The Leaky Nib

Kat & John catch up and discuss neon inks and other new inky goodness, importing Sailors from Japan during quarantine and mid century furniture buying.

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Podcast Space

TWSBI Prussian Blue

Kala Neon Kala Neon Buy

Lennon Tool Bar Firmament

YY Pen Club Realo

Nakaya Negoro ???

Virtual HPC

Curidas Cracked Feeds

Novelty Lemur Stickers

Carolina Pen Company

Belomo 10x Loupe (as used by Lemur Quality Control)

Gena Salorino of Custom Nib Studio joins us to discuss nibs, grinds, and all things Japan!

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Gena’s Maki-e Work from Japan

Gena’s Meows 

Kat & John discuss sparkly things from Japan, including Kat’s well-traveled pens back from Bokumondoh and John’s new Namiki offerings. They also talk about new quarantine hobbies and ways to spice up snail mail.

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Kat’s Bokumondoh

Quadrupod Pen Reservoirs

Tokyo Inklings

Shishikura Pens: Moonlit Cherry Blossom and Gold Sparkles

Hachimonjiya Jellyfish

Namiki Daruma

Pen 18111

Tactile Turn Nebula

Snail Mail Wax

We are joined by friend of the podcast Matthew Morse (@HeyMatthew) in our second quarantine edition! We talk about new acquisitions, newfound hobbies, and what’s on our desks at the moment. And finally, we discuss Joe Exotic and what fountain pens some of our favorite characters would carry from the Netflix show, Tiger King.

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Kat’s Vintage Sailor

Matthew’s Kasama PEEK

New Safari Colors: Aquamarine + Violet + Mango

Uni Jetstream Parker Style Refill for Retro 51 Pens

Bokumondoh Pens 

Musubi Notebooks

Kat’s Landscaping In Progress=

Kat’s Cherry Burl Block

Retro51 The System

Quadrupod Ink Reservoir Pen Rests

Pilot Metropolitan White Tiger

Pilot Namiki Chinkin Tiger

Pilot Elite

Parker Jotter

Jinhao 999 Dragon

Sherpa Tiger Pen

Montegrappa Pirates

Lamy Safari - Savannah

Montblanc Rudyard Kipling

We answer your questions while in quarantine! We recorded this episode on video conference, so the sound is a tad rustic, but we had fun and caught up on all the happenings in the pen world. 

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Stolen Sailor! (Since recording has been recovered). We revisit and discuss the upcoming Platinum Curidas, the podcast flask is debuted, John recaps the LA Pen Show, and we recap the Hoosier Pen Club meet. We also discuss some latest acquisitions that aren’t fountain pens.

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New Podcast Flask

John's photos from LA

Stolen (and recovered) Sailor

Yellow TWSBI ECO

Surprise Kasama from NibGrinder

Kat's new Hamilton

This week, Matthew Morse (@HeyMatthew) is back on the podcast! We talk about the departure of Retro 51, Kat’s new medical-grade fountain pen, grail pens and how to curate a collection to acquire them, along with a recap of the Philly Pen show.

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Matthew’s Galen of Sailor 

Matthew’s Nakaya

Kat’s Nakaya 

Kat’s Kasama

John’s M1000

On The Wrist

This week John & Kat break down some misconceptions about gold versus stainless steel nibs, talk about the new Platinum Curidas, and Kat explains why she’s breaking up with the Custom 823.

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Platinum Curidas

New Robert Oster Ink Swatches

Nock Co. Sinclair Case

Hobonichi Techo Planner A6

Traveler’s Notebook

This week, John & Kat are joined by the Lady Lemur herself, Abby Pollander. They discuss pen shows as a new person to the hobby, losing your pens, and answer many of your questions. Enjoy!

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Kat’s Desk

Montblanc Beatles

Oversize pen enthusiast, Hoosier Pen Club member, and friend, Chris Caruvana joins us in studio for lucky episode number thirteen!

Chris on Instagram

Pilot Custom 912 with FA nib

Mont Blanc Albert Einstein

Montegrappa Felicità

Moonman C1

Waterman Careen Deluxe Black Gold 

Aurora Black Mamba 88 LE

Montegrappa Ducale Grande Black 

Ryan Krusac Scrimshaw 

Muses Montblanc Marilyn Monroe SE Pearl

Montblanc Crystal Boheme