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Category: Ink

Giveaway: Staedtler Initium Resina and Royal Blue Ink

By Matt Posted on October 31, 2015 Posted in Giveaways, Ink, Pens 85 Comments
Giveaway: Staedtler Initium Resina and Royal Blue Ink

The good folks over at Staedtler sent over this lovely Initium Resina in blue for review purposes and then a viewer giveaway. You can check out the full review here, but this is a tank of a workhorse pen that …

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Tagged with: Fountain Pen, Giveaway, Initium, Ink, Resina, Royal Blue, Steadtler

Ink Spot: Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Oku-Yama

By Matt Posted on June 3, 2015 Posted in Ink, Review 11 Comments
Ink Spot: Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Oku-Yama

It’s been two and a half years since I purchased my first fountain pen, and only slightly less time before I purchased my first bottle of ink. In that time, one thing that never ceases to amaze me is how …

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Tagged with: Burgundy, Ink, Jentle, Maroon, Oku-Yama, Red, Review, Sailor

Ink Spot: Kaweco Ruby Red

By Matt Posted on April 9, 2015 Posted in Ink, Review 3 Comments
Ink Spot: Kaweco Ruby Red

    The ink for this review was generously provided by Kaweco. No additional compensation was provided for this review. All opinions expressed below are solely those of the reviewer.  I’m one of those kids you probably loved to hate …

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Tagged with: Ink, Kaweco, Red, Review, Ruby

Giveaway: Kaweco Skyline Sport & Kaweco Ink

By Matt Posted on April 2, 2015 Posted in Giveaways, Ink, Pens 167 Comments
Giveaway: Kaweco Skyline Sport & Kaweco Ink

Thanks to the good folks at Kaweco, I will be giving away this lovely Kaweco Skyline Sport in grey along with 25 Kaweco Ink Cartridges: 3 – Kaweco Caramel Brown 3 – Kaweco Midnight Blue 3 – Kaweco Palm Green …

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Tagged with: Giveaway, Ink, Kaweco, Skyline, Sport

Ink Spot: Montblanc Lavender Purple

By Matt Posted on March 27, 2015 Posted in Ink, Review 17 Comments
Ink Spot: Montblanc Lavender Purple

If I had to pick a favorite color family of fountain pen inks, greens would be first, followed closely by purples. I love my purple inks. Despite purple’s rank in my ink hierarchy, however, I find myself largely disappointed with …

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Tagged with: Ink, Lavender, Montblanc, Purple, Review

Ink Review: Diamine Autumn Oak

By Matt Posted on February 11, 2015 Posted in Ink, Review 16 Comments
Ink Review: Diamine Autumn Oak

Released in the autumn of 2014, this lovely ink from Diamine was an unfortunate casualty of timing. At first, the ink got a lot of attention from the ink cognoscenti. However, the initial rush of ink adulation was quickly quashed by …

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Tagged with: Autumn Oak, Diamine, Ink, Orange, Review

Ink Review: Kaweco Paradise Blue

By Matt Posted on January 10, 2015 Posted in Ink, Review 7 Comments
Ink Review: Kaweco Paradise Blue

The ink for this review was generously provided by Kaweco. No additional compensation was provided for this review. All opinions expressed below are solely those of the reviewer.  Seattle in the winter is drab: grey, cool, and rainy with short …

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Tagged with: Blue, Ink, Kaweco, Manufacturer Provided, Paradise, Review, Turquoise

Q & A Session #2

By Matt Posted on January 2, 2015 Posted in Ink, Paper, Pens 14 Comments
Q & A Session #2

Welcome to the first Q&A session of Season 2!  Most of the questions in this Q&A were about how FPV (The Fountain Pen Virus) infects my own personal life. I talk a bit about what I like in a pen, …

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Tagged with: Bald, Favorites, Freeze, Grail, Q&A, Vintage

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