Currently Inked: Trio of Franklin-Christoph Eye-Dropper Pens

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Ever since I got my third Franklin-Christoph (FC) pen, the Model 20 in Wonder Pens exclusive Translucent Bronze, I had wanted to eye-dropper it along with its FC siblings, the Pocket 40 and the Model 66.  Finally the stars aligned for my May ink-pairings for me to make it happen.

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Currently Inked: May 2016

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This time I did a slightly better job at timing my mid-April same ink refills so I have less holdovers. As well, I spread out the pen cleaning over a few days which made things easier. I got a lot of new inks right at the end of April which made for fun May ink fillings.

 

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Currently Inked: April 2016

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Tracking of my pen and ink combinations in a central place has helped my senile mind greatly.  I still feel the choice of using the Tomoe River Notebook bound by Coach House Press for Wonderpens for my Currently Inked log is a good one.  Great paper in a nice form factor.

It was a little hard to choose the new inks this month due to the number of holdovers from last month.  It was kind of unfortunate I was forced to top up a few pens with 3 days left in March to accommodate a one-day out of town trip.  But, it's all good as long as I have pens with ink to write with.  

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Chinese Cacography: Warm 暖

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Pen:        Lamy Al-Star 1.1
Ink:         De Atramentis Gold

Brush:    Platinum Natural Weasel Hair Brush Pen
Ink:        Noodlers Ravens Black

Ready for warmer weather to come...

Chinese Cacography (i.e. chicken scratch) is my attempt to combine using fountain pens and Chinese characters writing practice.  Unless otherwise noted, the paper used is always Baron Fig Apprentice Dot grid.