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    ASA Nauka Review

    ASA Nauka Fountain Pen Review

    Importing Fountain Pen Inks from China

    Monarca Manglar Ink Video

    Monarca Inks: Manglar Review & All Colors Swatched

    Diamine Inkvent Red Robin

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 14, Red Robin

    Diamine Ruby Blues

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 13, Ruby Blues

    Diamine Stargazer

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 12, Stargazer

    Diamine Party Time

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 11, Party Time

  • Inks: Color
    Inks: Color

    These bottled fountain pen inks are broadly divided by the base color of the ink, but are also grouped by neighboring colors if they are intermediate, and by their sheen color if they have a strong sheen.

    Camlin Scarlet Red

    Camlin “Camel” Scarlet Red Ink Review

    Monarca Arena Blanca Ink

    Monarca Arena Blanca Ink Review

    Monarca Manglar Ink bottle and box

    Monarca Manglar Ink : A Mexican Ink

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    • Orange
    • Brown
    • Red
    • Purple
    • Black
    • Other
  • Inks: Brand
    • Berlin Notebook
    • Blackstone
    • Colorverse
    • Diamine
    • Dominant Industry
    • Herbin
    • Krishna
    • Monarca
    • Montblanc
    • Noodler’s
    • PenBBS
    • Pennonia
    • Private Reserve
    • Sailor
    • Tramol
    • Waterman
  • Pens
    Pens

    Vazir Claro Fountain Pen with Hand-Engraved Nib by Gaurav Kapoor

    Kanwrite Mammoth and No.9 Nib

    The Kanwrite Mammoth Fountain Pen & Massive No.9 Nib

    ASA Nauka Review

    ASA Nauka Fountain Pen Review

  • Paper+
    Paper+
    Endless Regalia Paper

    Regalia Paper from Endless Stationery

    "Cosmo Air Snow" Paper Review

    Cosmo Air Snow Paper: My New Favorite

    Ayush Fountain Pen Paper Review

    Ayush Paper: Is it Fountain Pen Friendly?

  • Accessories
    Accessories
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    daimay leather pen sleeve

    Review: Daimay Leather Pen Case

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Vazir Claro Fountain Pen with Hand-Engraved Nib by Gaurav Kapoor

A few months ago, almost the moment that I saw it, I bought a Vazir Claro from the Vazir website...
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ASA Nauka Review

ASA Nauka Fountain Pen Review

The Nauka is a hand-made fountain pen from the company “ASA” out of Chennai, India. I ordered the Nauka in...
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Endless Regalia Paper

Regalia Paper from Endless Stationery

Last week, a pair of new notebooks showed up in my mailbox from Endless Stationery in India. I’m not sure...
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"Cosmo Air Snow" Paper Review

Cosmo Air Snow Paper: My New Favorite

Cosmo Air Snow is exactly what it sounds like: a neutral white version of the popular Cosmo Air Light paper...
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Importing Fountain Pen Inks from China

About a year ago, I imported a couple dozen bottles of inks from China. When purchased directly in China, it...
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Kanwrite Mammoth and No.9 Nib

The Kanwrite Mammoth Fountain Pen & Massive No.9 Nib

Over the past several months, the Jinhao x159 has been one of the most discussed and reviewed new fountain pens...
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Camlin Scarlet Red

Camlin “Camel” Scarlet Red Ink Review

Camlin “Camel” inks are among the most widespread and popular in all of India, though they are not widely available...
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Ebonite Abhimanyu Grand Fountain Pen

Ranga Abhimanyu Grand in Grey and Tan Premium Ebonite

A couple of months ago I ordered a beautiful acrylic Abhimanyu from a Ranga “group buy” on facebook and loved...
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Ayush Fountain Pen Paper Review

Ayush Paper: Is it Fountain Pen Friendly?

This quick answer is yes, but it’s not quite able to match the most popular Japanese papers (Tomoe River and...
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Ranga Giant 9B Sapphire Sea Acrylic

Ranga Giant 9B Fountain Pen

I’ve purchased several Indian fountain pens from Kanwrite, Click, and Fountain Pen Revolution and I’ve really liked most of them,...
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This is an Epitome Emerald from @epitomepens . I s This is an Epitome Emerald from @epitomepens . I started making a video about it a couple of weeks ago, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish it before leaving on an extended trip tomorrow, so I thought I'd just post a couple of pictures here for now. This is an American Acrylic version of the pen, which is all sold out now, I think, but there are others.Anyway, it's absolutely gorgeous; a little smaller than I expected, but not too small. The nib feels like a Kanwrite. #fountainpen #fountainpens #indianpens
A new Ranga Splendour pen with Carolina owl nib ad A new Ranga Splendour pen with Carolina owl nib added! I just posted a video about this pen today, even though I got it last April. #rangapens
This beauty is a #delmoon VIP Eggshell, from @delm This beauty is a #delmoon VIP Eggshell, from @delmoonpen from India. Wonderfully made with a first-rate nib, for about $160 USD plus shipping. For those who follow me on YouTube, I posted a video about this pen today! Also deserving of a shoutout here is @kaagazi , who supplied the amazing notebooks that are the backgrounds for most of these photos (I love that orange leather cover under the first shot!). I'd have done a dozen videos about them by now, if they were still in operation... it was so sad to see them close up shop.
If you haven't seen my most recent YouTube video y If you haven't seen my most recent YouTube video yet... I got this ink in the old-style Sailor vase bottle at the @angers_kyoto , and it's called "kantarelli", which is the Finnish for "chanterelle" mushrooms. This was the last ink that I bought on my trip to Japan, and it has wonderful shading. #sailorink #angersbureau #angers_kyoto #fountainpen #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #inkreview #inkunuma
After only buying one ink in Nagoya, I bought two After only buying one ink in Nagoya, I bought two of these gorgeous bottles online. These cut glass bottles are from @mitasanshodo and are reason enough to buy the ink, but the ink is equally good: wonderfully fragrant and silky smooth to write with... and the Sumi ink has amazing bronze/gold sheen! I just posted a YouTube video about these, if you want more details. #mitasanshodo #fountainpen #fountainpens #fountainpenink #ink #inkreview #cutglass #fountainpenaddict #japaneseink #lilac
This GIANT nib is a Kanwrite No.9, seated in a Kan This GIANT nib is a Kanwrite No.9, seated in a Kanwrite Mammoth fountain pen. The feed ebonite feed is 9mm in diameter, and the pen is about 7 inches long, and also made of ebonite! Just posted a video about this pen earlier today.#kanwrite #kanpurwriters #fountainpen #fountainpens #fountainpennib #pen
Maybe the most awesome sheening ink I've ever seen Maybe the most awesome sheening ink I've ever seen: green sheen AND purple sheen, at the same time! This bottle is "Indigo Blue", a Sailor ink sold exclusively at #shosaikan in Tokyo. Pretty amazing. I posted a video about this ink today on YouTube 🙂 #sailorink #sailorpen #ink #inkthusiast #fountainpen #fountainpens #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #shosaikan @shosaikan_aoyama_official shosaikan_aoyama_official
And this one is from the #itoya in Ginza. This is And this one is from the #itoya in Ginza. This is in the "Edo Mouse" series of inks, and it called "Mouse Red". I've been told that the "Mouse" designation refers to dull or earthy-toned colors, dating from a period in history when commoners were not allowed to wear bright colors. This one has some good strong shading, and the color is a nice brown burgundy. #itoyaginza #tokyoinklings #itoya #fountainpen #fountainpens #fountainpenink #tagstationery #inkinkink
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  • Inks: Brand
    • Berlin Notebook
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    • Dominant Industry
    • Herbin
    • Krishna
    • Monarca
    • Montblanc
    • Noodler’s
    • PenBBS
    • Pennonia
    • Private Reserve
    • Sailor
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    • Blackstone
    • Colorverse
    • Diamine
    • Dominant Industry
    • Herbin
    • Krishna
    • Monarca
    • Montblanc
    • Noodler’s
    • PenBBS
    • Pennonia
    • Private Reserve
    • Sailor
    • Tramol
    • Waterman
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