Parker IM Ballpoint Pen

P.W. Akkerman Bekakt Haags Ink

To mark our 100 years of existence, PW Akkerman introduced in 2010 his own ink line. This ink’s came in large 150 ml bottles, these large bottles are now completely sold out.
 
Due to the worldwide success of this unique bottle we decided to continue, but now with a smaller sized bottle with a content of ca 60 ml. The new bottles will be available in the same 31 colors as before. 

The Akkerman inks have been given names related to the city The Hague. For example: KoninginneNach-Blauw, Binnenhof Blues, Shocking Blue, Parkpop Purper or/and Rood Haags Pluch.

P.W. Akkerman Bekakt Haags is a delectable, chocolatey brown that shows some shading and is tasty to use. It is one of my preferred brown inks because it has the warm tones that I like in a spot of brown ink. I'm ignoring the really cool bottle because that just seems unfair. I love the color, I love the sheen. It is a fantastic brown.

Price:  € 15,00
Where to buy: P.W. Akkerman (a few US retailers also carry this ink but this is the direct source)

Sunday Reads: July 28. 2019

Calligraphy and Lettering Workshops!

Friday, August 23, 2019

9 am - 12 pm
San Francisco Pen Show
Calligraphy and Lettering with Letters & Textures
Sunday, August 25, 2019
9 am - 12 pm
San Francisco Pen Show
Calligraphy and Lettering with Letters & Textures

Saturday, August 24, 2019
9 am - 12 pm
San Francisco Pen ShowCalligraphy and Lettering with Lines & Tines

Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere & Read

• Macro Views of British Beaches Become Abstract Textural Embroideries - Colossal.
• Quilled Paper Sculptures by Sena Runa Embellish the Natural Forms of Everyday Objects and Animals - Colossal.
• Where Are All the Bob Ross Paintings? The Most Wholesome 10 Minutes Today - Twisted Sifter.
• Cats Sleeping On Their Backs Is The Cutest Thing Ever - Sad and Useless.
• The Ridiculously Awesome Practice of Surrendering - Zen Habits.
• Southern banana pudding - Brown-Eyed Baker.
• The Fascinating Science of How Trees Communicate, Animated - Brain Pickings.
• Negative Space: The Vast Emotional Landscape of a Father-Son Relationship Packed into an Animated Short - Colossal.
• No-bake Oreo cheesecake - Brown-Eyed Baker.
• Cats in glass bowls - Sad and Useless.
• We Present Winnie Au.
• Rare Rainbow-Colored Octopus Caught in All Its Iridescent Splendor - Twisted Sifter.

Stuff I Apparently Did This Week

• Cult Pens Diamine Deep Dark Red Ink
• S.T. Dupont Jet 8 Ballpoint Pen
• Franklin-Christoph Extra-Fine Flex Nib vs. Fine Flex Nib

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Franklin-Christoph Extra-Fine Flex Nib vs. Fine Flex Nib

Thank you to Franklin-Christoph for sending these nibs for me to compare and share with you. As always, I do my best to present a fair and honest assessment in hopes it will be useful to you.

Fine Flex & Extra-Fine Flex

EXTRA-FINE FLEX from the side

FINE FLEX from the side

S.T. Dupont Jet 8 Ballpoint Pen

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Cult Pens Diamine Deep Dark Red Ink

Cult Pens has a line up of Diamine Deep Dark inks - and they are deep and dark. Very fair price, good value in my humble opinion, and the colors are definitely saturated. They are heavy on the cleaning and maintenance because of the saturation but they also have a lot of sheen and character, if that is something you look for.

Diamine Deep Dark Red is bloody cool. I like the deeper aspect of this red as opposed to a bright, fresh-blood kind of red. This one is just a bit more mysterious and does not risk going into the zone of pink inks or washed-out reds or rubies. As with all reds, it is a bit more work to clean, but the color and saturation are worth it.

Price: £5.90 inc VAT
Price: £4.92 ex VAT
Where to buy: Cult Pens

Sunday Reads: July 21. 2019

Lettering & Calligraphy Workshops!

Friday, August 23, 2019

9 am - 12 pm

San Francisco Pen Show

Calligraphy & Lettering with Letters & Textures

Saturday, August 24, 2019

9 am - 12 pm

San Francisco Pen Show

Calligraphy & Lettering with Lines & Tines

Sunday, August 25, 2019

9 am - 12 pm

San Francisco Pen Show

Calligraphy & Lettering with Letters & Textures

Saturday, September 14, 2019

10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Montreal Pen Show

Calligraphy & Lettering with Letters & Textures

Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere & Read

• 140,000 Visuals of Outer Space are Free to the Public in NASA’s Image Library - Colossal.
• Valais Blacknose Sheep Always Look Like They’re Posing For a Heavy Metal Album Cover - Sad and Useless.
• Color-Changing Dyes Illuminate Iconic Internet Acronyms and Popular Phrases - Colossal.
• World’s Greatest Gallery of Starfish Butts - Sad and Useless.
• Bear fight caught on video - Twisted Sifter. WOW. This is terrifying. 
• Classic pavlova - Brown-Eyed Baker.
• Coffee caramel ice cream pie - Vanilla Bean Blog.
• Rhysonic Live at Sofar Sounds, Wellington, April 2019 - Rhysonic on YouTube.
• Jack Whitehall is Terrified of Mr Blobby - The Big Fat Quiz Of The '90s on YouTube.
• How a tiger's record-breaking journey ended in tragedy - National Geographic.
• Betta fish often mistreated in pet industry, evidence suggests - National Geographic.

Stuff I Apparently Did This Week

• Cult Pens Diamine Deep Dark Purple Ink
• Visconti Zippered Leather Pen Cases
• Taccia Kaku-tate vs. Nakaya Decapod Fountain Pens

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Taccia Kaku-tate vs. Nakaya Decapod Fountain Pens

Comparing the Taccia Kaku-tate Wide Stripe Aquarium fountain pen with two Nakaya Decapods (one regular, one twist) to show you the differences in the pens, Urushi, and changes over time. Oh, and the nibs just for fun. Hope you enjoy! That's a lot of serious nibbage and a lot of Urushi.

All these pens were purchased at nibs.com.

PACKAGING: TACCIA

PACKAGING: NAKAYA

TACCIA

TACCIA NIB

TACCIA SECTION & THREADS


TACCIA IN HAND

NAKAYA




NAKAYA NIB


NAKAYA SECTION & THREADS


NAKAYA IN HAND

TACCIA & NAKAYA

WRITING SAMPLES OF ALL THREE