I was excited to order a Lochby Field Journal, but I'm not thrilled by the finish on the product straight out of the package.

Maybe I need to loosen up and take it hiking and camping to develop its rugged patina, but for now I'm not sure.

Looks and feel cheap, although it wasn't at all.

#Lochby

A cry into the void about Lamy's terrible M63 refills. I use my two Lamy fountain pens every day. But every M63 rollerball refill I've bought was absolute garbage. I've bought about 10, and each one scratches or drops out.

I know the hacks to use other brands of refill. But why doesn't Lamy fix it?

I'm getting there with my bottle of Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, although it has taken a few years and it's the ink in three of my main pens lately.

The plastic lid of my Iroshizuku ink bottle has been cracked. (Coincidentally, it happened while I was applying some mechanical force to a lid that didn't want to budge.)

Can anyone recommend a brand or type of ink bottle in which to decant my remaining Kon-Peki ink before it evaporates? ✒️ 💧

I love my Lamy AL-Star fountain pens, and I write with them every day, but I've never seen an email from a stationary supplier that was easier to delete than this one.

Questions for FPSky.

Santa's Helper has suggested buying me a Monteverde Innovo blue fountain pen for Christmas, but I've read some bad things about them. End breaking off, cap stuck, uneven feed etc.

If you have one, what do you think about it?
What do you like / dislike?
Would you recommend one?

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