Ink Links

-- No, you have a notebook problem (And now it's all this)

-- Conway Stewart 570 (re:duziert)

-- Notebook Addict of the Week: Marc Johns (Notebook Stories)

-- Why did stationery become so expensive? (Bleistift)

-- Kaweco Nib Sizes (Write to Me Often)

-- A plea for B&Ms (And All Other Tasks)

-- The Nakaya Piccolo in Titanium (Leigh Reyes)

-- Iroshizuku Inks: Shin-kai, Take-Sumi and Ina-ho (Drawing with a Squirrel)

-- Hipsters and Pencils (Pencil Revolution)

-- Caran d'Ache Inks: Out With The Old, In With The New (Ink Nouveau)

-- What's the difference between a Signo and a Signo Bit? (The Well-Appointed Desk)

-- Leuchtturm 1917 - Jottbook (Ed Jelley)

-- Review: Ken Cavers Green Swirl Acrylic Cigar Fountain Pen - Fine (Gourmet Pens)

-- Noodler's Tiananmen Fountain Pen Ink (Ink of Me Fondly)

-- First Impressions: TWSBI Vac 700 (Fountain Pen Quest)

-- Danitrio Zodiac: Year of the Dog (Whatever)

-- MYU 701 Disassembled (If I stop, I'll die!)

-- Ode: my pen (Vintage Voyage)

-- Tale of a Vandal Pen User: It's a Wrap (Peaceable Writer)

-- Sailor Sapporo Mini with Music Nib (inktronics)

-- And we're back! Here's Online Brown (Inkdependence)

Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki Ink Review

If you listened to yesterday's podcast you caught me having a senior moment while discussing some of my ink reviews. I did a batch of three reviews in one sitting and when I was discussing the inks with Myke I was thinking I had published at least two of them on the blog. Well, now I can say that I actually have.

Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki is one of the most popular inks on the market, and in one short review, I can see why. The rich, bright blue is stunning, and the shading is simultaneously subtle and exceptional. What really impressed me though was how well the ink behaved from the nib. Once again, I used my TWSBI Mini 1.5 mm stub nib for the review and found it the perfect choice. The ink flow was smooth and consistent - not too dry, and not too wet. If all Iroshizuku inks behave this well I am going to be in serious trouble.

The third ink review should be posted sometime next week, but I bet many of you can guess it from this image alone:

For more details on Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki check out these great reviews:

Seize the Dave

Greasemonkeyhands

Ed Jelley

Vec Blog

The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 42 - Short Attention Span Theatre

In this episode of The Pen Addict Podcast, Myke and I are back on track after illness at the Pen Addict household wiped out last weeks episode. We come back full-force discussing our latest purchases and acquisitions, including rare Field Notes, Myke's first TWSBI, and my new old school black stealth Vanishing Point.

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