Tallastro 🇺🇦 / is on Nostr

Bio: Father, fencer, fountain pen user, naturalist, photographer, banjo player

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2024-09-14 20:43:31

What can I say, I like testing. For future tests, I'll stick to water. It's what I'll get on my notebooks and isn't much different for moving fountain pen inks.
An observation that you can't see in the photo is that Sharpie marker and Fisherbrand marker bleed thru really bad. DeAtrementis Document inks bleed through the other side some. I would only use the document inks for adding color but not general note taking.
The paper is Rhodia notepad 80 gsm. Soaked the strips in a shallow dish for each solvent. Baked is really boiled since that was what I poured on. Thanks to Colin for the protocol idea (I managed to erase the pencil in my testing 😉).
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2024-08-29 16:45:52

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I fell into the knife sharpening rabbit hole during the pandemic. I have about 6 sharpening systems. And very sharp knives. My family and friends have sharp knives. I also have a collection of knives too.

2024-08-24 22:49:35

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I have a few Rotring pens. I think mine are all out of production but maybe you'll find one you like. I just picked up vintage Montblanc 220 from Japan. Try their entry level pens or stumble onto vintage deal. Happy hunting, I know nothing about Berlin.

2024-08-24 03:24:32

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I rarely let an inked pen go for more than a couple weeks. I did have a Platinum Plasir go more than a year and write without issue. I have retired pens that dry out in 3 days or less.

2024-08-24 03:08:57

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How long do you expect a pen to last without drying out?

2024-07-14 20:39:20

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The day after an assassination attempt? Is he endorsing it?

2024-07-08 13:34:43

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I have a list of pangrams that I like. Seven so far. Fav at the moment is "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."