Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, I show you the 9 fountain pens and inks I'll be writing letters with in May 2025. We look at the pens, and I write with each pens -- plus we examine the ink tiles for each of the 9 inks. Plus I chat with you from my pen desk for a few minutes!
Here is a list of the pens and inks listed:
1. Lamy Vista B wtih Pennonia Nettle
2. Lamy Safari Light Rose B with Tom's Studio Rambling Rose
3. Lamy 2000 B with Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki
4. Kaweco Sport AL Ruby BB with Tom's Studio Mulled Apple Spice
5. Benu Euphoria Pink Champagne B wtih Monteverde Rose Noir
6. Benu Talisman Sakura Cherry Blossoms B with Robert Oster Kids on the Block
7. TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple B with Diamine Lavender
8. rOtring Art Pen 1.1 with Pennonia Arvacska
9. TWSBI Eco Indigo/Bronze M with Diamine Oxford Blue
Thank you so much for watching and thank you for all your support and contributions over these past almost 8 years!!!!! I really appreciate you!
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram (behind the scenes in South Texas with my home, husband and 3 cats): instagram.com/snowball7470
SPECIAL NOTE: I've stopped blogging about politics on Substack - however, I'm keeping it going and will let you know as soon as I begin uploading fountain pen content there. There is likely to be some miscellaneous writing there from me too because I'd love to share the complete stories of my 3 rescue cats as well with pictures. :) Thank you for your understanding. My health (mind*body*spirit) can't withstand such a high degree of daily focus on government and tyranny .... so I decided I'd stop that type of writing and put my energy into being well AND into the direct actions I CAN take to resist the policies that I find appalling. Enough said. Thank you all for understanding and it could be that it will all work out perfectly as a complimentary companion to the content I make here. Yet to be certain but stay tuned. LOL
See you in the comment section!!!!!!
In this video, I show you the 9 fountain pens and inks I'll be writing letters with in May 2025. We look at the pens, and I write with each pens -- plus we examine the ink tiles for each of the 9 inks. Plus I chat with you from my pen desk for a few minutes!
Here is a list of the pens and inks listed:
1. Lamy Vista B wtih Pennonia Nettle
2. Lamy Safari Light Rose B with Tom's Studio Rambling Rose
3. Lamy 2000 B with Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki
4. Kaweco Sport AL Ruby BB with Tom's Studio Mulled Apple Spice
5. Benu Euphoria Pink Champagne B wtih Monteverde Rose Noir
6. Benu Talisman Sakura Cherry Blossoms B with Robert Oster Kids on the Block
7. TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple B with Diamine Lavender
8. rOtring Art Pen 1.1 with Pennonia Arvacska
9. TWSBI Eco Indigo/Bronze M with Diamine Oxford Blue
Thank you so much for watching and thank you for all your support and contributions over these past almost 8 years!!!!! I really appreciate you!
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram (behind the scenes in South Texas with my home, husband and 3 cats): instagram.com/snowball7470
SPECIAL NOTE: I've stopped blogging about politics on Substack - however, I'm keeping it going and will let you know as soon as I begin uploading fountain pen content there. There is likely to be some miscellaneous writing there from me too because I'd love to share the complete stories of my 3 rescue cats as well with pictures. :) Thank you for your understanding. My health (mind*body*spirit) can't withstand such a high degree of daily focus on government and tyranny .... so I decided I'd stop that type of writing and put my energy into being well AND into the direct actions I CAN take to resist the policies that I find appalling. Enough said. Thank you all for understanding and it could be that it will all work out perfectly as a complimentary companion to the content I make here. Yet to be certain but stay tuned. LOL
See you in the comment section!!!!!!







![Pen Cases - Part 1 - Storage
[NOTE: the yellow Lamy that I talked about which was discolored was NOT mine ... it was someone who wrote about their experiences on Reddit. ALSO ... lol I realized the TWSBI Ecos were upside down on purpose .... to avoid the zipper when I pull them out ... so ... yeah ... lol]
This video is a show and tell of all my zipper pen cases which house all my fountain pens. The video was inspired by viewer/pen friend ttownreader who asked: I heard you mention that you keep your pens in pen cases, can you do a video about those sometime? Im really struggling with making sure I pick the right storage. I saw one video where the Pentuber said the material in the case discolored her pens.
Im super appreciative of this question because it resulted in me learning a LOT about safe and harmful materials used in making pen cases.
I discuss what I like and dont like about each of my cases and talk about any problems I have had with them (not many). At the end, I talk about the research I did about materials that can damage our pens and which materials ARE recommended.
Please do your own research specific to the types of pens you are going to store. I had no idea there were many materials which could harm pens. Really, Im just beginning to learn and navigate the subject.
I went into detail in the video but generally speaking the recommended materials are: vegetable-tanned leather, high quality fabrics like canvas, wool, felt or microsuede, wooden boxes, soft fabric liners to prevent scratching or transfer of chemicals.
I use 3 types of storage:
1. Zipper cases for pens not currently inked - stored like books on my shelf
2. Trays and pen boxes for keeping inked pens at my finger tips on my pen and library desks.
3. To go cases and sleeves that I use when Im taking fountain pens with me around the house, park, and outings.
I will be doing (in the fairly near future) videos about my pen trays and boxes and the to go cases as part of this 3 part series.
Here is the channel I was talking about: TieDyePen Collector (Sherri):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtejeeLuLy4
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowball7470/
My substack: https://substack.com/@chrissaenz13 (currently writing about misc non-political topics and fountain pen hobby content as well ... its totally free to subscribe). Pen Cases - Part 1 - Storage](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VFOL6o_2a4k/mqdefault.jpg)


