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UKFP Uncapped: 13th October 2019

Welcome back to Uncapped! This is my 301st post on UK Fountain Pens. I hadn’t realised I’d passed that milestone, so raise a belated glass with me here….

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Fudefan took us on a photographic tour of the Tokyo pen show. I practically hyperventilated with excitement. It looked amazing.

Mary from From the Pen Cup gives a raw and honest account of clearing through her stationery hoard. Mine is not quite this serious, but I’m well overdue the same kind of Kondo process.

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700 year old French paper mill. If you like paper (and I know you do) check out this glorious video.

Sometimes other bloggers get to a topic before I do, and I can’t work out whether to be pleased or annoyed! John does a fabulous job of summarising the main types of fountain pen ink. Count me in for the shading and multichromatic. One to bookmark.

The big lure of tiny keyboards. Since I spend more time typing than writing, it’s surprising that it’s taken this long to really get into keyboards (more on that below). This Wired article is great.

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Only two articles this week (hey, I have a life!)

Check out my review of the Pocket Six from Schon DSGN, my new favourite pocket pen.

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I tried out a notebook from Milan’s Legami, courtesy of The Writing Desk.

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On my doorstep

One big, one small this week.

The big? A Montblanc Writer’s Edition Homer fountain pen. I have been frantically scribbling my thoughts on this beast, which got very little attention from the blogosphere. Suffice it to say that I think it’s underrated, and much more comfortable than it looks.

The small? My latest hit from Nero’s Notes — including the Pebble Stationery Glacier edition, with its fabulous silver edging, as reviewed on Pen Addict and Well-Appointed Desk. I also received the new Field Notes autumn edition, another Nock Lookout, a Clairefontaine Deco notebook, and Paradise Blue Kaweco cartridges to use in my Schon pen. Chuffed to bits, and the usual great service from Claire and Stu.

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One big, one medium, one small.

The big? A Graf von Faber Castell Intuition Platino Grenadilla, with a fine nib. I was secretly looking for one of these at the pen show to replace the Ebony B I sold.

The medium? The latest Visconti Van Gogh, the Wheatfield with Crows. I couldn’t resist. It has gold trim, but the teal colouring looks perfect with it. And it seems that Visconti has a new nib design for the Van Gogh. This version is a gift set, which comes with a matching ink. Can’t wait.

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The small? Montblanc Charm Yellow, the latest Zodiac ink for the year of the rat. I like trying these out, and Golden Yellow from Montblanc is my favourite yellow.

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On my mind

I have a neverending review queue, but I couldn’t resist reaching out to Ferris Wheel Press to try out some of their products. I love their modern-retro colour palette, filled with warm yellows, rich corals and cool teals, and ornate, carnivalesque patterns.

It’s great to see a brand take its overall aesthetic so seriously and the result is cohesive and delightful. Incoming to me is a gift set containing a pen, ink, notebook and folio, which I think would make an awesome Christmas gift. Look out for a review in a couple of weeks.

Remember the keyboard article I linked to at the top of this post? Well, I’ve gone down the mechanical keyboard rabbithole a little in the past week. I mean, who can resist the allure of this?

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Expect slower, typo-ridden blog posts in future…

 

2 Comments

  1. rupertarzeian

    Congratulations on the first 300!

  2. tomalaerts

    Congrats on #300 and yes, the Homer is excellent isn’t it. And probably more comfortable than a standard 149 while sharing the nib. Looking forward to your review!
    Lovely also how the cap closes perfectly to preserve the carved illustration.

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