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  • Diamine Eclipse Ink ReviewDiamine Eclipse Ink Review
    Diamine Eclipse is a great blue black, with the emphasis very much on the black. It flows well and dries quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more reviews of Diamine Eclipse on Pennaquod.
  • Faber-Castell Basic Fountain Pen ReviewFaber-Castell Basic Fountain Pen Review
    The Faber-Castell Basic costs between £23 and £30, depending on the finish. At the cheaper end the choices are a polished or matt metal finish; at the higher end the choice is between leather or carbon. All are available with nibs from extra-fine to broad. This particular model has a leather barrel and broad nib. I’ll ...
  • Mitsu-bishi Hi-Uni HB Pencil ReviewMitsu-bishi Hi-Uni HB Pencil Review
    The Mitsu-bishi Hi-Uni is a wooden pencil available in grades from 10B to 10H, including F. It costs about £2.40 in the UK and about $2.50 in the USA. It isn’t available with an eraser. The barrel is made from cedar and is wonderful. It has that gorgeous cedar aroma and it sharpens easily and neatly. ...
  • Platinum Preppy (Old Version) Fountain Pen ReviewPlatinum Preppy (Old Version) Fountain Pen Review
    This review originally appeared on Economy Pens and it is of the older version of the Preppy, which is why I’ve published it on a Wednesday instead of the usual Monday. I’m including it here because I intend this site to be a collection of all the reviews I’ve written. I didn’t publish at the ...
  • Diamine Onyx Black Ink ReviewDiamine Onyx Black Ink Review
    Diamine Onyx Black is a good dark black ink. It’s the darkest of Diamine’s blacks and is quite a neutral colour, just as a real black should be. It’s a good wet ink but quite slow to dry. There’s some interesting sheen when the ink pools but that isn’t noticeable under normal usage.