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Do any of you guys keep like a binder of your ink reviews or swabs that you have taken of various inks? Am I the only weird one here that has a super heavy binder of all my ink swabs, review sheets, and paper samples?

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Yes

I keep a 3 inch binder with 3 different sections:

1 - inking log; date, pen, ink

This is just to track when I ink the pens.

 

2 - pen section.

Each pen (or nib for the Esterbrooks) has a page, and every time I use a different ink, I write a standard line (The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.). So I can see what different inks look like in a particular pen. When I change inks, I have forgotten what the prior ink looked like. That has upset me because then I have to reink the pen to test it with the old ink, to see if I liked it or not. Example, my italic ink tests are buried in several journals, so when I want to see what a particular ink looked like out of the Lamy 1.1 nib, I have to find the particular journal (out of 19 journals) and then find the pages with the test, which is a real PiA to do. Or what did the ink line look like out of a specific Parker 51?

 

3 - ink section

First, by basic color (black, blue, green, red, other),

Second, within the basic color by specific color (Waterman Florida Blue)

- page 1 is the standard line written with a Morrisset dip pen M and F or XF on 4 different papers. This tells me what the ink looks like with the pen being constant, so it is repeatable. And how the ink looks like on different papers.

- page 2 is the ink written with different pens. So I can see what the ink looks like out of different pens. I have had situations where the same ink out of 2 pens looks so different that one would think it was 2 different inks (one bright, the other DARK).

- page 3 is paragraph writing so I can see how a paragraph of the ink looks. 1 line might be OK but a whole paragraph of a bright color might be too much for the eyes.

 

And it is in a binder, so that I can add pages (to keep the pens and inks in order) and move stuff around as I decide to add or change things. Because I consider the organization of the binder a 'work in progress.'

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no log whatsoever.

If I had a log, I would look up things which takes the fun out of testing and playing around and fiddling...

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Hi,

 

My ever expanding trove of inky explorations is curated by a collective of Ink Putti, and secured by a great beast that never sleeps and is always looking for someone something to eat.

 

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Erm, I copied migo984 only I daren't count . . . :unsure:

 

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Absolutely. I keep a record of inks in notebooks because memory can sometimes lie to me and tell me I really liked such and such an ink, when in reality I was a bit mixed in my attachment to it. Only by keeping a fairly detailed record of it and its behaviour I am reminded of what is truly good and worth purchasing again.

 

Tas, what is that dark purple ink at the bottom of your picture? Monteverde.....something?

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Tas, what is that dark purple ink at the bottom of your picture? Monteverde.....something?

 

Unical, it's simply Monteverde's Black.

The group photo wasn't colour corrected and is emphasising the ink's red/purple bias when washed over . . .

 

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I capture some basic data via a database. I'm also interested in how a pen writes with a particular ink:

 

What database software is that? I have a MySQL database that could be put to some really good use! If you wrote it, do you mind sharing the source code?

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Yes, I keep swabs. 217 & counting......

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Erm, I copied migo984 only I daren't count . . . :unsure:

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Where do ya'll get your swatch cards? Are they index cards cut to size? I want to start something like this!

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Hi,

 

My ever expanding trove of inky explorations is curated by a collective of Ink Putti, and secured by a great beast that never sleeps and is always looking for someone something to eat.

 

Bye,

S1

This is hilarious! :)

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It seems that Tas prefers the cool part of the color spectrum… :)

 

I've made my own little notebooks about 5x7" where I write my review. Haven't made one yet for the regular inkjet paper, but I should do so (sort of obligatory to use some kind of paper in a review that people would actually have on hand).

 

I'm not as organized as the others above as I don't have that many pens nor inks. I also like ac12 tend to write a small paragraph so I know what an ink is like on the page. I've started doing more reviews of inks as I fill a pen. That way I have a record of how I liked it.

 

I like the idea of having an index by pen, but I think I'd just create an actual index referencing review journal and page number.

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I started with a notebook, but now I do a swab, much like migo984. I record the color, the date, the pen, and a swab.

 

I tried to do a full review on exactly one ink and realized how much time it was taking. I wasn't interested enough for it to be worthwhile.

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Hi,

 

My ever expanding trove of inky explorations is curated by a collective of Ink Putti, and secured by a great beast that never sleeps and is always looking for someone something to eat.

 

Bye,

S1

 

Was that your picture with the very cute and yet terrifying looking cat?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What database software is that? I have a MySQL database that could be put to some really good use! If you wrote it, do you mind sharing the source code?

 

You can always try the Ink Database from Bardiir.

 

http://www.fp-ink.info/en/

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I have a stash of 3x5 cards.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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