Well, if I’m going to try an ink review I might as well aim high, with one of the most notorious inks available today – Noodler’s Baystate Blue. Am I insane? I actually bought a whole bottle, which some would say is like bringing a Ouija Board into the house. Fear not dear readers, I had already dipped my toe in with a sampler a few weeks ago, and on that occasion my whole home didn’t turn a brilliant shade of blue and all my pen warranties didn’t spontaneously combust. I did take the precaution of buying a Big Bottle of Bleach to complement the Baystate Blue though.
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Ink Review Basics
I will shortly be posting my first ink review (at least I will when I’ve sorted out my scanner problems), but rather than pad that out with an explanation of what I like in a fountain pen ink, or the methods to be used in the review and why, I thought I would summarise the key points in a separate post, so here are my ink review basics.
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What’s in a Name?
Yes, the name of this blog has changed along with the domain name. When I first started the blog I already had the domain name terryfinney.com and as this would be a personal blog, not devoted to any topic in particular, I thought using my own name would be the thing to do.
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Recent Links March 1, 2014
A (roughly) weekly summary of posts I’ve bookmarked to Delicious.