of information he rushed off and returned with a tray full of the first batch which they were selling pre-launch at the show. If these were numbered or came with ownership cards like their other models, I would now have number #1. Monday this week (the 21st of March 2022) the pen went live on their website.
Continue reading18 Friday Mar 2022
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Asvine are not a new company as they have established themselves making pens for other brands in recent years. Now they have decided to produce their own fountain pen and rather than follow their local peers, it is an original design.
Continue reading11 Friday Mar 2022
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Ok confession time. I took too few pictures and I should have noted down what stores/sellers were there as it is under a week later and I am already struggling to remember 😀
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