February 11, 2018 / Ken Crooker / / Leave a Comment

Iron Gall Redux: Bock Nib After Six Days

Top view of the Bock nib after six days in the Aristotle Iron Gall ink. This shot shows how the corrosion around the tipping material on one tine ate it away to the point that it fell off. You can also see severe pitting and corrosion around the slit.

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You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything in a really long time. Sorry about that. Once we started up the St. Louis Pen Show and the St. Louis pen meetups, most of my free "pen time" started going into those activities.

My goal was always to write very thorough reviews with lots of great pictures, and that takes a ton of time. The writing, editing, and photo editing for one review took up a full weekend, and that doesn't take into account actually using the pens and taking notes along the way. With all I have going on, it just wasn't sustainable to keep this site going on a consistent basis.

Will I ever come back and start doing reviews again? Maybe. But not anytime soon. I am still around, though. You can catch me at the monthly St. Louis Area Pen Meetup & Eats (SLAPME) events, the St. Louis Pen Show, and a handful of other pen shows around the country.