Term · Nibs and how they write
Paint Brush
To call a nib a paint brush is just slang for saying that it is a very wet, broad writer.
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May 18, 2016 · The History of Pens
Controversy in Chicago Part II: Getting to Know Each Other
DISCLAIMER: Painting in broad brush strokes, it will be nearly impossible to describe all of the individual experiences, personalities, struggles, complaints and desires of veteran vendors and folks who are newer to pen collecting. In listening to the “New Pen Show Attendee Forum” at the Chicago Pen Show–and in many conversations since–these are the observations…
April 15, 2020 · Original Stories
Decameron 2020: The Taste of Brown
The Taste of Brown By Nancy Bach This White-Breasted Nuthatch in its tree-hole nest has nothing to do with the story. Stories just seem to get more attention with photos. Crouched in the humid, smothering darkness, Magda Zeller examined the dead thing. It lay buried in a shallow trench at the base of the newly…
March 17, 2015 · Notes from the Work Bench
Painting A Parker Vacumatic Blue Diamond
Use Testors paints to fill in the blue diamond of your Parker Vacumatic clips. Some clips have old paint that tells how dark you should repaint it. Testors 1111 Dark Blue paint is good for darker blue diamonds and 1110 Blue is good for lighter blue diamonds. I used the 1110 Blue on the Vac…