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Always go Japanese for pens. or go to the stationary store in Greenwich Village. Hard to gauge, if you’re doing alot of writing then you probably want to lean away from fountain pens which are considered “fancy.”
Mar 19, 2024
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I would have put that in all caps if it wasn’t already. If you care at all about the joy of physically writing by hand you should try a fountain pen. Kaweco makes a great entry level that I’m fond of (so many colors), but there are others, too. If you’ve never done it, just try writing with one. Smooth, effortless, and you get to get really obsessed with inks, too.
Feb 12, 2024
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📓- fountain pens are clearly superior (the infinite inks! the ritual of cleaning them!), but i will settle for a uni jetstream in .5 (for ballpoints) or a uni signo in .038 (for gel)
- any nice pencil works, but my favorites are blackwing pearls (smooth and dark, but keeps the point) or any mitsubishi, with a nice pencil cap so you can throw in your bag in peace.
- for erasers: tombow mono or sakura foam. that's it.
- would try out which paper works better with what you choose, fountain pens are very inky and will be way better on soft smooth paper. i'am a tomoe river girl, but rhodia and several other brands do nice paper and you just have to touch to find out
Feb 12, 2024
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