Tom Carding

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I make and manage websites (Drupal, WordPress and Webflow mostly) and other web things. I occasionally do some writing and freelance project management. I am on the northern beaches of Sydney.

I make beer for fun and have a strange obsession with fountain pens and stationery.

Otherwise I just gibber on the internet. I was on Mastodon a few years ago but the instance doesn't seem to be around any more, so apologies if you are re-following.

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Tom CardingFeb 14, 2024
They've got Muskrot?
Tom CardingNov 29, 2023
This was on my wife's desk. Wasn't aware that I warranted a manual.
Tom CardingOct 23, 2023
Glad I waited until the fine monoc nib was available. Really nice fine line with pencil like feedback and a smooth elegant architect grind on the reverse.
Have put it in my Gravitas Ultemate Vac for a hi tech combo.
#fountainpens
Show threadTom CardingAug 26, 2023

More testing with the Rasa paper. It can do multichromatic shading & do it really well. Way better than quick writing samples suggested.

Most of these are done with a brass Kakimori dip nib. All but the last which is with a BB titanium Bock nib which normally behaves like a B. This paper seems to really like titanium nibs.
A bit more feathering and some bleed through with this massive amount of ink.

I'm starting to really like this paper. Less waxy and crinkly than Tomoe River. #fountainpens

Tom CardingAug 23, 2023

First impressions with Musubi's new Rasa paper.

It feels soft but smooth. It performs best with medium nibs or narrower. Broader nibs with wetter inks and feeds come up at least a size up. My Pelikan M1005 with a medium nib and Sailor Souboku became almost a BBB.

It loves saturated ink but multi chromatic ink doesn't come out well. Dry time is fast no ghosting or bleed. Great paper for journalling.

Wild sheen. Carbon black shines silver. Vinta Dugong Bughaw off the charts.

#fountainpens

Tom CardingJun 19, 2023

The last 3 purchases, all in the space of about a month!
Gravitas Ultemate Vac with a titanium flex nib
https://www.gravitaspens.com/shop/p/gravitas-entry-fountain-pen-teal-5xc64-tm42y-e5dz5-2cxjl-65gng-zb52b-n7lk7-tdj95

Nahvalur Horizon Aurora BB Tanto from Pen Realm
https://www.penrealm.com/product/nahvalur-horizon-fountain-pen-aurora/

Esterbrook Estie Nouveau Bleu with a Scribe nib
https://www.esterbrookpens.com/collections/estie-collection/products/esterbrook-estie-nouveau-blue?variant=41476478206202
#FountainPens

Gravitas Ultemate Vac — Gravitas Pens

The Gravitas Ultemate Vac is a new design and also the first complex filling system offered by Gravitas . The design focuses on the use of very tough materials that will stand the test of time, titanium has been used to reinforce areas where other vac pens have been known to fail. The pen is quite l

Gravitas Pens
Tom CardingMay 28, 2023
Well that's something, I guess...
Tom CardingApr 6, 2023
This is real, apparently and not at all Alan Partridge.
Tom CardingDec 14, 2022
Dear God! If only i'd known!!
Tom CardingNov 25, 2022
Under the paving stones the.... Hold on a moment, someone's pilfered all the paving stones!