Throwback Thursday: Noodler's Ahab-Goulet 1.1 italic and Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

In last week's Throwback Thursday I posted a first impressions look at Noodler's Ahab with the stock flex nib with Kon-Peki.  So, it seems a bit redundant to do this one just swapping the nib for the Goulet 1.1 italic.  Then, again, maybe not.

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Pen Review: Namiki Vanishing Point Raden Galaxy

What has to be said about the Vanishing Point must have been said already.  I will share my experiences with my VP from the first time I wrote with it until now.  This pen has been in my pen collection for the entire time of my pen habit.  While I encountered some foibles with it, I continue to keep it inked up week after week.  

To start, it was the first fountain pen that I ordered after many months of deliberation and enabling by Brian Goulet's videos and the Pen Addict podcasts...  

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Throwback Thursday: Platinum Cool F & Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu Gaki

This is amongst the first few pen and ink reviews that I did when I started on this journey.  I wrote about how I came to get the Platinum Cool in an earlier post so I won't get into details here. 

Pen:       Platinum Cool (Crystal Rose) F

Ink:        Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu Gaki

Paper:   Rhodia No. 16 Grid

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Throwback Thursday: First of Firsts (Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point + Pilot Blue)

I was originally inspired to create pen and ink reviews while mass-consuming entire libraries of past videos from Brian Goulet  and Pen Addict podcasts with Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.  I didn't really know what I intended to do with them except to maybe personally refer back.  

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