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so i wanted to know for sure and not just trust reddit the sanzen paper (left) really isn’t as good as the OG tomoe river paper (right) as much as i appreciate them keeping it alive, they can’t keep claiming it’s “just as good” look how the ink bleeds through more
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more context digitalization is great but it’s really sad to see parts of paper heritage fade away
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the box a Nakaya pen (and most urushi pens) comes with is made of paulownia wood, which they also recommend you storing your pens in the choice of wood is intentional, despite it being more expensive than timber; it helps maintain the right humidity for the lacquer without prolonged sun & water exposure it’s also a stable wood so it’s easy to work with and won’t distort easily
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for the sake of my casts not looking like recycled pictures, i ordered the strawberry syrup today
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can’t stop won’t stop also found out last week they have a stamp card and i missed out on a few 😩😩😩
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why do lacquered pens come at a premium? - depending on the lacquer style (urushi, maki-e, raden, etc.) it can take months to finish since they're done by hand - particularly for urushi, the lacquer comes from the urushi tree which is hard to grow and only yields ~300ml of sap (used for the lacquer) after 12 years if you're wondering why some Pilot lacquered pens are significantly cheaper than others like Nakaya, it's because that specific model is manufactured in bulk then hand painted (whereas Nakayas are all handmade in small batches)
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recently learned that the original tomoe river paper was discontinued a few years ago (some sellers still have old stock) because of declining demand that Tomoegawa couldn't manage Sanzen Paper bought the rights for ~$2M and are now producing it with a new machine, though people have said the new paper isn't as smooth as before i managed to get a notebook with the original paper ytd!!
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expo 2025 in osaka offers nfts and sbts https://expo2025-wallet.com/en
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I joined Farcaster on 1st September 2022, which was 2 years, 6 months, 23 days ago. Since then, 99.8% of users have joined after me frame by @cashlessman.eth
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the holy trifecta for anyone getting into fountain pens: - pen - paper - ink personally, paper is most important because seeing your ink feather or bleed through is the worst. japanese paper is the GOAT, followed by french paper
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matcha with warabimochi and whipped cream
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got myself a notebook and they wrapped it
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power of manifestation? Nakaya Piccolo Writer in Arai-shu finish
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annual mt. inari hike at this point it changed so much since last year!!
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an ironic observation: there’s this burger shop near fushimi inari shrine and almost all the customers are american and they order a beer to go with their meal at 1pm there’s a lot of other local japanese food options around this store too
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you know the fries are good when it has eczema also came all the way to kyoto for these (best fries i’ve tasted anywhere worldwide)
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last time i was in osaka, i regretted only visiting my fav mochi store twice even though i was here for 3 months not making the same mistake this time. it’s my third time here in the past week lol
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bought myself a cherry blossom converter to manifest my Nakaya purchase it comes in other designs too: goldfishes, maple leaves, snow flowers (a converter is what stores the ink in a fountain pen, an alternative to using disposable ink cartridges)
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any flipper zero users on fc?
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