This is my ever-growing collection of vintage and modern lead holders. Some are clutch-style, some are click mechanism and some are revolving release. These do not include the Lady Sheaffer matching fountain pen and pencil sets. I’ll save those for later. The ones on the left are vintage, the ones are the right are modern.…
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Link Love: Black Ink Co-inky-dink
Posts of the Week: Following the Ask the Desk question earlier this week, Mountain of Ink has also been posting lots of black ink recently. Co-inky-dink? I don’t think so. I just think inky minds think alike. Pelikan Edelstein Onyx (via Mountain of Ink) Noodler’s Black (via Mountain of Ink) Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi (via Mountain…
Subscriptions: CW Pencils Quarterly #3: Back to School
Didn’t I say yesterday it was a good month for subscriptions? No sooner did I get the Rad + Hungry USA Kit than the CW Pencils The Pencil Box Quarterly #3: Back to School Kit ($30, currently closed to new subscribers but can be added to email list when new slots are available) arrived. Wow!…
Subscription Kit: Rad + Hungry USA 2017
Rad + Hungry is a very unique subscription service. Every month you are subscribed, you receive a package of curated stationery goods – usually pencils and a notebook plus a print and a little extra from somewhere in the world. One month it might be Uruguay, the next month it might be Korea or the…
Ask the Desk: Sheening Black Ink
My good friend Father Kyle recently asked if I could recommend a good sheening black ink. The only black ink (and I don’t use a ton of black ink so my knowledge here is relatively limited) I could think of was Kyo-No-Oto No. 1 Nurebairo ($28). It has more shine than sheen on most of…
Giveaway Winner: Diplomat Excellence A, Rhombus Guilloch Lapis in Black
Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for the Diploma Excellence A, Rhombus Guilloch Lapis in Black. Now, to announce the winner: Congrats to Adam! I hope that Cacao du Bresil looks stunning in the Diplomat! our many thanks to Points of Distinction for sending us this lovely pen and thanks to Laura for…
News: Hallmarket, Typewriters & Decograph
Events Saturday (that would be tomorrow) is the annual Hallmarket event at Crown Center. This is THE opportunity to shop and buy original artwork and crafts from Hallmark artists, designers, photographers, and other crafty folks. The event starts at 10am and goes until 5pm in square outside, rain or shine. There will be food and…