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S1:P3 - Organizing ink samples with coordinates

A walkthrough of how I organize my ink samples. My system makes it easy to locate exactly the ink sample I want – and get back to writing more quickly.

mnmlscholar 10/20/21 mnmlscholar 10/20/21

Adding smiles with the sentimental

This week’s currently inked adds two pens. I chose them because they both hold sentimental value for me.

All together, this week offers a healthy mix of nib sizes. The color palette follows suit. Two EF (in grey and blue), two F (green and orange), and two B (blue and purple).

mnmlscholar 10/16/21 mnmlscholar 10/16/21

The picky, choosy, sticklerish journey to find a fountain pen friendly ruler

My ruler journey spans years. Here’s what I’ve been looking for: a ruler that will not damage soft-metal nibs, has a beveled edge that favors the ruler’s downward side, and with a printed 5 mm grid.

An extremely picky, choosy, sticklerish line of thought lays ahead.

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S1:P2 - Tour of the toolbox

An object-by-object tour of the tools I use to maintain and enjoy my fountain pen hobby. Welcome, friends, to a tour of my stationery toolbox.