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== Pocket Pen Issues ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' But if you're. You know. If the reason you have it in your pocket. Is because you want quick access. Well you've removed the quick access. Because now you have to get a thing out of your pocket. And take it out of the thing. And then you have the thing to hold. Right. So. Isn't this.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. An amazing podcast.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It was the best.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That we can spend that much time. On Greg Coe's. Pocket. Pen. Cap. Spinning in his pocket.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' They just aren't. This isn't a show like this. This is why I was in the BBC.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right. I love this so much. I literally love that question. Even though I'm not sure. I gave Greg Coe the answer. That they wanted. Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Sometimes it's not the answer that you want Brad. But it's the answer you deserve. You know. You're like Batman.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You know. You're not the hero of the pen community you want. But you're the hero of the pen community you deserve. Okay. We'll see. Chris asks. What is your recommendation for a lined A5 journal with more than a page a day. 370 plus. This is where it starts to get more tricky. That will ship to Toronto. Now that's the part that I don't know if we can answer. I've been alone. Yeah. We can. It's a 7C's user but they're not shipping right now. Lots of online choices available on Etsy. It doesn't need to be tomorrow river.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Chris. I probably need to reply to you directly on Twitter. Which I think is where this one came in. In case you don't listen to this. But you have two great fountain pen stores in Toronto. One's called Laywines that Myke and I have been to. The other is our good friend at Wonder Pens. Which we've also been to. Yep. They both stock a ton of awesome paper. The 370 plus. You can find at one of those shops. In either they're carrying something similar. You know like. Oh gosh I forget the one. Stationery Cafe is one of the brands. There's other brands. I'd look at Steyology. I'm not sure if they quite get the 370. They have some big ones. Midori's doing some bigger diaries this year. Basically I would look at Wonder Pens. And I would look at Laywines. Right there in Toronto. They both have online shops. They both have huge inventories. Especially in paper goods. And I promise you. You will find something compatible. Even maybe exact. To your needs. If you want to stick with. Like the big thick. Tomoe River paper journal. But brand wise. I'd look at Steyology. Which is S-T-A-L-O-G-Y. It's hard to pronounce for me. And Midori. To see if. It seems like I remember Midori. Doing something different this year. They don't really. Don't make. A very very large page. Notebook. Oh. Chat's also mentioning. Gale and Leather. Which I bet both of those shops. Carry. They're making a new. Very very thick. Tomoe River notebook. Which might be right up your alley. So yeah. Lay wines. Wonder pens. And you'll be set for life. Put those stores. In. In your mind. And in your. In your shopping rotation.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Alright. Final question today. Comes from the Inky side. Who asks. When I get a new nibble pen. I want to get a good feel for it. Before tweaking it. Tuning it. Or sending it off. I use. Kompeki. Or. Tsukiyo. For the first inking. As my default assessment. Because I know how they behave. What are your default inks. To assess a new pen. Or nib.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I wish you could see.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' How big I'm smiling. How about this question. Great question man. It is a great question. I don't think I have.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't do this. But I know what my answer is. Okay. Go. It would also be. I would also say. Either Hiroshizuku. Kompeki.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Or. What is the orange one called? The one that you like.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Fuyugaki. The one that I like. Is Yuyuki. I mean both.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because I know. How Kompeki and Fuyugaki work. Because I use those. They're probably my most used inks. Of all time. Those two. I still use them. In some pens today. Like I still have pens. That I inked up. With those. With those colors. And I know how they work. Like I know how they dry. I know how they look. On the page. Right. Like. They are absolute. Like I know those. So that's what I would use. One of those two. Depending on the pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yep. But mine is even more basic than that. Even though I've kind of stopped doing it for now. But for the longest time. Yep. Go. Pilot Blue Black. A hundred percent. Right. It is one of the most consistent inks. I know how it's going to act. I know how it's going to react. I know it's going to behave with the pen. I don't do that anymore. Really. Because now. I'm more. Brand based. To where I feel. If I get a certain type of ink. From a certain type of brand. I'm okay. Yeah. Not using the exact same one. Every time. Because I know. In general. What that ink is going to do. To where I don't have to go with. The Pilot Blue Black first. And then pick whatever ink I want. I know if I'm going to pick. You know. From. Ten Robert Oster inks. They're going to be generally the same. I know if I'm going to pick. From. You know. Certain sailor ink lineups. They're all going to generally be the same. So I'm okay. Switching that up a little bit. But I think everyone should have. An idea. Of what their baseline ink is. So you can compare. It doesn't. The ink could be anything. It doesn't have to be a simple ink. Or a basic ink. Like Pilot Blue Black.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But you need to know. How that ink behaves. With different nib types. And different papers. So you can assess. Whether a new ink. That's coming into your life. Is performing up to. The expectations. That you have set. Love that question.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' If you would like to send in a question. For a future episode of the show. You can send out a tweet. With the hashtag. Ask TPA. Or you can use. Question mark. Ask TPA. In the Relay FM members discord. You can also email. Brad. At hello. At penaddict.com. If you want to find Brad online. Go to penaddict.com. And you can see all the work. That Brad and others are doing. You're all doing fantastic work. Over there at the penaddict. Every single week. Churning those amazing articles out. You can go to knock.co. And spoke design.com. To buy the products. That Brad is making. And is involved in. As the creative director. Of both brands. That's what I've just decided. To call you. Okay. You are though. Right? Like if we were going to give you. A job title. I think that would probably be. The main thing that you do. Okay. Right? Yeah. I've decided that. Creative director at NotCo. Okay. And spoke design.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Man about town.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Man about town. You can also catch Brad. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. At 10 a.m. Eastern time. Over at twitch.tv. Slash penaddict. I'll use this as an opportunity. To say that I am streaming. On Twitch more now. And it's basically. All keyboard focused. So if you're interested. In mechanical keyboard stuff. Go to mike.live. I brought a really good domain Brad. That's a good one. I like that. You need that. You should get penaddict.live. Okay. I think you should get. I think that's a good. That's a good domain. So you go to mike.live. And I'm doing some streams. I don't have. I'm not on a schedule yet. Like Brad is. But I will be. At some point. You can also follow Brad online. He is dowdyism. On Twitter. Penaddict. On Instagram. I am imike. I am yke. Thank you so much. To penchalet. Express VPN. And the Canalea Pen Company. For the support of this episode. And we'll be back next time. Until then. Say goodbye Brad.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Goodbye Brad. n

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