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Oh, nice! My favorite thing about the Traveler's Company TN covers is the leather. It's a very nice feel and a good balance of being soft but not too flexible! I really enjoy the passport size, hope you like it if you give it a try!

Thank you! I have really enjoyed these green inks and wanted to share them and compare them side by side!

Yes exactly!

Yes, I think if you have or plan to have an extensive amount of ink swatches that you'd like to reference that the Col o dex set up for swatching is ideal! Hope are able to try it out and enjoy it!

Thanks for sharing those details and your experience! I've really enjoyed their colours and hues of the inks! Of course, swatching is different than inking up a fountain pen and having the writing experience of how the ink actually behaves, so this input is very helpful! Thank you! It's always great to support small businesses that provide excellent products!

Thank you! I'm really so glad to know this was helpful with your skipping situation! I recall when I first experienced this, I was very bewildered about what happened, and it took quite some time to find out what the issue was! It's surprising what a difference the paper makes too, textured papers present less of an issue as they can 'absorb' some oils or whatnot but more heavily coating papers become very slick and result in a skipping experience much more readily. Consider checking out my video on Pencil Boards next! Congrats on your Pilot Custom 743. That's a fantastic pen, and the Ferris Wheel Press Periwinkle is a beautiful Ink! Hope everything goes smoothly, and perhaps you will also begin to explore what paper fits your preferences best!

@@fountainPENdulum​​⁠Thank you for the response. Now I’ve noticed that I will write in the left side page and then go to write on the right and I will get skipping because my hand has touched that page. I’ve been using mostly Tomoe River paper and you are exactly right about the coating on the paper. I’m going to try some other FP friendly paper soon. I love having the ink pool on the page to bring out its properties so we will see what paper works best. It is fun experimenting! I will keep an eye on your content too. Thanks again!

Yes, Tomoe River Paper does give effect display of ink's colour and properties! Either washing your hands first or using a pencil board or another piece of paper under your hand will work well to avoid this skipping issue. Also, interestingly enough, there are calligraphy gloves or media gloves that you wear your writing hand to keep your hand from making contact with your page! I've tried it, and it's actually quite nice. ( Parblo Drawing Glove a.co/d/di6ptki ) But so far, my favorite has been the Hobonichi Pencil Boards. They have nice designs and come in different sizes. (www.jetpens.com/Hobonichi-Accessory-Pencil-Board-for-A6-Tomitaro-Makino/pd/36718 )

@ And of course, I have some Hobonichi pencil boards but had always used them between pages. Now I will be using them as I go down the page! Excellent info.

Perfect! 🙌🏼 that's so great! That is their traditional use and purpose, but yeah:)

I enjoy exploring different swatching techniques! It's a goal to get as accurate a colour representation as possible.

Yes! I can certainly understand why. I've definitely considered having more than one!

@lenarose9972 excellent! Thank you so very much! The Brown Tortoise one seemed to date 1987-1997 but didn't narrow it down from there!

@karendurston2528 you are most welcome. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much. I remember seeing it in person and knowing it was just what I was looking for.

Thank you! They are very attractive and lovely writers. I've been enjoying using them often!

@kh-bd5ye ohhh, quite certain I've tried these.. out of the steel dip nibs I've tried the Brause Blue Pumpkin #361 is my favorite. To me, it is a generous controlled flex.

Thanks for checking it out! :)

No Wayyy!

Thank you! Oh, cool! Let me know what you find!

Thanks, Julia! It's definitely a fun nib! I would really like to get a housing for this nib so I can put it in a different bock pen body! It would be a nice way to jazz it up! 2025 🙌🏼

I know! I recall writing with an 823 Fine and absolutely loved it! I don't know what happened here!

Good recommendation! I'll keep an eye out for it!

@@fountainPENdulum It's a nice vintage looking Grey-Green color. I've never found another green like it honestly.

Nice! I've had this matte VP since early 2022, and so far, the finish has held up well. comfy vary with when the pen was made, perhaps they have made improvements to the finish and storage and use. When not in use, my VP is stored in a Rickshaw sleeve. Good call on the brass shims, I would have worried about that, too. If I recall correctly, I successfully used them on my black coated VP nib to increase the ink flow and had that same concern but used carefully it wasn't a problem. I agree that switching to the cartridge refill process makes good sense! The only thing I still prefer about the converter is that because I syringe fill, I can use the piston of the converter to prime the feed. I expect that if you fill the cartridge and keep the nib directed down, eventually, the feed will get saturated with ink by gravity. Even still, the cartridge would be wayyyy easier to clean than the Con-40. It takes quite a bit of time to clean even though I use a syringe to blast out all the remaining bits of ink that like to stay behind.

@ cartridge also holds more ink vs cone- and in the E95s you can check the ink vs the concerted you only see the rod area. Matte colors look really good on fountain pens and to me stealth a bit in the office.

@HADESPAYLOAD oh yeahhhh, good call on the ink capacity. That's a definite plus!

Same, I'm not into the more vibrant greens. So of these which would best fit the "antique green shade" you like most?

Do you like Vert Empire by J. Herbin? That's my favorite green of all of them. It's a greyish Green.

Yessss! I'm pretty sure I've always had a pen inked with it since getting it last year!

It's definitely been my favorite shade of ink for this year! That's why I really like buying or trading ink samples to be able to explore inks more without committing to bottles! And I'm happy to swap inks if you're interested! Another ink I wish I would have tried in time to include in this video is Ferris Wheel Press Peter Moss. When I'm able to swatch similar inks side by side, it really helps me narrow down my favorites!

I would love to swap ink samples with you! I have guests over, so I can’t do it right now, but I will send you another message later when I am ready to do it. Have you tried Papier Plume Moss? It is one of my favorites that fits in with these greens. I am also curious about Peter Moss. Last night I thought about buying Emotional Olive ($15 on Amazon), but it looks too yellow for me. I would be interested in trying it though.

@fountainpeninsanity3344 absolutely! This would be fun:) Send me a message when you're able, and we can plan on doing an Ink swap!

@sushanart it's funny how that works. My first fountain pen ink was purple. Then, when I discovered ink samples were a thing, I purchased several purple inks looking for the right shade. Then, I totally went off purple for two years. Now, I'm planning to purchase my first purple fountain pen, and that has rekindled my interest in purple Inks again.

@stevesmolik24 I've definitely missed opportunities for getting stickers for my TN also! It's very cool also that more places are offering stamps! Even better when they provide paper so you can stamp and insert later without having to bring your TN with you. That was such a great gift from your daughter & a great resolution for 2025!

@CookieCurls yes! It's a struggle! And a wonder sometimes that I keep buying Fountain Pens because of the bad experiences I've had purchasing also. I suppose the enjoyment of the hobby and the search of excellence in a fountain pen keeps me going. I've had bad experiences with new and second-hand pen purchases, more expensive and economical ranges. I find poor quality control in expensive pens purchased brand new the most frustrating and unpardonble. Being able to purchase in person helps a lot, but it still doesn't remove all the variables of quality that can go wrong.

@@stevesmolik24 Absolutely! Had lots of fun conversations with others at this show a top all the rest of it!

Haha, love it! 😄

@Letstalkaboutit61 awesome, thanks! Yes, when you're ready to restock, do check them out, and you just may find some new favorites! 🫶🏼

Thanks for that, I appreciate it!

@@fountainPENdulum I have kihed your precise and detailed video a lot! It is very useful!

@antevrankovic4539 thank you for watching & I'm very glad they have been useful for you!

Much appreciated! Enjoy! The more I understand the nuances of the grinds, the more it really helps me hone in on what works best for my hand and my writing style.

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful! Stubs definitely offer a special effect when writing! Here is a link to another, more recent video of mine involving Stubs: th-cam.com/video/uyrMPQPP_lI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Cgxo4s0O_DCV27ya

@ going to watch it now. Thanks 😊.

Oh, nice! Yes, I hope you enjoy it! :) Not only do I love the design and wax finish on the covers, but the paper is fantastic also:)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on swatching and organizational methods! It's really fulfilling to be able to successfully repurpose something to suit what you're trying to accomplish! As to ink, with the Celadon Cat, I often start by looking up the ink online. There are often many good resources with ink swatches or writing samples that can help answer my question of, how will this look with a fine nib? I use fine and extra fine most frequently myself, so I understand the valid concern. Next, I really enjoy sampling inks. It really opens up the horizon of ink experience to try many inks and find great fits and true favorites. Especially if you hesitate to buy full bottles of ink, which I know I do. Concerning shimmer inks, it really depends on multiple factors. Some shimmer inks truly have more shimmer than others. Other factors are whether the ink thoroughly moved to get all the shimmer into suspension before using it (purposefully or not). For instance, sometimes I will not agitate the bottle and skim the top when I want to enjoy the ink colour without the shimmer in a fountain pen. If shimmer ink is filled in a fountain pen, you also want to keep the reservoir of ink moving a bit to keep the shimmer in suspension and keep the shimmer distributed. Shimmer inks are also higher maintenance as fountain pen nibs and feeds can more easily get clogged. As to sheening inks, it depends on how broad the nib and how wet. So, on even a fine nib that is wet, you'll see a generous amount of sheen, and the base colour may be faint. On wet Broad nibs you'll most likely see mostly sheen. On finer dryer nibs, you have a better chance of seeing the base colour, as you mention. Sheen varies quite a bit between inks also. For some, it only appears on swatches and hardly ever in writing samples.

Thank you! I've been enjoying branching out on papers and brands lately, and these are some of the results of that!

I haven't been to the Philly Show before, and I won't be able to go this year. It sounds like a good show! Hope you have a great time! Maybe you can include some stickers when I get around to making my list for the sample ink swap!

Thank you, much appreciated! I wanted to cover the information I would have liked to know before purchasing!

Thank you! I appreciate that tip! That would be very helpful! You described the process very well:)

Yes, the currently inked stamp set is rant nice! I hope that when you make it to a pen, show you have a great time! I've never been to the Colorado Pen Show. I hope I'll have the opportunity to go sometime!

Thank You:) Purpleheart is definitely a favorite for its colour and it's a dense wood, which makes it weighty!

These were very pastel

@ …question; is there rhyme or reason to Kobe # identification? I like their inks, usually expensive, but nice. Any great Kobe shaders you’d recommend?

The Kobe inks are excellent, and they have so many beautiful colors. The Hydrangea is really unique, especially for its chromoshading effects. I hope you have the opportunity to try more soon!

@ I’m such a sucker for the chromoshaders… 🫠

@ziawoolzstudiobuzz313 I really love the chomoshading effect, but for writing I do find them too light with fine nibs.

@@fountainPENdulum I’m a B girl most of the time, so that works. But even with finer nibs I can usually read even the light inks so I use them for journaling, but not so much for letters..

@ziawoolzstudiobuzz313 Absolutely, I can enjoy them more writing card with a glass nib, which is more generous with Ink than my fine writing fountain pens! I love how unique they are. Same with shimmer inks. I'll mostly use them for cards with a dip pen:)

Haha, I do generally gravitate to the earthy colors, but I'm ready to swatch any Kobe ink:) It's not as common to come by the Kobe inks, so samples are awesome!

Thank you, that's very kind. I learned cursive in grade school, but then only used it when writing cards. When I got into the Fountain Pen hobby I began practicing my lettering, which, for me, adds to the enjoyment of using these beautiful writing instruments!

@autisticbucky I did have a lovely time at the show:) It was busy, and I spent a good amount of time doing ink swatches for FWP Ink we offered at the table. I was able to look around quite a bit also! I'm glad we met, though unknowingly to me! Thanks for coming by our table! How was your show? Did you get a few things?

@ ​​⁠ah sorry i realize i forgot to introduce myself 😅 i’m glad you had a good albeit busy show. i did manage to get my first Esterbrook Estie which was very exciting! :)

@autisticbucky how awesome! What Estie did you get?!

@ i got the tortoise one :) i wanted to get it last year but Esterbrook wasn’t tabling so i waited until this year and am very happy with it!

@autisticbucky that's so nice! The Tortoise is great! Yes, I was glad to see Esterbrook back at the show this year. Seeing the new king of the night pen in person was striking!

That would be an interesting effect!