#Diamine

[theworseshitpostcalligrapher]

"I am blorbo, and the world is the show"

Anonimous request

(requests are open and welcome, just hit my inbox)

Ink: "autumn oak" by Diamine

[evitcani-writes]

Got a Sailor Shikiori with a 14K medium nib.

Beautiful pen. My first nicer sailor, second 14k nib. Been fun to write with. The nib is stiff, gives some feedback. I have to use it gently, it doesn’t like pressure much.

The Celadon Cat by Diamine ink I used is a bit too light for this thin of a nib. Definitely thinner than western style medium nibs. Probably 0.3-0.5mm line width.

[chaosandorder46]

New pen day!

Fountain Pen Revolution, Himalaya v2

I was hoping this nib would be super flexy and it's not (but does have some flex), but I love the look and feel of this pen.

The nib is stiff enough that I can use it for normal writing which I really can't do with my other flex nib fountain pen (Conklin endura).

Compared to the Conklin, this pen isn't nearly as smooth or flexy, but at less than half the price, that's expected.

[vitagraphia]

[davantagedenuit]

Some of the olive inks from June:

The darkest (top right) is Diamine Salamander. The palest (bottom right) is Colorverse Taepyeong Seongdae. The one on the bottom left is Robert Oster Bronze, and the one on the top left is Sailor Shirakashi.

The doodles are on Stalogy paper.

[inkynibby]

Conversation between my friend (L) who I'd introduced to FPs, and her friend (Y)

L: What color ink should I fill this pen with? Y: What colors do you have? L: *Gets up and shows Y the 43 ink samples in the test tube tray Y: …………Okay, most people when you ask them what color don't just bring out an entire friggin' collection of options… L: *holds up the 8-pack of turquoise ink samples from Goulet, still in a baggie, and another baggie with 5 other samples she didn't sort into the tray Y: What the fuck L: *stands up, grinning widely Y: I swear to God, if you hold up another bag of ink……… L: *Holds up another bag with the Noodler's Navy and 2 Diamine ink bottles Y: OH, MY GOD

[love-shall-not]

Nahvalur Horizon ‘Glacier’ stub nib.

Diamine Enchanted Ocean shimmer ink

[stories-and-chaos]

Cult of the Lamb art from 01/13/23 livestream. I used both fountain and dip pens for this one. The game has been occupying around 70% of my brain this week especially with the update coming out in a couple days. The Lamb is exploring Darkwood, I’ll be doing the other domains over the next week or so. We’re going to Anura next!

Pilot Iro-Utsushi with medium nib and glass dip pen with Ferris Wheel Press Spruce Country Post, Diamine Oxblood, Diamine Writers Blood, Diamine Golden Sands, and Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby.

Platinum Preppy 03 nib with Platinum black cartridge.

Jinhao 8802 fude nib with FWP Writers Desk.

Hongdian 920 medium nib with Diamine Celadon Cat.

[syncallio]

About that Conklin Crescent: I actually ended up with two. Much to my surprise! A small one, 25P, and a large one, 211L. It's the 211L that has a big ugly crack in the cap.

And here's how I made ABSOLUTELY SURE that crack would stay closed.

Not a pretty fix, but it'll do the job. Once the epoxy is fully set I'll clean it up a bit.

Sad to say I'm not sure I want to ink it because the cap wasn't the only thing that was cracked. The nib has a nasty long crack along its length, starting at the base. You can't see it unless you take the nib out. Maybe someday I'll pick up a homeless Conklin nib to replace it.

Anyway, here's some shots of these iconic pens:

Some fun facts about the Crescent: it was wildly popular when it was first introduced, both for its fine quality and for the fact that you could fill it one-handed. Among its fans was Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain - who was then paid to endorse it.

Clemens's own Crescent is on display at his home/museum in Connecticut. And is apparently badly discolored and missing some bits. Proof of how much he loved it!

Conklin was so proud of their Crescent that they were reluctant to try anything new and fell behind in the game. Everyone else was doing things like using plastic instead of hard rubber and inventing new, more convenient filling systems. Conklin eventually caught up (the Nozac and Endura are both highly regarded) but they didn't survive much past World War II.

[theworseshitpostcalligrapher]

"the people have spoken: dirt tastes better than black coffee"

Request by @deniedmysign

(requests are open and welcome, just write me an inbox)

Ink: "autumn oak" by Diamine

[altariens]

mini pen review, apr 27 2024

[valseceleste]

Jinhao 992 (F) - Diamine Appletini 

Hongdian 920 (F) - KWZ Honey

[olameni]

Swatching some inks for a pen pal

Top to bottom:

Robert Oster Violet Dreams

Troublemaker ink Petrichor

Diamine Ancient Copper

J. Herbin Rouille d’Ancre

Lamy Rhodonite

Noodler’s Apache Sunset

[davantagedenuit]

Diamine Celadon Cat, on a Kokuyo Campus blank report pad, written with a Pilot Prera M, my beloved.

I expected it to be paler, but it's very readable, and quite wet. No sheen that I noted: these orange-goldeny spots are pooled ink.

[barbie-cock]

having a nice evening swatching my new inks with my new glass dip pen

i couldn’t get the purple to show up right on camera

:/

[a-passing-storm]

Diamine ink pricing baffles me. Like… you’re telling me one 30 ml bottle is $13, but 3x30 ml bottles are $18, but 6x30 ml bottles are $23? It’s like… $13 for the first bottle and then an additional… $2 for every bottle after the first???