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billionsandbillions piefed.social billionsandbillions@piefed.social
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Fountain Pen Work Surface

I made myself a "work tray" from watercolor paper for my fountain pen.

Simple valley and mountain folds every 1/2".

I use a piece of cotton tshirt as a blotter.

I only have one fountain pen, a few nibs and one black ink. So far that's really all I need.

For fun I might end up getting some green-black ink or maybe something salmon colored.

#fountainpen #origami #hobby

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cosmicgorilla lemmy.sdf.org cosmicgorilla@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2026-08-11
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That looks like a Hongdian M2. Solid pen choice to be your only one. It looks like Diamine has an actual Green/Black ink that might work.

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billionsandbillions piefed.social billionsandbillions@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-04-19
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That looks like a Hongdian M2. Solid pen choice to be your only one. It looks like Diamine has an actual Green/Black ink that might work.

That's correct, its the M2 in titanium.

That good to hear about the Diamine because from samples I've seen I do like that one as well as the Sherwood green.

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Dr Jekell lemmy.world dr_jekell@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-21
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Try Diamine blue black.

It's a lovely combination of deep navy blue and black.

https://mountainofink.com/blog/diamine-blue-black

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Joined: 2023-06-04
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Is that the hongdian m2? I love that pen.

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billionsandbillions piefed.social billionsandbillions@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-04-19
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Try Diamine blue black. It's a lovely combination of deep navy blue and black. https://mountainofink.com/blog/diamine-blue-black

For some reason I gravitate more to green but if I ever do try a blue I'll keep this on the list. Thanks :)

Edit: The website you linked is really good.

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Dr Jekell lemmy.world dr_jekell@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-21
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For some reason I gravitate more to green but if I ever do try a blue I'll keep this on the list. Thanks :) Edit: The website you linked is really good.

It's helped me decide between various inks.

Also Diamine makes a green black ink:

https://mountainofink.com/blog/diamine-green-black

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curiousaur reddthat.com curiousaur@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-20
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I love a green black, I'm partial to Noodlers Zhivago.

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GreenBean lemmy.today GreenBean@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-09-01
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Very nice and neat!

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GreenBean lemmy.today GreenBean@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-09-01
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I work on an antique oval table and selected a thick 24" x 36" silicone dog food/water tray. It smooths out the irregularities in the table's surface and has a rim to contain leaks and spills.

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