Yes to all the ins for the channel! And looking forward to see the home transformation! I think it's not too late to do a Visconti and Dante video. I don't neccessarily watch your videos as pen reviews, especially not the more high concept ones. I see them more demonstrating fountain pens as a lifestyle element in action and trying to evoke the atmosphere and feelings that might be associated with a city or an author. Videos like that can serve a lot of purposes for a viewer that don't even have to be connected to the particular pen that is featured. It could for example inspire someone to get their Lamy Safari and write out some of their favourite quotes and spend a joyful hour. Something they might not have thought of if it wasn't for the video. Wishing you a happy and video ideas filled 2025!
Hi Hemingway! Another fine live show! Keep doing what you are doing! There are ALWAYS going to be haters, and frankly, you can't let them influence you. Really excited to see you are going to do more videos showing the history of pens and pen makers, Really fascinated by that stuff!
After a week of terrible insomnia, I consoled myself last night that I would, at least, be able to watch the Live. Of course, I slept straight through the night! 🌙 😴 😂
Hi, great show as always. I have reduced my pen collection down to one pen for 2025, just going to use my 149 and really enjoy and appreciate it.🤗 Cheers from Australia.🦘
Hi. I usually clear out my pen collection every few years, only keeping one or two pens. I've had my 149 for quite a while, It's just superb. Last time I did this I kept my 149 and Pilot custom 823.🤗 Cheers from Australia.🦘
Happy New Year HJ and all the community. HJ, I took the bait after watching your many praises of the Carene and bought myself a Carene L'Essence du Bleu. Thought about the Reflections of Paris but I really think the blue is prettier. It is as beautiful and smooth writing as you have said. It's all your fault (and Vanessa Langton's)! It cheered me up on this very cold day. And thanks to Atlas Stationers and their HJ discount I feel just a little less guilty. Thank you for what you do for all of us.
Sorry I missed the live. I’m glad you’re back in the saddle. Super proud of you hitting 20K. Well done, my friend. I was tickled watching you sort through your inks. So fun. Tim, I hope you, Helen, and Imogen have the best year ever.
Congratulations on surpassing 20k! Interesting videos…do you have a preview trailer on coming attractions? 🙂 maybe you could start a prop department? Just kidding…
Funny - we happen to be having a pre-C New Year tackle of a very dark grey wall in lounge bought that way. It's so depressing. Farrow and Ball have a showroom in their Dorset county home and advisors there to help with colour choosing. So we're replacing the grey with... Bancha 🍵! Yep, green tea, delicious, dark and tonal in different kinds of light. And we have the same grey in chalk paint on old 1970's wardrobes, serviceable for now, but new paint will help. They were once old white gloss, previous owners slapped the grey over them, but it's bubbling up and already flaked off the hinges. We bought two colours, the other is Incarnadine, so we may do a two tone, doors different colour to frame. But that won't be until later in the year during some leave as every door has to be paint stripped first. Just looked up Pigeon on our colour card, pleasant but too towards grey for our mission to be free of it. We'd say the equivalent tone but going towards green would be Lichen. If you do want to go warmer, then there's Picture Gallery Red, your chair and painting would go so well with that too. For a unique Dorset county name there's always Mizzle, that persistent (miserable?) drizzle spray kind of rain, two up from pigeon on the colour card! But currently, it's snowing! Happy New Year, healthy and inky. Is 'paint' now 'wall ink'? Talking of which, cult pens' deep dark ink is nearly black and MontBlanc's Irish Green is a good deep green too, both 'solid' choices in the green range. CONGRATULATIONS ON 20K 🖋✍📖✒🥳
Cool! Waterman Phileas - I bought one in the mid-90’s for a friend, and searched for one for myself for 25 years… I finally found one at the Toronto Pen Show a couple of years ago. A great daily writer, tough but elegant, and not so expensive that I have to worry about it.
Happy new year and congrats on the 20k! My Christmas pen was the TWSBI Eco in Indigo & Bronze, which I've craved ever since I first saw it about 18 months ago. It just took me that long to decide which nib! Ended up with the EF, which I am very pleased with. Loved your ink purge video; gave me lots of ideas for new inks to buy. I think 2025 will be a year of ink for me, not a year of pens.
You can still review old pens on the side as your quick take on it. Because many are still exploring either cheap, old, legendary, grail pens. I just started buying pens around April of 2024 myself. My first purchase for this year a vintage Montblanc 146 arriving Jan 10. More power to your channel ❤ lets go with 25k
Low VOC paints have gotten very common; Dunn Edwards and Sherwin-Williams paints are mostly low VOC. I like Bioshield paints; zero VOC but hard to find in stores so one has to order samples. They used to sell casein based paint powders that last for years in the can. Started my onion skin journal. Really like it and learned about it from you. Thanks.
Congratulations on the 20K subscribers! Have a good new year! Yes, anti-intellectualism is a big problem here. I wish the FP is stronger than the sword or the tabloid.
Congratulations on 20,000 subscribers! I, too, am not enamored with green inks. Thought I may be the only one, so I was so happy to hear your lack of appreciation. 😊
I missed the live. 😢 We were at a friend’s sister’s pre-funeral visitation this evening. Congrats on the 20k, I am surprised it’s not more than twice that! You deserve it. Hope you get to feeling better!
Ooh, I’d love to see a sample of that paint! Sounds gorgeous! Ok, my curiosity got the better of me and I looked it up. Wow, that’s a great color for a library!
Congrats on 20k! I'm a bit sad that I couldn't catch the stream live, as I was in the hospital recovering after having some kidney stones removed. But watching the replay tonight :)
I own a Waterman Carene in the blue/silver. It reminds me of sailboats and sailing. Watching Timed Trials of America’s Cup was my husband and I’s first date. (Rewatch)
I missed the live show tonight by only minutes and just watched the replay. Would have loved to exchange live greetings of the new year with everyone in the chat, and especially to send very warm wishes, HJ, to you and family. I’m looking forward to 2025, along with everyone in this wonderful channel community, to all you have in store for us. And to say thank you thank you thank you. Happy New Year!
I don't get the Posh Elitist or the "better than anyone else" vibe from you but I do feel the Pen Snob vibe from you and other pen tubers. It has to do with the focus on expensive pens over the less expensive ones. If you have referred to less expensive options, I haven't see those videos yet. Most of those other pen snob tubers I don't watch. I still tune in to you. From my POV, there's a neurotic loveableness vibe about you. That's probably the nerd in you. ;) We each have our nerdy places. Oh, & we in eastern Ma are probably not going to be seeing snow In January. Some weather-nerds are giving up on Southern NE for the season. Keep well!
Thanks so much. It’s always interesting to get an honest perspective. I am more into design and uniqueness than cost, but one often accompanies the other. So I can appreciate that perspective. I’ve done a lot of less expensive pen content. Check out my “Top 5 Snob-proof Fountain Pens, A Tale Of Two TWSBIs, Why You Must Own A Lamy Safari Now,” I covered the X159, Ellington, Scrivenor, Moonman Q1. I should probably do more and more lists. I am trying to get away from straight up pen reviews. I am trying to make them even more interesting. Anyway, thanks very much for watching and for being here. Stay warm!
The Waterman Expert Rollerball is a great writing instrument. Only issue I have with a rollerball, any rollerball is that they tend to go thru ink pretty fast.
I recently bought the book Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown for my Dad's birthday. Many of the explorers wore interesting watches (usually Rolexes) and took pens with them on their expeditions. This book might interest you for research purposes as you seem to appreciate books and details like this.
It's Never too late for Dante. I'm wildly curious which references and verses (etc.) you would choose. I know it would at least compete with your stunning tea video...
Xmas pen = Sailor Progear Realo General suggestion: Constructively, The non fountain pen stuff like journaling, mental health, and the FP life is where you shine and set yourself apart.
Great show, Timothy! Thanks. I kinda feel sorry for hate watchers. They must have miserable lives. They would probably get some joy in their lives if they took up a hobby or two.
Things I learned: that you're a nerd and that it is possible to invent a cooler character than you. I had no idea! Sarcasm aside, I do not think of you as a nerd, at least not in any pejorative way; you seem like a cool guy to sit down and have a coffee with. Also, I don't know anything about analytics, but I don't mind seeing repeat videos on old pens. I can't tell you how many Lamy 2000 reviews I've watched; a 149 video is what brought your channel to my feed; and your perspective is unique on familiar things, the Lamy 2000 being a great example. So don't worry about reviewing just the new stuff. Your perspective is fresh even if the pen is old.
Thank you very very much! I appreciate all of your kind words! Just to clarify, I don’t think of Nerds as a bad thing. I’ve always been a bit of an outsider with niche interests and I am proud of that. Thanks so much!
I'm not normally one to be seduced by ink names (though I couldn't resist a sample of Bloody Brexit 😄). But I couldn't miss out on the chance to get a set of the Diamine Chartist inks. ✊🏼
My kind Christmas pen gifts may seem humble to some, but they are very precious to me: A Waterman CF converter (v.rare), and a Conway-Stewart 388 in a marbled blue celluloid, just requiring a new sac.
You may have aversion to green inks cuz historically accounting auditors used green pens. And it's never fun when auditors come through the bank. It's always lots of work and extra hours. Just a thought. Thank you for what you do for the fountain pen community.
In the UK, green ink has two main associations: Apparently, it was the choice of the original 'C' in MI6, and the tradition continues to this day. More commonly, it's been associated with obsessive letter writers to local newspapers, politicians etc (known as 'the green ink brigade'). Personally to me, my dad, as Head of Materials for Rolls-Royce Aerospace, used green ink in his Sheaffer No Nonsense pens with Oblique nibs, so his comments on plans, papers, memos etc were very easily recognised. I'm very pleased that I cleaned and recommissioned his pens, and sourced a green ink he loved, and he used for the last five years of his life, until shortly before his death in September of 2024.
The Ferris Wheel Press narrative that is generally ignored is Canada. They seem to be moving a bit away from it (sadly), but they have a lot of great Canadian-themed inks that reference the landscape, geography, history, and culture of Canada. And they are not too light or fussy. Roaring Patina Black came with an “Echoes of Eaton” pen to celebrate the art deco history on both coasts. Down the Don Valley celebrates the valley that is an integral part of Toronto’s landscape. Algonquin Maple is based on the great Algonquin Park, heavily featured in iconic Canadian art. They did a “Fashion District” group that named the streets in Toronto that were full of fashion businesses in the city (Bathurst, Spadina..)… It’s sad that their business missteps and light inks dominate conversation about a brand that has actually showcased Canada. (Which, if you live in Canada, is a nice change of pace from the dynamics of living in the shadow of US media/cultural dominance.)
I covered the Chateau Frontenac ink with a video dedicated to both the FWP Ink and the Chateau in Quebec City. I had a blast making that one. Almost no one watched it, sadly. All the best.
Regarding the question of pigments or dyes: No, not all inks are pigments in suspension, certainly NOT fountain pen inks. Almost ALL fountain pen inks have exclusively a dye or a mix of dyes as colorant. They basically have to, because fountain pens' chances to survive a pigmented ink are rather slim. Remember, you should never put Indian ink or Chinese ink in a fountain pen, and the reason is exactly that, - they are pigmented inks, for dip pens only. In recent years, there have emerged a few pigmented fountain pen inks. The most known (and the best and only one that has good justification) is 'Platinum Carbon'. The technology here is that the pigment particles are incredibly small, nano-pigments. So small, it's hoped, that 'Brownian movements" should keep them individually separated and suspended indefinitely. That "works" somewhat. My experience is that you have to be wary and pay attention to the pen, same as with Iron Gall inks, and always be prepared to flush out and clean the pen if things seem fishy. IMO these inks should only be used in cartridge/converter pens with replaceable feeds. Not because they are a high risk, but because it's so stupid to ruin an expensive or irreplaceable pen for no reason. The quick and simple explanation for what "dye" and "pigment" are, is this: Pigments are solid, small particles that are insoluble in both its vehicle and binder. Dyes are a solution of a colorant, where the colorant's molecules themselves swim around independently in the vehicle. The colorant of a dye typically stays soluble indefinitely, if left to its own, even if the vehicle evaporates. Thus one typically use some means of adding a coupler to attach the dye molecule to what you want to dye. This is usually called "mordant" or dye fixative. This is how textiles are dyed and how "document" inks work. Of course, that is not the whole and complete truth about pigments and dyes, but for keeping this short and concise, it has to do.
Welcome back dear friend. Happy new year! My suggestion would be, don't worry about the critics. The book of war, "a ancient Chinese book", says a warrior's best teacher's are his enemy's. Being a gentleman might not be in voge, however that's not your problem! Your a true Man, a human being! You always interest me,becase you put your heart into your work. You continue as you are. Ken an English man in Latvia.
Month in and month out, I hood my breath in hopes that HJ, the man who does a show about writing and journaling, who I think said he met his wife at his museum job (?), would tell us that he had finally decided to do a show on Vincent’s letters to Theo. I get man.. I don’t like that Visconti VanGogh either and it’s also old news.. and sadly, it kind of means, that story will never be discussed on this show. There’s so much there too. Im not going to google to get exact quotes but someone made some hateful remarks to Post Malone about his music and he made a calm mature comment that it was ok because the music was for his fans not the haters. So, just take that approach to digesting rude comments.. and also, we do love the personal videos. If it makes you feel better, the core HJ gang DOES appreciate them.
Haters and critics: I'm sure you already know this, but I'm telling it anyway. - It's not you. It doesn't matter who you are or what you post. There are ALWAYS going to be a line of haters showing up. That is an integral part of how internet works. That's it really.
Quite a following you have assembled. A good thing. Then I don't have to feel guilty when I miss it. Which I usually do, these days. But I can always catch it afterwards. Not quite the same thing perhaps, but...
Yes to all the ins for the channel! And looking forward to see the home transformation!
I think it's not too late to do a Visconti and Dante video. I don't neccessarily watch your videos as pen reviews, especially not the more high concept ones. I see them more demonstrating fountain pens as a lifestyle element in action and trying to evoke the atmosphere and feelings that might be associated with a city or an author. Videos like that can serve a lot of purposes for a viewer that don't even have to be connected to the particular pen that is featured. It could for example inspire someone to get their Lamy Safari and write out some of their favourite quotes and spend a joyful hour. Something they might not have thought of if it wasn't for the video.
Wishing you a happy and video ideas filled 2025!
Thank you so much! All the best to you as well.
I am SO very happy for you and the channel! Congratulations! Well deserved.
Thank you so much!!
Hi Hemingway! Another fine live show! Keep doing what you are doing! There are ALWAYS going to be haters, and frankly, you can't let them influence you. Really excited to see you are going to do more videos showing the history of pens and pen makers, Really fascinated by that stuff!
Thank you very very much!
After a week of terrible insomnia, I consoled myself last night that I would, at least, be able to watch the Live.
Of course, I slept straight through the night! 🌙 😴 😂
This is wonderful. Happy to help!
Happy New Year and congratulations. The quality and worth of your channel may it soon grow into a ONE MILLION subscriber channel.
Thanks! That’s really kind of you.
Hi, great show as always. I have reduced my pen collection down to one pen for 2025, just going to use my 149 and really enjoy and appreciate it.🤗 Cheers from Australia.🦘
Thanks so much, that sounds like a great plan!
You are amazing!
That's so nice. Get all your joy from the 149 yes. What made you select that particular one for 2025, in brief?
Hi. I usually clear out my pen collection every few years, only keeping one or two pens. I've had my 149 for quite a while, It's just superb. Last time I did this I kept my 149 and Pilot custom 823.🤗 Cheers from Australia.🦘
@@johntaylor8817 what do you do with the collection you clear out?
Happy New Year HJ and all the community. HJ, I took the bait after watching your many praises of the Carene and bought myself a Carene L'Essence du Bleu. Thought about the Reflections of Paris but I really think the blue is prettier. It is as beautiful and smooth writing as you have said. It's all your fault (and Vanessa Langton's)! It cheered me up on this very cold day. And thanks to Atlas Stationers and their HJ discount I feel just a little less guilty. Thank you for what you do for all of us.
Thanks very much! So happy for you. An excellent choice! Well done! All the best and Happy New Year!
Sorry I missed the live. I’m glad you’re back in the saddle. Super proud of you hitting 20K. Well done, my friend. I was tickled watching you sort through your inks. So fun. Tim, I hope you, Helen, and Imogen have the best year ever.
Congratulations on surpassing 20k! Interesting videos…do you have a preview trailer on coming attractions? 🙂 maybe you could start a prop department? Just kidding…
I did generate some previews a year ago or so. I should do that again. It was fun. Thanks so much for the kind words.
Funny - we happen to be having a pre-C New Year tackle of a very dark grey wall in lounge bought that way. It's so depressing. Farrow and Ball have a showroom in their Dorset county home and advisors there to help with colour choosing. So we're replacing the grey with... Bancha 🍵! Yep, green tea, delicious, dark and tonal in different kinds of light. And we have the same grey in chalk paint on old 1970's wardrobes, serviceable for now, but new paint will help. They were once old white gloss, previous owners slapped the grey over them, but it's bubbling up and already flaked off the hinges. We bought two colours, the other is Incarnadine, so we may do a two tone, doors different colour to frame. But that won't be until later in the year during some leave as every door has to be paint stripped first. Just looked up Pigeon on our colour card, pleasant but too towards grey for our mission to be free of it. We'd say the equivalent tone but going towards green would be Lichen. If you do want to go warmer, then there's Picture Gallery Red, your chair and painting would go so well with that too. For a unique Dorset county name there's always Mizzle, that persistent (miserable?) drizzle spray kind of rain, two up from pigeon on the colour card! But currently, it's snowing! Happy New Year, healthy and inky. Is 'paint' now 'wall ink'? Talking of which, cult pens' deep dark ink is nearly black and MontBlanc's Irish Green is a good deep green too, both 'solid' choices in the green range. CONGRATULATIONS ON 20K 🖋✍📖✒🥳
Thanks so much! That sounds lovely indeed! Happiest of New Years.
Cool! Waterman Phileas - I bought one in the mid-90’s for a friend, and searched for one for myself for 25 years… I finally found one at the Toronto Pen Show a couple of years ago. A great daily writer, tough but elegant, and not so expensive that I have to worry about it.
I am waiting for mine.
Congratulations on 20k - well deserved!
Here's to 50! Thank you!
Thanks so much! That’s very kind.
Good one. The year ahead sounds great. Looking forward.
Thank you!
Happy new year and congrats on the 20k! My Christmas pen was the TWSBI Eco in Indigo & Bronze, which I've craved ever since I first saw it about 18 months ago. It just took me that long to decide which nib! Ended up with the EF, which I am very pleased with. Loved your ink purge video; gave me lots of ideas for new inks to buy. I think 2025 will be a year of ink for me, not a year of pens.
Happy new year! Excellent pen!
I have the ballpoint or rollerball versions of Damn near Everything - every shop I worked at lots of forms with Carbons!
That makes sense. Thanks!
I really enjoy your voice. (I'm from the UK, if that makes any difference 😂). And also your content, of course. Nurdy is great!
Thank you very much! I appreciate it.
You can still review old pens on the side as your quick take on it. Because many are still exploring either cheap, old, legendary, grail pens. I just started buying pens around April of 2024 myself. My first purchase for this year a vintage Montblanc 146 arriving Jan 10. More power to your channel ❤ lets go with 25k
Thank you very much and for the kind words!
Low VOC paints have gotten very common; Dunn Edwards and Sherwin-Williams paints are mostly low VOC. I like Bioshield paints; zero VOC but hard to find in stores so one has to order samples. They used to sell casein based paint powders that last for years in the can.
Started my onion skin journal. Really like it and learned about it from you. Thanks.
This is great news for me. Paint tends to make my breathing very poor. Low-VOC paints aren't perfect, but are much better.
Very nice! I also like the heritage of this brand. I have a connection with UK based brands.
Congratulations on the 20K subscribers! Have a good new year!
Yes, anti-intellectualism is a big problem here. I wish the FP is stronger than the sword or the tabloid.
Thank you very much! All the best to you!
Well done with your well-deserved 20k subscribers. Follow your enthusiasms and I will follow you.
Thank you My Friend for the kind words. I appreciate your being here.
Thanks Hemingway! It's always a fun time here.
Congratulations on your 20,000 subscribers!
Thanks so much, I'm glad you're here!
I’m ready for a great new year if Hemingway Jones- one of the true great comforts in my life.
Thank you!
Congratulations on 20,000 subscribers! I, too, am not enamored with green inks. Thought I may be the only one, so I was so happy to hear your lack of appreciation. 😊
Thanks so much, I’m glad I’m not alone!
For the house trim got a really bright light green - some young lady at the hardware store fell in love with that , all that GREEN!
Very nice!
I missed the live. 😢 We were at a friend’s sister’s pre-funeral visitation this evening. Congrats on the 20k, I am surprised it’s not more than twice that! You deserve it. Hope you get to feeling better!
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it! What you did was far more important.
@ Awe, thank you so much!
VOC- Volatile Organic Compound. Congratulations on your 20K subscribers. Cheers
Thanks so much! Yes, those! Thanks for the kind words.
Ooh, I’d love to see a sample of that paint! Sounds gorgeous! Ok, my curiosity got the better of me and I looked it up. Wow, that’s a great color for a library!
Thank you! I had obsessed over it. This coming weekend!
@ Yay!
Congrats on 20k! I'm a bit sad that I couldn't catch the stream live, as I was in the hospital recovering after having some kidney stones removed. But watching the replay tonight :)
Sounds like you had your reasons! I hope you are doing much better now. All the best.
@@HemingwayJones Thank you! I'm doing better now. Have a follow-up w/ the surgeon next week
Love hand writing video.
Thank you for watching!
Watched the live show too. One request, an episode on which pens can be "eyedroppered", pros and cons.
Eyedropping is great until your first disaster.
Happy New YR HJ. Still holidaying so who knew it was Tue at 8? Great show. Im thinking of something to do with Wearinguel King Lear soon.
Happy New Year to you, too! King Lear is classic. So much there.
I got a Waterman Carene on your recommendation and I love it. I got a vintage one, orange. Classic and wonderful writing experience. Happy New Year!
That's fantastic! Glad you found one.
I own a Waterman Carene in the blue/silver. It reminds me of sailboats and sailing. Watching Timed Trials of America’s Cup was my husband and I’s first date. (Rewatch)
That sounds so serene.
YES history of fountain pens!
I buy inks for their names for sure! BPC Ohio and Sailor Manyo Fuji have special meaning in our family.
I missed the live show tonight by only minutes and just watched the replay. Would have loved to exchange live greetings of the new year with everyone in the chat, and especially to send very warm wishes, HJ, to you and family. I’m looking forward to 2025, along with everyone in this wonderful channel community, to all you have in store for us. And to say thank you thank you thank you. Happy New Year!
Looking forward to the Venetian vid!
Thanks, I hope you liked it!
@@HemingwayJones I really did!
I got that book H.J. thanks!
I don't get the Posh Elitist or the "better than anyone else" vibe from you but I do feel the Pen Snob vibe from you and other pen tubers. It has to do with the focus on expensive pens over the less expensive ones. If you have referred to less expensive options, I haven't see those videos yet. Most of those other pen snob tubers I don't watch. I still tune in to you. From my POV, there's a neurotic loveableness vibe about you. That's probably the nerd in you. ;) We each have our nerdy places. Oh, & we in eastern Ma are probably not going to be seeing snow In January. Some weather-nerds are giving up on Southern NE for the season. Keep well!
Thanks so much. It’s always interesting to get an honest perspective. I am more into design and uniqueness than cost, but one often accompanies the other. So I can appreciate that perspective. I’ve done a lot of less expensive pen content. Check out my “Top 5 Snob-proof Fountain Pens, A Tale Of Two TWSBIs, Why You Must Own A Lamy Safari Now,” I covered the X159, Ellington, Scrivenor, Moonman Q1. I should probably do more and more lists. I am trying to get away from straight up pen reviews. I am trying to make them even more interesting. Anyway, thanks very much for watching and for being here. Stay warm!
The Waterman Expert Rollerball is a great writing instrument. Only issue I have with a rollerball, any rollerball is that they tend to go thru ink pretty fast.
I keep missing the lives!!
Replays are always up so don't worry.
I recently bought the book Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown for my Dad's birthday. Many of the explorers wore interesting watches (usually Rolexes) and took pens with them on their expeditions. This book might interest you for research purposes as you seem to appreciate books and details like this.
That sounds super fun. Thanks so much!
I like Olivine inks - a shade of green.
It's Never too late for Dante.
I'm wildly curious which references and verses (etc.) you would choose.
I know it would at least compete with your stunning tea video...
Thank you! Thanks for watching that tea video! I loved that one and no one watched it. Thank you.
Xmas pen = Sailor Progear Realo
General suggestion: Constructively, The non fountain pen stuff like journaling, mental health, and the FP life is where you shine and set yourself apart.
Great show, Timothy! Thanks. I kinda feel sorry for hate watchers. They must have miserable lives. They would probably get some joy in their lives if they took up a hobby or two.
Sincerely!
Things I learned: that you're a nerd and that it is possible to invent a cooler character than you. I had no idea! Sarcasm aside, I do not think of you as a nerd, at least not in any pejorative way; you seem like a cool guy to sit down and have a coffee with. Also, I don't know anything about analytics, but I don't mind seeing repeat videos on old pens. I can't tell you how many Lamy 2000 reviews I've watched; a 149 video is what brought your channel to my feed; and your perspective is unique on familiar things, the Lamy 2000 being a great example. So don't worry about reviewing just the new stuff. Your perspective is fresh even if the pen is old.
Thank you very very much! I appreciate all of your kind words! Just to clarify, I don’t think of Nerds as a bad thing. I’ve always been a bit of an outsider with niche interests and I am proud of that. Thanks so much!
I'm not normally one to be seduced by ink names (though I couldn't resist a sample of Bloody Brexit 😄). But I couldn't miss out on the chance to get a set of the Diamine Chartist inks. ✊🏼
My kind Christmas pen gifts may seem humble to some, but they are very precious to me: A Waterman CF converter (v.rare), and a Conway-Stewart 388 in a marbled blue celluloid, just requiring a new sac.
I have Bloody Brexit!
Love it!
You may have aversion to green inks cuz historically accounting auditors used green pens. And it's never fun when auditors come through the bank. It's always lots of work and extra hours. Just a thought. Thank you for what you do for the fountain pen community.
In the UK, green ink has two main associations: Apparently, it was the choice of the original 'C' in MI6, and the tradition continues to this day. More commonly, it's been associated with obsessive letter writers to local newspapers, politicians etc (known as 'the green ink brigade').
Personally to me, my dad, as Head of Materials for Rolls-Royce Aerospace, used green ink in his Sheaffer No Nonsense pens with Oblique nibs, so his comments on plans, papers, memos etc were very easily recognised. I'm very pleased that I cleaned and recommissioned his pens, and sourced a green ink he loved, and he used for the last five years of his life, until shortly before his death in September of 2024.
Never thought about it that way, but you make a good point. Thanks for watching! This is a great comment.
The Ferris Wheel Press narrative that is generally ignored is Canada. They seem to be moving a bit away from it (sadly), but they have a lot of great Canadian-themed inks that reference the landscape, geography, history, and culture of Canada. And they are not too light or fussy. Roaring Patina Black came with an “Echoes of Eaton” pen to celebrate the art deco history on both coasts. Down the Don Valley celebrates the valley that is an integral part of Toronto’s landscape. Algonquin Maple is based on the great Algonquin Park, heavily featured in iconic Canadian art. They did a “Fashion District” group that named the streets in Toronto that were full of fashion businesses in the city (Bathurst, Spadina..)… It’s sad that their business missteps and light inks dominate conversation about a brand that has actually showcased Canada. (Which, if you live in Canada, is a nice change of pace from the dynamics of living in the shadow of US media/cultural dominance.)
I covered the Chateau Frontenac ink with a video dedicated to both the FWP Ink and the Chateau in Quebec City. I had a blast making that one. Almost no one watched it, sadly. All the best.
@@HemingwayJones I did! It’s somewhere I’ve been meaning to go. But Canada is generally ignored, so indifference comes with the territory.
No wire hangers Joan Crawford.
Joan Crawford with the wire hangers.
Thank you!
Regarding the question of pigments or dyes: No, not all inks are pigments in suspension, certainly NOT fountain pen inks. Almost ALL fountain pen inks have exclusively a dye or a mix of dyes as colorant. They basically have to, because fountain pens' chances to survive a pigmented ink are rather slim. Remember, you should never put Indian ink or Chinese ink in a fountain pen, and the reason is exactly that, - they are pigmented inks, for dip pens only.
In recent years, there have emerged a few pigmented fountain pen inks. The most known (and the best and only one that has good justification) is 'Platinum Carbon'. The technology here is that the pigment particles are incredibly small, nano-pigments. So small, it's hoped, that 'Brownian movements" should keep them individually separated and suspended indefinitely. That "works" somewhat. My experience is that you have to be wary and pay attention to the pen, same as with Iron Gall inks, and always be prepared to flush out and clean the pen if things seem fishy. IMO these inks should only be used in cartridge/converter pens with replaceable feeds. Not because they are a high risk, but because it's so stupid to ruin an expensive or irreplaceable pen for no reason.
The quick and simple explanation for what "dye" and "pigment" are, is this: Pigments are solid, small particles that are insoluble in both its vehicle and binder. Dyes are a solution of a colorant, where the colorant's molecules themselves swim around independently in the vehicle. The colorant of a dye typically stays soluble indefinitely, if left to its own, even if the vehicle evaporates. Thus one typically use some means of adding a coupler to attach the dye molecule to what you want to dye. This is usually called "mordant" or dye fixative. This is how textiles are dyed and how "document" inks work.
Of course, that is not the whole and complete truth about pigments and dyes, but for keeping this short and concise, it has to do.
Thanks for this! It really helps.
Self ed. cool again, yes!
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Welcome back dear friend. Happy new year!
My suggestion would be, don't worry about the critics. The book of war, "a ancient Chinese book", says a warrior's best teacher's are his enemy's. Being a gentleman might not be in voge, however that's not your problem! Your a true Man, a human being!
You always interest me,becase you put your heart into your work. You continue as you are.
Ken an English man in Latvia.
Thank you so much for the kind support.
re loaner pen: Pilot Varsity - if it disappears, no tears... also some FP evangelism
How about a "Cancel Ecamm Countdown" every Tuesday.
Right?! How many times do I say it and I never do!
Month in and month out, I hood my breath in hopes that HJ, the man who does a show about writing and journaling, who I think said he met his wife at his museum job (?), would tell us that he had finally decided to do a show on Vincent’s letters to Theo. I get man.. I don’t like that Visconti VanGogh either and it’s also old news.. and sadly, it kind of means, that story will never be discussed on this show. There’s so much there too.
Im not going to google to get exact quotes but someone made some hateful remarks to Post Malone about his music and he made a calm mature comment that it was ok because the music was for his fans not the haters. So, just take that approach to digesting rude comments.. and also, we do love the personal videos. If it makes you feel better, the core HJ gang DOES appreciate them.
That Van Gogh video will come one day, probably once I get a Visconti or someone else featuring him. Thank you!
Haters and critics: I'm sure you already know this, but I'm telling it anyway. - It's not you. It doesn't matter who you are or what you post. There are ALWAYS going to be a line of haters showing up. That is an integral part of how internet works. That's it really.
Truly! Thanks.
Quite a following you have assembled. A good thing. Then I don't have to feel guilty when I miss it. Which I usually do, these days. But I can always catch it afterwards. Not quite the same thing perhaps, but...
Thank you very much! This is why I leave the replays up. Thanks!