Comments on: Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/ Sources & Methods for the Investigator Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: J Morton http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-59319 J Morton Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:39:36 +0000 http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-59319 I thought you would be interested in my personal recent experience. As a practising artist, drawing materials are very important to me. I now use Moleskines exclusively as I don't drive and need to travel 'light'. For 'line and wash' work I have at long last found a solution to the fountain pen problem, and I am the proud possessor of a 'Sailor' fountain pen which uses waterproof ink cartridges! Interestingly these are made in Japan - the maker having been inspired by a sailor friend to make fountain pens. Pelikan do produce a specific ink which is suitable for refillable fountain pens, but they do not seem to do fountain pens for these cartridges. Their drawing pens take cartridges, but these are a long slim shape and therefore do not clip into my breast pocket - an essential requirement! I thought you would be interested in my personal recent experience.
As a practising artist, drawing materials are very important to me. I now use Moleskines exclusively as I don’t drive and need to travel ‘light’.
For ‘line and wash’ work I have at long last found a solution to the fountain pen problem, and I am the proud possessor of a ‘Sailor’ fountain pen which uses waterproof ink cartridges! Interestingly these are made in Japan – the maker having been inspired by a sailor friend to make fountain pens.
Pelikan do produce a specific ink which is suitable for refillable fountain pens, but they do not seem to do fountain pens for these cartridges. Their drawing pens take cartridges, but these are a long slim shape and therefore do not clip into my breast pocket – an essential requirement!

]]> By: Richard McEachin http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-19815 Richard McEachin Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:33:39 +0000 http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-19815 See http://www.confidentialresource.com/2007/11/05/paper-versus-binding-ink-versus-paper/#more-123 "(Yes, I tried Noodler’s ink and it was slower to dry or didn’t dry at all on the Moleskine paper. This might change with a different batch of ink and/or a different Moleskine book.)" See http://www.confidentialresource.com/2007/11/05/paper-versus-binding-ink-versus-paper/#more-123

“(Yes, I tried Noodler’s ink and it was slower to dry or didn’t dry at all on the Moleskine paper. This might change with a different batch of ink and/or a different Moleskine book.)”

]]> By: PA http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-19781 PA Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:23:30 +0000 http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-19781 Amaze yourselves and look up Noodlers inks - fascinating stuff! Amaze yourselves and look up Noodlers inks – fascinating stuff!

]]> By: Karen http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-17981 Karen Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:16 +0000 http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-17981 Thank you... you have helped me on my search for waterproof ink for fountain pens!! Thank you… you have helped me on my search for waterproof ink for fountain pens!!

]]> By: Bill Lowrance Lowrance Law LLC http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-10928 Bill Lowrance Lowrance Law LLC Tue, 27 May 2008 21:25:39 +0000 http://www.confidentialresource.com/2008/05/27/waterproof-fountain-pen-ink/#comment-10928 Richard, Interesting post on fountain pens. I have collection of 1930s & 1940s fountain pens. My favorite is a Parker 51 vacumatic and an English Wyvern. My favorite ink right now is the Sailor Red Brown. I will have to try the iron gall. I love writing notes to people with fountain pen and note cards. That is seldom done today. Bill Lowrance Lowrance Law LLC McLean, VA Richard,

Interesting post on fountain pens. I have collection of 1930s & 1940s fountain pens. My favorite is a Parker 51 vacumatic and an English Wyvern. My favorite ink right now is the Sailor Red Brown. I will have to try the iron gall.

I love writing notes to people with fountain pen and note cards. That is seldom done today.

Bill Lowrance
Lowrance Law LLC
McLean, VA

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