Tag: starting out

What Ought to Have been my Second Pen

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyWzbmDzFd/?igshid=1455iz3n9hju4 Of course, there is no right way or wrong way go about collecting fountain pens.  As I previously wrote about, instead of buying a similarly or slightly higher priced pen, I opted to buy a few cheaper models of a similar or lower price to the Lamy Safari.  And, as I also stated, I … Continue reading What Ought to Have been my Second Pen →

Getting your hands dirty, or Venturing into the World of Bottled Ink

Pretty soon after I had bought a Lamy Safari, I bought the compatible converter that allows one to use bottled ink in a fountain pen, rather than cartridges. As I discussed in an earlier post, Lamy's standard range of ink cartridges come in 7 colours. This might seem a lot, especially when you are coming … Continue reading Getting your hands dirty, or Venturing into the World of Bottled Ink →