Ink of Choice Episode 11 https://offhours.show/podcast-player/718/ep11.mp3A friend gives Jon a fountain pen and some ink, Chris distills what makes for a great writing experience. Duke Pen The pen Jon’s friend recently gave himamazon.com Ottoman Azure The ink Jon got with his penamazon.com Silverhand Studios Official website for Chris’ handcrafted penssilverhandstudios.com JinHao Pen An inexpensive pen, made in Chinaamazon.com Jowo Nibs A German maker of nibs, that supplies brands like TWSBInibs.com Bock Nibs A German nib manufacturer, founded by Peter Bockpeter-bock.com Pelikan Pens Pelikan makes their own nibs for the pens they manufacturepelikan.com Sailor Pens A Japanese pen maker that also crafts their own nibs for the pens that they manufacturesailorpen.com Iridium Point Germany A misleading mark found on some nibs, that guarantees only that the material for the tipping point alone is made in Germanyedisonpen.com Fountain Pen Anatomy shopwritersbloc.com Cleaning a Fountain Pen A quick tutorial on how to clean and maintain a fountain penjetpens.com Surface Sizing A look at the impact that the surface sizing of paper can have on print qualityaerosil.com Brad Dowdy Founder of The Pen Addicttwitter.com The Pen Addict A website dedicated to writing implements of all sorts, including fountain penspenaddict.com Pen Addict Podcast An episode of The Pen Addict Podcast, featuring Chrisrelay.fm Rhodia Dot Pad A writing pad Chris favours for use with a fountain penamazon.com Stalogy Notebook Chris’ favourite notebookamazon.com Off Hours Episode 6 Some of things we find handy around the shopoffhours.show Tomoe River Paper A notebook made with Tomoe River paper, one of Chris’ favourite types of paper to write onamazon.com Cachet Sketchbook A sketchbook favoured by several designers on Apple’s industrial design teamamazon.com Watch Forum Sketch A drawing made using a fountain pen that Jon came across on a watch-related forum years ago, if you know the artist, drop us a line so we can give them creditoffhours.show Steven Strang Fountain pen drawings by friend of the show, Steven Strangalchemicalrat.com Kon-Peki Ink Chris’ favourite ink, made by Iroshizukuamazon.com TWSBI 580 Chris’ recommendation for a good starter penamazon.com Top 5 Pens An aggregation of several Top 5 lists of pens recommended by Brad Dowdy on The Pen Addictpenaddict.com Michael Masuyama A specialist in custom ground nibs for fountain pensmikeitwork.com Cursive Logic An excellent resource for improving & developing your handwritingamazon.com
