Tutorials
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Hanji: Traditional Korean paper making
An excellent article – well worth reading!
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Parker Service Manuals
Archive.org has a small collection of Parker Service manuals from 1920 to 1960.
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Waterman numbering system
There’s a very nice summary on this page. The 1925 catalogue (available for viewing and download from archive.org) contains the page below with similar information.
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Manufacture of Waterman pens
Two articles from the journal Machinery in December 1911 and January 1912 describing the process of manufacturing the barrels and nibs of Waterman pens. The screenshots are links to the...
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Paper sizes in mm
It drives me nuts that I search for this at least once a week. So, now at least I’ll know where to look…
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Dating a Montblanc 146 or 149
Some people do a great job of reverse-engineering the past… This page has a good chart showing the various dimensions and identifying features of the 146 over the years. This...
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Cutting threads for a Bock 250 insert
When I made my first fountain pen, it was based on a kit. This involves drilling a hole in a piece of wood, and gluing in a brass tube. The...