When: October 23, 2010 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: Louisville Free Public Library Meeting Room (Highlands/Shelby Branch) / 1250 Bardstown Road / Louisville KY 40204 (in the Midcity Mall, lots of free parking).
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Do You Have an Ink Swab Book?
My inner nib nerd would not be happy unless I tracked all the various inks I own (or sample when the secret society of local nib nerds meet) in a little handy booklet. OK, we're not that secret.
Format: I do try to lump colors together if possible, although some days I don't know what inks I will meet -- or spill. Chaos may ensue. I use a small Clairefontaine cloth-bound journal (11 x 17 cm size).
When sampling, I use do a cotton swab for the larger ink splat. In my imagination, I have enough fountain pens for all my inks. In reality, I keep a glass dip pen around to do sample writing with the ink -- it's not the same as a fountain pen nib but will provide a good sense of how the ink appears on paper.
I also paste ink swab cards I get from Brian Goulet of Goulet Pens when I place orders through him. Yes, um, lots of little paper samples.... No, no ink addiction here. Move along, folks! (No affiliation, just a happy customer).
So how do you track your inks -- favorite or otherwise?
Format: I do try to lump colors together if possible, although some days I don't know what inks I will meet -- or spill. Chaos may ensue. I use a small Clairefontaine cloth-bound journal (11 x 17 cm size).
When sampling, I use do a cotton swab for the larger ink splat. In my imagination, I have enough fountain pens for all my inks. In reality, I keep a glass dip pen around to do sample writing with the ink -- it's not the same as a fountain pen nib but will provide a good sense of how the ink appears on paper.
I also paste ink swab cards I get from Brian Goulet of Goulet Pens when I place orders through him. Yes, um, lots of little paper samples.... No, no ink addiction here. Move along, folks! (No affiliation, just a happy customer).
So how do you track your inks -- favorite or otherwise?
Friday, June 18, 2010
Louisville Nib Nerd Herd -- Next Quarterly Meeting!
When: July 17, 2010 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: Louisville Free Public Library Meeting Room (Highlands/Shelby Branch) / 1250 Bardstown Road / Louisville KY 40204 (in the Midcity Mall, lots of free parking).
Hope to see you there!
Where: Louisville Free Public Library Meeting Room (Highlands/Shelby Branch) / 1250 Bardstown Road / Louisville KY 40204 (in the Midcity Mall, lots of free parking).
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