Cut 'Em Things

As mentioned in my previous entry , I've ordered new Toho Sangyo Urushi Tubes from Fishingshop.kiwi , which is based in Japan. I genuinely have no idea what is the use for these Urushi Lacquer tubes from sport fishing companies but I am glad they have it. Some people buy this from Amazon for Kintsugi repair but are instantly disappointed since this specific Toho Urushi is not approved for tableware.  Look at how many Urushi tubes I ordered lol. Short feedback for Fishingshop.kiwi: Date of ordering was April 23, 2021. I have to wait for them to check stocks before I can pay them. After a quick e-mail follow-up, I only got the confirmation from them on April 27, 2021, which means I can finally make the card payment. I paid immediately after receiving. There were a few hours that lapsed before my order status updated to "paid" I was kind of expecting that they'd be shipped out before the Golden Week starts. But they didn't. I had to wait for the Golden Week to end be...

Testing out some Sailor Shikiori Cartridges before fully committing to the bigger ink bottles. I've been looking around for some deep greens for my fountain pen lately. I've got the Herbin Vert de Gris, while it is an awesome muted green, it's not what I'm looking for. Today, I got the Shikiori tokiwamatsu. This is the closest to a dark green they have available in the Analog shop. When the chance arrives, I'm going to compare it to the Miruai. Sailor Shikiori Tokiwamatsu box Sailor Shikiori Tokiwamatsu  The price is alright for three fun color cartridges. Php 195.00 is about US$4. This should last me a few weeks. For fun, I ran it on Google Translate just to see what is written there. In a special bra case? That was funny. This was made less than a year ago, when all the world was on lockdown. How awesome is that. Opening and installation will be done tonight and until then, I'm preparing myself to be blown away.

I got my camera out, slapped in some macro lens and decided to do some quick shots of the Sailor Lecoule's nib. This particular example is a fine writer and I've enjoyed using it. Quick info: Pen: Sailor Lecoule Pen Color: Iron Black Nib Size: MF Ink: Herbin Vert de Gris Here it goes. This Stainless Steel Sailor Nib, I assume, is Ion Plated, because it has similar to the exterior accents of the pen. Do not worry about what looks like patina on the nib. It's just the ink, aptly named "Vert de Gris," by Herbin. It is worth noting at this point that the images below will look like the nib is a raw steel color, but in reality it looks like black chrome and the details are very hard to see with the naked eye. Nib decoration is an Anchor of Sailor's former logo design This might be an unpopular observation, but it seems to me that the nib slit is not exactly parallel with the feed's ink channel. While I'm pointlessly nitpicking here, I will just add the engr...

New pen day! Pilot Petit 1 I went specifically to National Bookstore to ogle at some pens at their stationery part, without any intention to purchase a pen, as I was saving up to get a Pilot Kakuno Demonstrator. My weak resolve had me picking up a Pilot Petit 1 to play with. Pilot Petit 1 Japanese Instructions on the Pilot Petit 1 More Japanese instructions Local Price of the Pilot Petit 1 National Book Store sells the Petit1 at PHP 117.00 (USD 2.44). That sound like a reasonable price for a "gateway drug" to bring people into Fountain Pens. Clear Feed of the Pilot Petit 1 The feed is clear plastic. It was definitely a show when the ink slowly crept up from the reservoir. It was like awakening the dead, or breathing in a new life. Feed color when primed with black ink Once it fills up, it turns into what color your ink is. As always, black looks awesome. I am not totally sure about the other colors. In my opinion, they are already candy enough, and having a matching color fee...