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First Impressions: Varuna eyedroppers

rroossinck — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:44:18 +0000

Tight on time today, kids, but I wanted to whet your appetite a little bit about a couple of incredible pens that I’ve been playing with for the past couple of days. Varuna is an Indian company that makes ebonite pens, and I frankly couldn’t believe the quality that they pack into these things…especially for [...]

Guest post: Why your first vintage pen oughtta be an Esterbrook!

rroossinck — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:10:55 +0000

So a few days ago, Bruce made a comment on my blog that probably got him a little more than he bargained for…he suggested more guest posts, so I drafted him. He graciously accepted (not that I would have let him off the hook very easily) my demand request for a piece [...]

A neat Aurora 88P!

rroossinck — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:30:29 +0000

Notice anything different about this little Aurora 88P? I’ve owned this one for a while now, and really enjoy it (the vintage Aurora 88 models are absolutely top-notch pens), but I really got tired of it showing fingerprints all the time. So, one night while watching TV, I decided to give it a satin finish. [...]

Open topic: What do YOU want to see in the future on Brassing?

rroossinck — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:15:46 +0000

Whoa…two posts in one day? Better pace myself or I’ll burn out early! I’ve had this conversation with a couple of you offline and in person, but I haven’t done much with this as an “open forum” kind of question. The way I see it, I have a bunch of different directions [...]

Spell with Flickr!

rroossinck — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:04:08 +0000

Spelling with photos is always lots of fun, but it can be time-consuming to do it if you’re shooting on your own. Locating the right words, cropping them appropriately, and arranging them all takes some time. But, if you want to shortcut it, take a look at this neat little web app from Eric Kastner. [...]