Cut 'Em Things

 Checking out my Urushi Preppy pens in the middle of curing time. I planned a 48 hour curing time for my sealing layer of my 4th base layer. 4 primer layers might sound overkill but I've sanded too much on some parts that the substrate gets exposed. So this is like  a do over thing. They should be okay by tomorrow evening.  I'm impressed by how smooth and shiny they look but in reality they are not perfect and there are small bubbles here and there. Definitely spend some more time applying Urushi coats and make sure get very good lighting.  There is about 20g left in my Urushi tube. I have no spares left and the fishingshop.kiwi order looks like it hasn't been shipped yet and as of this writing, the Japanese Golden Week just started. This is going to be a long wait to finish these Preppies. If you are interested in how I got this all started, here is a link to my previous blog post .

I do love my pens and pencils but I want to get my hands busy with these stationery things with anything other than writing with them. So for my next project I want to try to "coat" my Preppy with Urushi Lacquer. Note: This is my first time doing this and I am just learning as I go along. I tried my best to be well informed before doing March 21, 2021 I took off the clip with a my trusty Dremel. It's not difficult to remove and easy to smooth out as long as you have good hand control. Setting the Dremel on High will easily eat away the plastic material of the pen. We better be careful. It looks nice when clipless. Clipless, it feels like you've taken away a chunk of Preppy's personality. It still looks pleasant and slender, sort of androgynous  When it's all smooth after, I proceeded to sand the cap and case with 600, 1200, 2400 grit sand paper. If ever I  would do this again, I would use coarser sand papers as it does get the thing Short update: For my later ...

 New Pen Day! Sailor Lecoule  New Sailor Fountain Pen pick up today. I've been obsessing over the Shikiori for a few days now but I just can't get over the color choices available. I do see myself getting the more refined Sailor counterparts, but that will be for another day. But until then, I was looking for an understated pen design that I can bring anywhere, yet inexpensive enough to get over with should I lose it. I came across a display of the Lecoule at our local Pen Store and decided to get this for my first Sailor. This will be a stepping stone into my preparation for the more expensive Sailors. They will not be Pen Case queens. Sailor Lecoule in unopened box This is the Sailor Lecoule in Iron Blue. The blue is a deep Navy Blue that I almost mistook for black under adequate lighting. There are no gold accents, which makes it a bit sporty. Rear side of the Sailor Lecoule Packaging The back side of the box contains no word of English except for the "Made in Japan...

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...