Just be careful about the ink used. The pelikan green ink made mine a hard starter. Had to put a drop of water on the nib each day before it would it would write for the day.

I love the hand written letter and the tools in which we use to create them. I love having just what I need to create…I try to have only a few good quality nice possessions..2 nice fountain pens, 2 ink bottles..1 sealing stamp…2-3 sealing wax sticks..plain paper and envelopes. I do the same with my non-writing things as well.

This was a awesome post..Your site is wonderful!

As for storage – I have a couple of shelves above my desk that hold my inks, pens, and seals. Most stationery is on a desk corner. I admit to a box or two of stationery, desk pen sets and inkwells, and a large stack of journals and notebooks I acquire faster than I use.

I do try to use it all though. Most of it was purchased to try – is this a better nib? This pen is nicer to hold. I like this shade of ink better. Thinning, it turns out, is best done as you go along.

I think you are correct though, about running lean. I just about get to that point, but wind up interupted (or just mentally exhausted trying to deal with the ‘stuff’) and it winds up postponed.