Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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I give an overview of the pens and inks that I plan to use during September 2023. NINE (yes, nine) of these 13 pens are fresh purchases from the 2023 San Francisco Pen Show. I give my first impressions of each pen and ink pairing on Iroful, Midori, Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Yu-sari papers.

VIDEO TIMELINE
0:00 Intro
1:05 Montegrappa Elmo Marshmallow (EF)
1:22 TWSBI ECO Smoke Rose Gold (M)
1:52 TWSBI ECO White (M)
2:17 Esterbrook Estie Oversized Botanical Gardens (Journaler)
2:57 Esterbrook Model J Antique Rose (Techo)
3:23 Fountain Telling Charleston Three Olive Martini (EF)
3:56 Pelikan M800 Brown Black (B CI)
4:50 Franklin-Christoph Model 02 Ice &PM1 Matte (B SIG)
5:13 SCHON DSGN Full Size Peek A Boo (Monoc Perspective)
5:47 SCRIBO Feel Graniglia (F Flex)
6:12 Brute Force Design Spalted Maple (F)
6:37 Platinum 3776 Nagasawa Silhouette (M)
7:02 OMAS Ogiva Saft Green (M)
8:39 Ink Samples on White Tomoe River Paper
12:59 Comparing Inks across Tomoe River, Midori, Iroful, & Rhodia Papers
15:05 Analyzing Inks in Yu-sari Notebook
16:21 Outro

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