Fountain Pen Companion 1

Fountain Pen Companion (Podcast)
Episode:	1
Title:	Nobody Cares About the Swans
Release Date:	May 6, 2018
Hosts:	Urban Hafner Ana Csiky Daniel Berecz
Guests:	No guests this episode
Additional Information
Official page:	Episode 1
Audio File:	Audio Episode 1
Length:	7575 min <br />1.25 h <br /> minutes
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Description

In our 1st episode of the Fountain Pen Companion podcast, we discuss what we are consuming, new stuff, ink mixing, how we got into the hobby and the Empty Ink Bottle Challenge.

Further Information

Intro and outro music is With Spoons Taped to Them.

Links & Show Notes

What's Everyone Consuming?

• Daniel - Danimad on Instagram
  • Legion
  • Pilot Blue Black
  • Bungubox 4B
  • My BB photos
  • Hobonichi Cousin (iCloud album off all photos)
  • Bang Bang Podcast
  • Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project

• Urban - UrbanHafner on Instagram
  • Confidant
  • Frontier with J. Herbin Vert Olive
  • Things

• Ana - on Instagram
  • 3%
  • 10th Anniversary Green Graph Paper
  • Pens:
    • Herbert Pen Co 2017 LE and Waterman Phileas with Robert Oster Deep Sea and Akkerman #5 Shocking Blue, respectively
    • Sport Macchiato with Montblanc Swan Illusion
  • Co. Brasstown
  • Leather Ernest
  • Darjeeling TWG tea
  • Sandman Collection by Neil Gaiman
  • Places and people met during vacation in The Netherlands:
    • Veluwe Natural Park and boar :)
    • Zaida
    • Anabelle
    • Appelboom
    • Fontoplumo
    • Misc Amsterdam
    • P. W. Akkerman
    • La Couronne du Comte
  • Paris Pen Meet
  • Pens France Facebook Group

What's new?

• What's happening at fpc.ink the website:
  • Full list of inks
  • Leaderboards
  • Code
  • Please consider donating to keep the site up and running
• Pen Addict Podcast episode 305
• Faber-Castell Grip fountain pen
• Moonman Wancai
• Moonman M2
• Mixing inks
  • MyInkyWorld
  • BYOB Pen Club Podcast episode 23
  • Urban's first and second try
  • L'Artisan Pastellier Encre Classique bleu lagon, fuchsia, jaune, noir
  • Daniel's mix of Sailor Sei-Boku and Kiwa-Guro

• Pelikan M205 demonstrator special edition
• Edelstein Olivine: photos by Goulet Pens and Fountain Feder
• Appelboom Inxperiment
• Diamine Skull & Roses and Calligraphy passion
• S&R comparison to Majestic Blue
• S&R compared to Akkerman 5 and Saragasso Sea
• KWZ Gold Green IG and review
• KWZ Fontoplumo exclusive Monarch and review
• Ink sample vials
• Ink Flight subscription
• March 2017 Ink Flight - Blackstone Inks
• Blackstone Wild Orange
• Montblanc Swan Illusion and Le Petit Prince Fox
• Graf von Faber-Castell cartridges

Main Topics

• How did we all get started
  • Daniel
    • Lamy Safari Black EF
    • J. Herbin Perle Noire
  • Urban
    • Pelikan Pelikano
    • Parker Frontier
    • Parker 51
    • TWSBI Eco
  • Ana
    • Namiki Vanishing Point
    • Poussière de Lune
    • Waterman Mysterious Blue
    • Red Calligraph'Ink 1.4 stub
    • J. Herbin Emeraude de Chivor
• The "Empty Ink Bottle 2018" challenge
  • Urban's progress with Diamine Meadow
  • Urban's empty bottle of J. Herbin Vert Olive
  • Daniel's choices Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu, Rikyu-Cha
  • Ana's progress on Robert Oster Deep Sea