Ink Nouveau Podcast
By Brian Goulet
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Podcast Description
Brian & Rachel Goulet of the Goulet Pen Company share their passion for writing with fountain pens, ink, and paper, including product reviews and tips for enhancing the writing experience.
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| 1 | VideoStoring Fountain Pens | 05.24.2012 - What's the best way to store your fountain pens? Well, that depends on what you feel like doing....but I'll at least show you the method to my own madness... | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoNoodler's Liberty's Elysium | 05.23.2012 - Our second Goulet-exclusive Noodler's ink, Liberty's Elysium is a vibrant, bulletproof blue ink, something never developed before from Noodler's. See the meaning behind the label as well as the ink's performance in my video here. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoGetting A Full Fill In A TWSBI VAC-700 | 05.22.2012 - The TWSBI VAC-700 is a cool pen with a vacuum-filling mechanism. You can get 1.5ml in a normal fill, but using this technique you can get up to 2.3ml! | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoFP101 Terminology 2, Fountain Pens In Use | 05.18.2012 - Here I show you examples of basic fountain pen/ink/paper terminology, including: Feathering (0:53), Bleedthrough (1:24), Ghosting/Show-through/Echo (1:41), Spread (1:53), Dry Time (2:40), Feedback/Tooth (3:18), G/GSM (paper weight) (4:18), Sizing (paper coating) (5:11), Absorbency (5:53), Nib Creep (6:29), Saturation (6:51), Shading (7:42), Flow (8:23), Skipping (8:36), Starting (9:17), Flex/Spring/Softness (9:45), (Nib) Grind (9:50) | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoStillman & Birn Sketchbooks Overview | 05.16.2012 - Stillman & Birn makes some pretty classy sketchbooks that are laid out in a pretty sensical series arrangement. I'm covering the whole series here, as well as testing the paper with inks. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoFP101- Terminology 1, Fountain Pen Parts | 50.11.2012 - There are a lot of parts to a fountain pen! Here they all are, explained for you. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoTWSBI VAC-700 | 05.09.2012 - I finally got my hands on the long-awaited TWSBI VAC-700, so I show you how it compares to the 540, as well as how it fills, and I bust out some classic dance moves. Yes, dance moves. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoFP101- How a Fountain Pen Works | 05.04.2012 - In this video, I cover the basics of how a ballpoint, rollerball, and fountain pen all work, and break down the essence of how a fountain pen functions. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoNoodler's Konrad Flex Pen | 05.04.2012 - The Noodler's Konrad Flex pen is the 3rd flex pen to come out from Noodler's, and is a mid-size pen in between the Piston-Fill and Ahab flex pens. Nice size, good ink capacity, and attractive design makes this the latest evolution in the Noodler's flex pen lines. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoFountain Pen 101 Introduction | 04.27.2012 - I'm launching a new series called Fountain Pen 101, where every Friday I will post videos of helpful introductory-level fountain pen education. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoQuo Vadis Habana A4 Blank | 04.26.2012 - Quo Vadis now has an A4 blank bound Habana journal available in the US. 85g paper, very fountain pen friendly, and lays very flat. Great A4 journal, if this is what you were waiting for. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoBlog Rededication | 04.22.2012 - It's been a bit of a struggle to keep up with Ink Nouveau with everything going on, but I have a new plan to keep the blog alive and well! | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoTWSBI Nib Swapping | 03.17.2012 - The TWSBI Diamond 540 is a popular pen, partly because the nibs are so easy to swap. Here I show how to swap the whole grip section, the nib unit within the grip section to make it so you can put the stub nibs in to match your color demonstrator, and also how to change out the insert in the TWSBI cap. | 3/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 03.14.2012 | 03.14.2012 - The last broadcast before our hiatus, we talk about all kinds of good stuff like Edison Pearl LE, the introduction of Banditapple notebooks, and what's up with TWSBI, Omas Blue, and new De Atramentis inks. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoWrite Time 02.29.2012- Fountain of Knowledge | 02.29.2012 - Today we launched The Fountain of Knowledge at GouletPens.com, so we're sharing everything that went into it and what we plan to do with it ongoing. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoPelikan m600 White Tortoise | 02.24.2012 - This Pelikan White Tortoise is a pen that was available in the m400 as a limited run a few years back, now it's here in the m600! I show it off, next to an m800 and m200 for comparison. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | Video4 New Iroshizuku Inks | 02.21.2012 - Pilot has come out with 4 new colors to their Iroshizuku line, and I showcase them all here: Chiku-Rin, Kosumosu, Ina-Ho, and Murasaki-Shikibu. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoRohrer and Klingner Complete Brand Review | 02.12.2012 - Rohrer and Klingner is a German ink brand that has a wonderful range of colors. I give a full overview of each of the 18 colors, ink by ink. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoWaterman Ink Name Changes | 02.11.2012 - Waterman has recently changed the names of their inks (not the inks themselves, though). Here they are... | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoFebruary 2012 Ink Drop Reveal (with Joseph!) | 02.10.2012 - It's time to reveal the Feb. 2012 Ink Drop colors for the theme "Valentine's Day". My two year old son Joseph assists me, it's worth watching the video just to see him :) He even says "Write On" at the end! | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoEdison Pen Model Showcase | 02.09.2012 - We've been fans of the the Edison pens for a while, and we carry all of the Edison production line of pens. But there are several models that are still only available as part of Brian Gray's Signature (Custom) Line, and we often get questions about how the production line of pens compares to the Signature ones. Here's a tour of all the Edison models, all in one place! | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 2/1/12 | 02.01.2012 - This is Brian and Rachel Goulet's live weekly broadcast, this week we talk about Pelikan m200's, TWSBI 540 color demos and italic nibs, Sailor 1911's, Platinum Modern Maki-e and 3776, Waterman ink name change, and ink UV testing. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 01/18/12 | 01.18.2012 - We are back for the first live Write Time broadcast in 2012! We've been tied up with the birth of our baby daughter Ellie, who makes her debut in this video! We talk about what we've been up to over the last month, as well as the timelines for a slew of new products. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoJanuary 2012 Ink Drop Reveal | 01.11.12 - January's Ink Drop colors are revealed, which include an assortment of 5 colors randomly selected from Rohrer and Klingner. This goes with the theme 'New Year, New Inks'! | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoGouletPens.com Swab Shop Tutorial | 11.14.2011 - The Swab Shop is something we put together to help you browse fountain pen ink colors, and it is one of the most useful tools on GouletPens.com. We want to teach you how to get the most out of using it. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 11.30.2011 | 11.30.2011 - This is a long one, almost 2 hours of us talking with Brian Gray of the Edison Pen Co. about the release of our new Edison Nouveau Premiere LE. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoNoodler's Ahab Writing Test | 11.19.2011 - I thought it would be useful to compare the Noodler's Ahab and original Noodler's Flex pens in their writing performance. Enjoy! | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoNoodler's Ahab Preview | 11.19.2011 - Here is a preview of all of the 11 new colors of the first release of the Noodler's Ahab Flex Pens. | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 11.16.2011 | 11.16.2011 - Live weekly broadcast where we discussed Noodler's Ahab release, Rohrer & Klingner, new Edison Nouveau pens, and the launch of our nib comparison tool. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoGoulet Email Notification | 11.14.2011 - The email notification is one of the most helpful tools we have on GouletPens.com, both for you and for us! It's something that helps us to better serve you and be in tune with what you need. We put together this video to share with you how helpful this tool is, and to guide you through the signup procedure so you can use it for anything we carry. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 11.09.2011 | 11.09.2011 - Our Write Time live broadcast this week talked about the notebooks we're bringing back, changes in quantity discounts, Noodler's Ahab timelines, and ideas for future improvements on our site :) | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoKaweco Sport New Arrivals | 11.08.2011 - Kaweco has recently come out with several new colors in their Sport line of pens, and I wanted to show them to you while I have them handy. | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoGouletPens Comparison Tool | 11.07.2011 - We have a pretty cool feature on our website showing how to compare detailed specs about our products, so we wanted to show you how to get the most out of this tool. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoOut With The Old, In With Imperial Blue | 11.05.2011 - Lamy is phasing out their old Blue Studio and bringing in Imperial Blue to replace it. Here are the two compared. | 11/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoKaweco Guilloch 1930 | 11.04.2011 - The Kaweco Guilloch 1930 is a relatively new pen, but it's hard to see the details in a picture. So I made a video! | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 11.02.2011 | 11.02.2011 - We got to play with the new TWSBI bottle, black matte Lamy Dailog 3, and Taccia Savanna. We recapped on Tuesday's flex pen release, which went amazingly smooth! | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoNovember Flexpocalypse! | 10.30.2011 - We've learned and improved from the October Flexpocalypse, and we're ready for another after just two weeks! A shorter wait and the highest number of pens we've ever had ought to give you the best chance ever to get the color flex pens everyone's wanted. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoLamy Studio Trim Ring Mystery | 10.29.2011 - I got a random email from someone mentioning how their Studio suddenly wouldn't close or post...I figured out what happened, and wanted to share what I found! | 10/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoKaweco Eyedropper Troubleshooting | 10.28.2011 - I've been emailed a couple of times about leaking issues with eyedropper converted Kaweco Sport pens, so here's a video to troubleshoot them! | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 10.26.2011 | 10.26.2011 - This is the live audio broadcast from our weekly Write Time show. We've been feeling nostalgic with the recent moving of our business, so we opened up a lot to our personal and professional beginnings and growths that we've had over the last few years. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoNew Noodler's Flex Pen Cleaning | 10.25.2011 - It's important to clean out the newly redone Noodler's Flex Pens (as of October 2011) because of machining oils on the feed. It's easy to do... | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoReflecting in an Empty Garage | 10.24.2011 - It's been two years since we started carrying fountain pen stuff, and we've moved our business from our dining room to our guest bedroom to half our garage to the whole garage....now off-site in a commercial space. Having an empty garage and a house that's now just a 'normal' house, I'm reflecting on the last two years of Goulet Pens and all that's happened in this small (now empty) space. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 10.19.2011 | 10.19.2011 - In this Write Time broadcast we talk about the Noodler's Flex Pen release lovingly referred to as 'Flexpocalypse', moving our shop and adjusting to our new space, and expected dates for lots of new stuff coming in. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoOctober Flexpocalypse! | 10.15.2011 - It's been 4 months since the last Noodler's Flex Pen release, which we've dubbed 'Flexpocalypse'. This time there are more total pens and colors available than ever before! We show you what the colors are and how we will handle the release at the Goulet Pen Company. | 10/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time Interview with Nathan Tardif, 10.14.2011 | 10.14.2011 - Nathan Tardif of Noodler's Ink was nice enough to give us some of his precious time to clarify some of the Noodler's ink properties. We spent a good hour and forty minutes answering all kinds of questions on inks, flex pens, and future prototypes of Noodler's pens. | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 10.05.2011 | 10.05.2011- This is a 1.5 hour audio recording of our live weekly broadcast, Write Time. Topics for this week include the Sheaffer VFM, Pilot Preras, TWSBI ROC-100, and our motivation for moving our business out of our house and into a commercial space. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoNoodler's Ahab Flex Pens | 09.26.2011 - Noodler's has outdone themselves this time, creating one of the most unique pens around today. The flex nib pen has been the hottest thing in the fountain pen world in the last year, and this Ahab pen raises the bar. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | Video5 New Diamine Inks 09.21.2011 | 09.24.2011 - Diamine has come out with the first 5 of 20 new ink colors to be released: Denim, Eclipse, Macassar, Meadow, and Wild Strawberry. I'll compare them all here. | 9/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Write Time 09.21.2011 | 09.21.2011 - This is the first official audio Podcast of Write Time! This is our weekly live broadcast that we do (with a live chatroom) to discuss all things fountain pen. This week, we talked about Lamy Ruby Al-Stars, Purple Edison Nouveau Premieres, and Noodler's Ahab pens. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoInk Nouveau Podcast | 09.18.2011 - It's been over a year since I first started talking about my desire to make my videos into podcasts, and it's taken me this long to do it! Now you can see all of my Ink Nouveau videos on YouTube as well as download them through iTunes. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoPurple Premiere Poll Results | 09.16.2011 - The results are in after the close of the poll for the selection of the 4th color of the Edison Nouveau Premiere! We thought the results were interesting so we wanted to share. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoEdison Nouveau Purple Premiere Poll | 09.12.2011 - In collaboration with Brian Gray of Edison Pens, we're expanding a 4th color of the Edison Nouveau Premiere pen! We know we want a purple one, but we can't decide between these four resins. We're going to let you help us decide before 9/15/11 on Ink Nouveau. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nathan Tardif Interview | 04.19.2011 - Write Time is our weekly live broadcast, and this week was a special interview with Nathan Tardif of Noodler's Ink. He's a fascinating man, and we were honored to have him for an hour and a half of his precious time. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoMaking a Platinum Converter Silver Color | 09.10.2011 - I modified a Platinum converter to match the rhodium trim on a Platinum 3776 Motosu fountain pen! It's not hard to do. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoPelikano Converter Fit | 09.09.2011 - I've gotten a few emails about the standard international converter not fitting on a Pelikan Pelikano Jr., Pelikano, and Script. I wanted to make this video to show that yes, they do fit. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoFilling a Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen | 08.23.2011 - This has been one of the most requested videos for me to do, so....here it is! Filling a Pilot Vanishing Point isn't hard once you understand how the pen works. It's quite different than most other fountain pens, so it does take a bit of studying and practice. Once you get the hang of it though, it's as simple as any other fountain pen. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoPilot Vanishing Point Overview | 08.21.2011 - There are a lot of different Pilot Vanishing Point pens, and I thought it would help to talk about them all in a video. These are very clever pens, one of the only retractable fountain pens on the market. They have a lot of beautiful colors, so I thought I'd show them off. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoNew 2011 Rhodia Products Overview | 08.19.2011 - It's been a very long wait, but the new Rhodia notepads have finally arrived. We first heard about them in December of last year, and they were delayed until now. These include Rhodia 'R' Premium Tablets, Rhodia Unlimiteds, and new padholder sizes. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoEdison Collier Sneak Peek | 08.17.2011 - We had the opportunity to see the latest Edison pen, the Collier, this past weekend while we were at the DC Pen Show. We used the opportunity to snag Brian Gray and record a quick peek at the new pen in the 3 colors, and see how they compare to the Edison Nouveau Premiere and Edison Hudson. And at the end of the video, that noise is a guy getting out of his chair, I swear! It's pretty funny to see Brian Gray's reaction though. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoOnline Smaragd Ink Review | 08.09.2011 - Online is a brand out of Germany that most people have never heard of. They only have a few inks, one of which is Online Smaragd (Emerald), a name you likely won't forget. It's a nice green color, with it's most notable feature being it's amazing shading. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoNoodler's Blue Ink Review | 08.07.2011 - Noodler's Blue is one of my favorite colors, I can't deny it. Since I loaded it up in my Pilot Custom 74, I have just been refilling and refilling it! I am a serial ink sampler as well, so any ink that makes me want to load it back up in the same pen time after time is something special. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoKaweco Nib Size Comparison | 08.05.2011 - Since we recently received the Kaweco pens in extra-fine, fine, medium, and broad nib sizes, I thought it might be helpful to do a comparison writing sample. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoNoodler's Blue Nose Bear Ink Review | 07.27.2011 - Nathan Tardif is at it again, creating his third ink in the Black Swan series. This ink is a teal blue color, with a halo of sky blue. Nathan designed this ink to have an increased amount of halo compared to the other inks, and he has most certainly achieved it. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoNoodler's Black Ink Review | 07.26.2011 - This ink is more commonly referred to as Noodler's Bulletproof Black, but the official name is simply Noodler's Black. What can I say, it's arguably the single most popular ink in the US (Heart of Darkness may be a close second). It's not without reason, it's a well-performing ink, behaves great on cheap paper, it's cheap, it's very dark, and it's permanent. You really just can't go wrong. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoNamiki Blue Ink Review | 07.25.2011 - Namiki Blue is a color that not a lot of people are familiar with, but it's a great color! A nice, dark, pure blue, and very water resistant. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoLamy Dialog 3 First Impression | 07.23.2011 - I've always had my eye on the Lamy Dialog 3, it's a very intriguing pen! It's one of the few fountain pens out there with a retractable nib, which makes it quite practical for business use. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoGoulet Ink Review Format | 07.22.2011 - With nearly 400 fountain pen inks at my disposal, I plan to do a lot of ink reviews! I nailed down a basic format for doing them all, so here it is. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoTaccia Introduction | 07.19.2011 - I put together this basic overview of the 5 different models of Taccia pens I sell: Overture, Merit, Nightlife, Premier, and Palatial Pearl. Here's my impressions of each pen. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoKaweco Sport Eyedropper Conversion | 07.13.2011 - The best thing about Kaweco pens is the ability to easily convert them to eyedropper-fill pens, meaning you fill the whole body of the pen with ink. Here's how you do it. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoIntro to Kaweco Sport Pens | 07.12.2011 - A quick introduction to the Sport line of Kaweco fountain pens. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoAssembling Goulet Sample Vial Holder | 07.10.2011 - We've been asked for a video to help assemble the Goulet Ink Sample Vial Holder that we offer for our ink samples. Well, here it is! | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoPlatinum Mix-Free Super Sampler | 07.09.2011 - I have purposely avoided mixing inks up until this point because I knew I would be falling down a rabbit hole, never to be seen again! But, now that these inks are here, it's time to give in and just have some fun sloshing some ink around! | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoLamy/Platinum Converter Swap? | 07.05.2011 - I've been asked a few times before about whether Lamy and Platinum converters are swappable, and I hadn't really thought about it before. Are they? Yes and no... | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoChanging Out Edison Nibs | 07.01.2011 - One of the appealing aspects of Edison pens is the fact you can get nibs in fine, medium, and broad, and change them out in your one pen. It's crazy easy to do, and only requires your fingers. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoAurora, Montegrappa, Omas, and Online Inks | 06.25.2011 - I am spending my weekend doing swabs of the ink colors and loading them into our Swab Shop, and I thought I might just shoot a video for you with my general impression of the ink colors, having them fresh to my eyes for the first time. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoSailor (Sapporo) Pro Gear Slim First Impression | 06.23.2011 - Rachel and I had a good customer of ours special order a beautiful orange demonstrator Sailor Professional Gear Slim pen (formerly known as the Sailor Sapporo) in a broad nib. She was kind enough to let us ink it up and take it for a test drive so we could see what it's like and share our experience with you! | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoLamy 2000 First Impression | 06.20.2011 - The Lamy 2000 is an iconic pen in the fountain pen world, with a cult following since 1966. It has a modern look even today. See here as I use it for the first time. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoNoodler's Flex Nib Adjusting | 06.15.2011 - There are a lot of Noodler's Flex Nib Pens out in the world now! I thought it would be prudent to make a video to show you how to fill the pen from a Goulet sample vial and also how to adjust the nib and feed to change the flex and flow of the nib. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoPilot Parallels and Gradating Ink | 06.02.2011 - This is Rachel's first video! She really took interest in the Pilot Parallels, and what drew her into it was the unique design of the pens. Particularly, the emphasis on being able to kiss two pens together to transfer mixable ink colors to get a gradation effect! | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoJ. Herbin Blotting Paper | 05.28.2011 - Blotting paper is one of those tools that you'll likely never have heard about unless you're into fountain pens. For many beginners, blotting paper can be one of those tools that can change your writing life, opening up your world! | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoNew Quo Vadis Habanas, 85g | 04.29.2011 - It's been nearly six months since it was announced that Quo Vadis Habanas would be changing from 90g white paper to 85g ivory paper. I compare them here. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoFeed Saturated Pen Filling Method | 04.28.2011 - The feed saturation method of filling a fountain pen is something that's not always the most practical thing, but it is helpful in certain situations. Here I show you how it's done. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoNamiki Falcon First Impression | 04.25.2011 - The Namiki Falcon is a pen that's quite unique in its nib design, and is one of the few modern flex nib pens made today. It is classic in its design, but quite modern in its use. See here as I use it for the first time. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoUsing Ink Syringes | 04.22.2011 - If you've never used ink syringes or seen them used before, then you're missing one of the essential tools in your fountain pen toolbox. Here I show you what they're all about. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoDistinguishing Two Lamy Converters | 04.11.2011 - Lamy makes two different converters, the Z24 and Z26. See the differences here. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | VideoPilot Custom 74 First Impression | 04.07.2011 - This is my first 'First Impression' video. I am trying a new type of review where you're literally seeing the first time I take out and play with a new pen. This is the Pilot Custom 74. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | VideoEngraving on Edison Nibs | 04.03.2011 - Congratulations to Brian Gray for now having both his gold and steel nibs with custom Edison logos on them. As a former pen maker I can honestly say that having engraved nibs was always something I viewed as having 'made it' in the pen world. Brian's been a legit pen maker for years, but having his logo on his nibs, to me, is just a great accomplishment. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | VideoSharing Your Lamy Nibs Across Models | 04.02.2011 - I've talked before about how the nibs are interchangeable between the Safari, Vista, Al-Star, and Joy, in our Lamy intro post. But what's even cooler is that the same nibs you already have will also fit in the Studio, Accent, Logo, and CP1. They're all swappable! | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | VideoCleaning a New Lamy Pen | 03.26.2011 - If you've taken the nib off a new Lamy pen, you may have noticed some blue ink on the feed and underside of the nib. What's up with that? Well...all of the Lamy nib sections are tested at the Lamy factory, so it's residual ink. Cleaning it is real easy, and here in the video I show you how. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | VideoHow to Prounounce 'Lamy' | 03.18.2011 - How do you pronouce 'Lamy'? Here's how. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | VideoShake That Converter! | 03.17.2011 - If you've ever used a fountain pen with a cartridge converter, you know sometimes they can be a bit of a pain to clean thoroughly. You flush and flush and flush but the water still isn't clear! Well, maybe you just need to shake things up a bit. A brief yet confident shaking of your converter filled with water will get ink out of the 'hidden spots' inside your converter to give you a more thorough cleaning. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoEdison Nouveau Premiere Writing Sample | 03.14.2011 - Many of you have been asking for writing samples of the Edison Nouveau Premiere pens, so here you go! I wanted to standardize on an ink I felt most people would be pretty familiar with, so I went conservative with Noodler's (bulletproof) Black. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoSwapping Lamy Nibs with Tape | 03.13.2011 - Probably the biggest selling point to the Lamy Safari/Al-Star/Vista/Joy pens are that they all have interchangeable nibs. I shot this video on how to easily swap out Lamy nibs using nothing but run-of-the-mill scotch tape. It's safe, fast, easy, and works well whether your Lamy is inked or not. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | VideoCleaning and Disassembling the Noodler's Piston Pen | 01.27.2011 - There are a lot of Noodler's Piston Pens floating around out there, and I thought a video on how to completely disassemble and clean them would be helpful to a lot of you out there. This is a great pen for experimentation because it comes apart completely with just the use of a Q-tip! | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoGet the Most Ink Into Your Fountain Pen | 12.12.2010 - Have you ever wished that your fountain pen would last longer on one ink-up? You just might be able to. This is a little tip I use when inking up my pen to get the most into the pen as I can, that way it'll be longer before I need to re-ink. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | VideoConverting a Platinum Preppy to an Eyedropper Fill Pen | 12.05.2010 - Platinum Preppy pens are pretty well known in the pen world as being one of the best values around, with a list price of only $4. It's sturdy, reliable, attractive, and works well. For the true ink addict, they are indispensable. But the best part about them is that you can fill their entire body with ink! | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 97 | VideoCleaning Behind a Converter Piston Seal | 11.28.2010 - If you've ever gotten ink behind the piston seal of your ink converter, I'll show you how to clean it out. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | VideoChanging a Noodler's Rollerball Tip | 11.21.2010 - Noodler's came out with the Nib Creaper Rollerball pen, a refillable rollerball pen that uses fountain pen ink! It's a really cool pen and one I've enjoyed playing with. One of the best things about it is that the tip is replaceable in case you accidentally drop or damage it. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 99 | VideoPrivate Reserve Rose Rage and Sepia Intro | 10.28.2010 - Rose Rage is a VERY bright bubblegum pink color, very vibrant! Sepia is a yellowish brown, similar to Diamine Golden Brown but with shading that is out of this world. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 100 | VideoDiamine Majestic Blue Ink Review | 10.25.2010 - I have to premise this review by saying that I'm a huge fan of Diamine Majestic Blue!! I'm biased as I love this color, though it does have its quirks. It's an extremely saturated color, I mean extremely. It's a deep, dark blue with a unique red overtone to it. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 101 | VideoNoodler's Beaver Ink Review | 10.19.2010 - This is an overlooked ink, much like many of the standard Noodler's colors. The brand attracts a lot of attention with the really flashy and waterproof inks, but their standard line of colors are actually quite nice with really good shading. Beaver is a unique color that I think many of you might enjoy if you're looking for a dark brown with a slight red hint. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 102 | VideoPrivate Reserve Orange Crush Ink Review | 10.18.2010 - This is a very unique ink, and it performs really well. Though you probably will have to search to find a use for this type of color, it is a really fun one to use. Though the bottle isn't flashy, it's an affordable ink with qualities much like more expensive inks. I highly recommend it. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 103 | VideoPelikan Edelstein Onyx Ink Review | 10.14.2010 - Pelikan has come out with a whole new line of inks called their 'Edelstein' collection. They are premium-priced boutique inks in fantastic packaging with an amazing looking bottle. Check out my thoughts on Onyx. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 104 | VideoDiamine Syrah Ink Review | 10.15.2010 - Diamine just came out with several new colors not too long ago, one of which is Diamine Syrah. It's a truly wonderful color, one that's bound to be incredibly popular in the fountain pen world. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 105 | VideoNoodler's Red Ink Review | 10.16.2010 - Noodler's Red is another of the colors we chose for the October 2010 Ink Drop. It's a nice, bright red with solid performance and all around good characteristics. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 106 | VideoDiamine Pumpkin Ink Review | 10.17.2010 - Diamine Pumpkin was another ink we chose for our October 2010 Ink Drop. Not only does it have a fitting name, but it's really a fabulous ink. It puts you in such an Autumn mood, and performs really well. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 107 | VideoMoving Forward | 10.09.2010 - The last Goulet pens have been sold, I am officially out of the wood pen turning business. It's hard to believe that this chapter in my life is really over. I've been packing my tools and cleaning up my shop for weeks, but now that the pens are gone, it's really hitting me that it's over. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 108 | VideoInk Drop Reveal, Oct. 2010 | 10.07.2010 - Here they are, the colors for October's Ink Drop! The these is Autumn Leaves, to get that feeling of all of the changing red, orange, and brown leaf colors. After having very bright and vibrant colors in September's drop, we went for much more earthy, practical, and usable ink colors for October. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 109 | VideoPelikan Edelstein Ink Overview | 09.27.2010 - This is just a general overview 'reaction' video of my experience after playing with the 6 Pelikan Edelstein ink colors (excluding Onyx, which I reviewed separately). | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 110 | VideoExplaining Séyès (French-Ruling) Paper | 09.30.2010 - I threw together this little video because so many people asked me about French-ruled paper and how it works. It's pretty straightforward, really. I'm no pro at using it, but I can at least give you an idea. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 111 | VideoEdelstein is Finally Here! | 09.24.2010 - This has been a much anticipated ink for everyone, but me personally as I've been waiting to ink up my new Pelikan pen until the Edelstein came in! I'm like a kid a Christmas, and I wanted to share the first time I laid eyes on the Pelikan inks as I unpack them. Enjoy! | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 112 | VideoDC Pen Show - Saturday, 2010 | 08.15.2010 - Only one word to describe Saturday at the DC Pen Show. BUSY! The show was packed, everyone was having a great time, and I was told it was one of the busiest days seen in the last 10 years at the DC show. It was awesome! I wanted to show a bit of a 'day in the life' of what I did on the big Saturday for the 2010 DC Pen Show, so I did sort of a video diary (when I wasn't CRAZY busy working the tables at the show), so enjoy that! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 113 | VideoDC Pen Show- Friday, 2010 | 08.14.2010 - Okay, so 'technically' Friday is the second day of the pre-show, but it's the first day we went. Rachel and I celebrated our anniversary yesterday, so we took the day off from the show and decided to make Friday our 'Day 1' at the pen show. The pre-show is not open to the public, you have to be a special person (or pay a special price) to get in....the main advantage being that you get first dibs on the tons and tons and tons and TONS of vintage pens at the show. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 114 | VideoNew J. Herbin 1670 Wax Cap | 07.28.2010 - J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary ink Rouge Hematite has been wildly popular as an ink....not so much for the crumbling brittle wax used to decorate the cap. It has been redesigned with supple wax, so the cap can be removed and replaced without affecting the wax at all. It looks new every time you open it. Well done. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 115 | VideoGoulet Swab Shop | 06.13.2010 - This video was made back when we only had 160 ink colors, and even then the Swab Shop was a useful tool for comparing fountain pen ink colors. Now with over 400 and growing, it's become an indispensable part of the fountain pen community online. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 116 | VideoTear Off Tip | 06.14.2010 - If you've ever used Clairefontaine Triomphe, G. Lalo Vergé de France, or any other tablet of fine paper with a glued binding, you may have experienced some challenges getting a clean tear. This can be frustrating, especially if you have already written your letter and you tear the top of the sheet. I don't have any life-altering solutions for you, but maybe I have a tip or two in the video that'll help you out! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 117 | VideoClairefontaine Twinbook Review | 06.13.2010 - The Clairefontaine Twinbook is a new product to 2010, something unique but familiar. There is nothing in the Twinbook that's 'revolutionary', just very, very practical. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 118 | VideoRhodia Dotpad Review | 06.11.2010 - Rhodia came out with a new line of notepads called 'dotPads' for 2010. These dotpads are essentially the same as your normal Rhodia pads, but they have a new 'dot grid' ruling that's been quite a hit. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 119 | VideoClairefontaine Life.Unplugged. Notebook Review | 06.05.2010 - New for 2010, Clairefontaine has come out with a new collection of notebooks called Life.Unplugged. They are a series of notebooks covered in a rugged material, available in 4 different colors: black, red, green, and tan. For anyone familiar with the Clairefontaine Basic Clothbounds (which were around before the 'Life.Unplugged' brand), the notebooks have this same rugged cover material. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 120 | VideoGoulet Shop Expansion May 2010 | 05.28.2010 - We started our business in our dining room, then moved it to our guest bedroom. It was a pivotal moment when I had to decide to take over half of my workshop to expand our retail offerings. Of course I laugh now because it was obviously soooo the right decision, but it was a hard transition at the time! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 121 | VideoWax Seal Lighters | 05.21.2010 - I've been hunting around for the best kind of lighter for doing wax seals, as I've been doing a LOT of them lately. I've tried matches, candles, butane camping lighters, cigarette lighters, and in a moment of desperation, even a propane torch. Though they all kiiiiiinda work, the butate lighter was the best. However, after burning through several of my wife's butane candle lighters, I wanted to find something more ideal specifically for the intention of doing wax seals. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 122 | VideoBlank Rhodia Webnotebooks | 05.15.2010 - The new Rhodia blank Webbies are finally out there! Though they aren't available yet in the US (they will be VERY soon), I was able to get my hands on one thanks to a loyal customer of mine, Isabel Vélez in Spain. She had access to them before me (crazy right?) and thought it would be neat for me to get one and do a review of it before anyone else, so here it is! Okay, so this isn't a formal review, more of just a preview. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 123 | VideoHow Many Seals From One Herbin Wax Stick? | 04.27.2010 - On J. Herbin's literature, they state 7 seals per stick of supple wax, but I noticed I was getting more than that. I'm using a J. Herbin brass letter "G" (for Goulet!), which is probably average-small for all of the seals out there. I had a bunch of letters I was writing and I thought I'd grab the camera and time lapse the sealing I was doing to prove how many I could do. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 124 | VideoWriting At The Bottom | 04.27.2010 - Something kind of neat that a lot of fountain pen users tend to do with written correspondence is to write the name of the pen (with nib type), the type of ink, and paper used at the bottom of the letter. There's no particular order, you're really just sharing the information with your recipient so they have 'samples' of the products you prefer to use. Since most of us pen fanatics tend to be spread far and wide, this kind of 'in your hands' example is a great way to share with your friends the products that inspire you while you write. Try it next time you write a letter! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 125 | VideoFountain Pen 101 | 04.23.2010 - I've gotten several requests to do a video for the fountain pen novice. So, finally, here it is - Fountain Pen 101. I cover the basics...what is a fountain pen and its components, how does it work, and how do you fill/use it. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 126 | VideoMaking A Wax Seal | 04.23.2010 - Making a wax seal for your envelopes is pretty easy and a ton of fun if you have a couple of simple tools. All you need is sealing wax, a stamp (usually brass) with a handle, and a heat source (butane lighter works well). My source is J. Herbin, the French company owned by Clairefontaine. They've been making wax continually since the 1600's, and they have a neat product called supple wax that's flexible when hardened and can withstand going through today's mail system. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 127 | VideoFlushing a Fountain Pen with a Bulb Syringe | 04.23.2010 - If you own a cartridge/converter pen, then I don't have to tell you that one of the most tedious tasks is cleaning it out. You're sitting there, twisting and untwisting that stupid little converter over, and over, and over, and over....it's enough to drive you nuts. Well, there is an easier way!! Get yourself a $5 ear bulb syringe from your local drug store, and flush that bad boy out, just like I do in the video. It'll cut your cleaning time waaaay down, and bring your enjoyment level waaaaay up!! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 128 | VideoSalvaging a Wax Seal Stick End | 04.22.2010 - Ever wonder how to use that last little stub from a stick of sealing wax? It's pretty simple really....melt the end of it and adhere it to the next wax stick! Watch the vid, it's short ;) | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 129 | VideoClairefontaine vs. Rhodia Paper | 03.29.2010 - Whenever you hear talk of fine paper, Clairefontaine and Rhodia will always come up. What's confusing though is that some people know the difference between the two, and others don't, so rumors spread. Well I'm here to clear up some of the confusion between the two brands. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 130 | VideoG. Lalo Vergé De France Overview | 03.25.2010 - G. Lalo is an old paper maker in France, and their Vergé de France line is a very nice paper for correspondence. This review covers what it's all about. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 131 | VideoJ. Herbin Glass Pens | 03.07.2010 - Glass pens? You got it, these things are made entirely out of glass. Handmade in France, each one is unique and a piece of art. They were all the rage in the mid-17th century, back when J. Herbin first started making fountain pen ink (circa 1670). Sure, they're not the most practical pens in the world, but they are novel, beautiful, and have a very functional purpose for the fountain pen enthusiast. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 132 | VideoExacompta Sketchbook | 03.03.2010 - The Exacompta Sketchbook is a neat little book. It's 5.5" x 8", 100 sheets of 100g textured off-white paper, the same as G. Lalo Vergé de France. It has a thin black cover, cloth binding and silver edges on the paper, which make it look pretty snazzy!! To keep your page, it has a ribbon marker. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 133 | VideoQuo Vadis Elastic Bookmark | 03.01.2010 - A relatively new product on the market, the Quo Vadis Elastic Bookmark is a handy little tool that can improve the portability of any book or journal you have. For anything that doesn't have a page marker or elastic strap, this elastic bookmark can fix both of those problems. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 134 | VideoClairefontaine Triomphe Torture Test | 01.15.2010- Watch as I take and basically dump a puddle of ink from my pen onto the ever-popular Clairefontaine Triomphe stationary paper and some cheap copy paper I pulled out of my printer. You will be amazed at the different reactions you'll see between the cheap paper and the Triomphe. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 135 | VideoClairefontaine Triomphe Overview | 01.15.2010. I do a basic overview of the delectable Clairefontaine Triomphe stationary tablets and envelopes. Triomphe has been around for about 60 years, and is the premier stationary in the world for fountain pen usage. The paper is 90g, and has an almost miraculous ability to repel ink, keeping any ink from feathering, bleeding through, or echoing (showing through on the backside). The paper is ultra-white, and is known as some of the smoothest paper in the world. There are two different sizes of Triomphe, and A4 and A5 size with envelopes to match. The paper comes 50 sheets to a tablet, with a glue binding at the top with the intention of having each sheet easily torn out of the tablet. The envelopes themselves are also 90g, extremely fountain pen friendly, slightly textured, and self-sealing. Keep your tongue in your mouth! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 136 | VideoClairefontaine Staplebound Overview | 01.15.2010. I review and compare the 5 most popular Clairefontaine staplebound notebooks. These include C3586,C63596, C3606, C381 (Séyès/French ruled!), and C63125. I do a writing test comparison between a small Mead Composition notebook and the C3586 (3"x4"), and there really is no comparison! The 90g smooth Clairefontaine paper in these staplebound notebooks is really some of the best writing paper in the world, especially for use with fountain pens. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 137 | VideoInk Nouveau Intro, My Very First Video | 01.15.2010. This is the first Ink Nouveau episode ever, an insight into my daily life as the pen maker behind the Goulet Pen Company. Part 1 covers my views on passion through writing, and a tour of my 'warehouse' and shipping operation. Part 2 covers a tour of my workshop where I make each of my pens by hand. I have a host of different woods and resin materials that I use to make each pen. Rachel (my wife) thinks I have too much wood, more than I'll ever use in my lifetime, and she's absolutely right! My shop is messy, but I'm okay with that. I think it's been 'picture-worthy' clean once, when I had set up all my tools and before I made my first pen. Since then, it's always a mess, because it's a 'working' shop! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 138 | VideoIntro to Ink Blots | 04.22.2010 - I'm introducing my new Ink Blots! They're short videos with topics that aren't robust enough to make into a formal 'review'. They'll be more conversational, with more of a focus on the ideas I have than the 'production' of the video. I tend to overthink quite a bit when I'm doing videos, especially on product reviews. It usually generates a very thorough and well-thought-out end result, but it's very time consuming and often results in procrastination. With shorter and more informal videos, I will be able to share much more about everything I have going on, and keep the information more up-to-date. | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 138 Episodes |
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