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  • Diamine Autumn Oak Ink ReviewDiamine Autumn Oak Ink Review
    Diamine Autumn Oak is a lovely brown ink that shades beautifully and really does make you think of autumn leaves. I keep getting the name confused with Ancient Copper, as you see. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more reviews of Diamine Autumn Oak on Pennaquod.
  • Karas Kustoms Ink Fountain Pen ReviewKaras Kustoms Ink Fountain Pen Review
    The Ink is a machined aluminium fountain pen made by Karas Kustoms. It’s available in a wide range of colours and can be bought with an aluminium section (as with mine) or alternatively with a brass or copper section (for a few more dollars). A converter is included and the nib is available in fine, ...
  • Chroma Nebraska Notebook ReviewChroma Nebraska Notebook Review
    Chroma Stationery make a selection of A5 notebooks, perfect bound (like this one – glued) or spiral bound. The one I’m reviewing is the Nebraska: 50 pages of uncoated 80gsm paper (plain or lined) and thick card cover, for £8.50. The paper is quite good. There’s virtually no feathering. In my tests, the broad Vanishing Point ...
  • Private Reserve Plum Ink ReviewPrivate Reserve Plum Ink Review
    Private Reserve Plum is a fairly standard purple, with just a little shading and fairly lengthy dry times. I struggled to get the colour right with this one but what’s on my screen is about the same as the ink. Obviously screens vary a lot but I do what I can do…
  • Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth 5311 Clutch Pencil ReviewKoh-I-Noor Hardtmuth 5311 Clutch Pencil Review
    The Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth 5311 is a 5.6mm clutch pencil. It costs about £13 in the UK. I picked this one up second-hand from eBay. It’s quite a heavy pencil. I suspect it’s made from brass but I can’t be sure. It’s built like a tank. You will never need to worry about breaking it. The clip is ...