Mostly Ink Links
05/07/2021Much ado about ink…
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Paper Review and Giveaway: Musubi Cosmo Air Light Notebook
- Liz Steel: Revisiting My Colored Ink Collection (nice range of colors)
- Incredible Colours: Ferris Wheel Press Pink Eraser on Rhodia
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Robert Oster Pen Chalet Exclusives
- Mountain of Ink: Teal Ink (might be my favorite color)
- From the Pen Cup: The TWSBI Draco: I Had My Doubts
- Penultimate Dave has several videos about Lamy inks
- The Gentleman Stationer: Workhorse Inks
- Read Cursive Fast
- Jet Pens: How to Pick the Best Fountain Pen Paper
From the archives, a Sheaffer Taranis Fountain Pen with Sheaffer Blue-Black ink on Apica 6A10 paper.
I was curious about the TWSBI Draco, so this was a fun read. It’s so pretty! If I hadn’t bought the TWSBI Vac Iris recently, I probably would have bought the Draco when it was released…
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TWSBI does make some nice pens. My 580 has been a workhorse for years and an easy pen to recommend. Hope you are as happy with yours.
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I do love mine! I have a few Ecos, plus a 580 and I love them all. 🙂
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I didn’t like my Eco as much as the 580 so haven’t used it in years. I think the flow was inadequate and it wasn’t as comfortable in my hand. However, I know I am in the minority on those issues. 🙂
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The flow is better in the 580, I will agree. But my 580 has a M nib and my Eco has an EF, so I like them both for different purposes. My Jibun Techo planner, for example, can’t take a M nib because the spaces for writing are too small for the thicker nibs.
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So you Eco has a paper mate in the Techo and the 580 is unattached so to speak. 😀
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That’s true! The 580 is great for writing letters. It shows off the sheen/shading of inks a lot more.
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Does the 580 have a favorite paper?
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I’ve enjoyed it on Tomoe River and Clairfontaine, though I haven’t found anything that I particularly dislike it on (as long as the lines are large enough…).
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Wider nibs do need some space to roam which is why I often use blank paper. The pen and my letter forms find their own balance while I am just along for the ride.
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