Throwback Thursday: Tactile Turn Gist Titanium EF + Noodler's Raven Black

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Continuing on the summer theme for Throwback Thursday,  we take a look back at another pen + ink combo from my July line-up.  Now, I’ve had in my mind to do a fulsome review of Noodler’s Raven Black so this Throwback will have a little more than usual. 

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Currently Inked: Loadout for Weekend Hockey Tournament

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October has been fairly light in terms of travel but duty called. This time the duties as a hockey mom which involved going with my son and his team to the city of Kitchener for a hockey tournament. Originally this was supposed to be a 3 day trip but cut short by the sad reality that our team did not make it into the final day of the tournament. On a positive note, it gave me an opportunity to plan another pen + ink load out.

Apart from my must-bring Hobo and TN, I wanted to bring whatever pens and paper I could fit inside a larger case. The case I had in mind was the A5 sized Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag. I was expecting to travel a lot from rink to rink and I wanted a self-contained writing tool kit that I could bring along.

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Currently Inked: October 2016

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I’m posting my pen & ink line-up a later than originally planned.  I had hoped that a new pen that shipped out at the end of September would have arrived in time to join the October line-up.  I decided to go ahead and post my Currently Inked for October and do an addendum for the new pen.

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Wordless Wednesday: Parade of Fountain Pens in the Early Morn

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One quiet morning at the cottage, the fountain pens came out to play...

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Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac + Noodler's Purple Martin

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At one time I had got quite a few purple ink samples to try matching with the lilac Edison Nouveau Premiere.

 

Handwritten Review

 

Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1

Ink: Noodler's Purple Martin

Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

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Chinese Cacography: 計畫 Plan

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We're now fully into the second half of the year.  Need to finalize plans for the remainder of the year.  Plans for the blog, vacation, family, work.  


Pen:  Tactile Turn Gist Titanium EF
Ink: Noodler's Raven Black

Brush: Kuretake Yumeginga (Dream Galaxy) Brush Pen
Ink:  Noodler's Plains of Abraham 

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Throwback Thursday: Another Quick Look at Noodlers Ahab + J. Herbin Stormy Grey

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While flipping through my old ink testing notes for potential Throwback Day features, I came across another one involving Noodler's Flex pens and Stormy Grey.In my previous two TBT's, I had also wrote about brief impressions if this combo.So, I thought it would be good to close the loop on this theme.
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Throwback Thursday: First Impressions of Noodlers Neponset + J. Herbin Stormy Grey

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As I'm writing this post I see in my Twitter feed the news of the most recent J. Herbin 1670 ink Caroube de Chypre which looks very intriguing.  The timing is purely coincidental as I had planned for this Throwback Thursday for some time now.

Now, as for this Throwback Thursday...it was literally a very brief first impressions post.


Handwritten Review

Pen: Noodlers Neponset Music

Ink: J. Herbin Stormy Grey

Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

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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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Throwback Thursday: Noodlers Bad Blue Heron in Noodlers Ahab Goulet 1.1 Stub

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I had got a Noodlers Ahab fairly early on for flex writing. At the same time, I added a set of Goulet nibs so that I could try different size nibs. The Goulet nibs also now come in stealthy black. Here I swapped out the Ahab flex nib for the Goulet 1.1 stub. 

Pen:     Noodlers Ahab Goulet 1.1 Stub

Ink:      Noodlers Bad Blue Heron

Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid 

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Throwback Thursday: Noodler's Ahab-Goulet 1.1 italic and Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

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In last week's Throwback Thursday I posted a first impressions look at Noodler's Ahab with the stock flex nib with Kon-Peki.  So, it seems a bit redundant to do this one just swapping the nib for the Goulet 1.1 italic.  Then, again, maybe not.

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