Category: Tutorials
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Pilot Custom comparison
I’ve been debating whether to get a Pilot Custom 743 with the FA nib, preparing to swap the business end to a Pilot Custom 823 in the future. However, there...
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The Pleasures of Restoring Fountain Pens
A nice blog posting on the joys of restoring pens as a hobby. Although the short comment about fixing a Parker 180 with glue and electrical tape made my toes...
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Jinhao X750 modifications
Note: This was originally posted in 2016 on my other site. I just migrated it to this site today. This weekend’s project was slightly different. I’ve been trying to teach...
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Hanji: Traditional Korean paper making
An excellent article – well worth reading!
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Parker Service Manuals
Archive.org has a small collection of Parker Service manuals from 1920 to 1960.
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Waterman numbering system
There’s a very nice summary on this page. The 1925 catalogue (available for viewing and download from archive.org) contains the page below with similar information.
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Manufacture of Waterman pens
Two articles from the journal Machinery in December 1911 and January 1912 describing the process of manufacturing the barrels and nibs of Waterman pens. The screenshots are links to the...
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