{"id":44260,"date":"2024-12-22T07:55:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T12:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=44260"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:29:50","slug":"it-came-from-the-sketchbook-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/it-came-from-the-sketchbook-3\/","title":{"rendered":"It Came from the Sketchbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55\u00ba angle and the other at a 40\u00ba angle. I’m finding that the pen with the 55\u00ba nib offers a wider variety of line weights and would be the pen I would want with me if I were lost on a desert island. Hopefully that island would have a lifetime supply of ink and paper.<\/p>\n

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Sailor Fude De Mannen Fountain Pen with 55\u00ba Nib <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Sailor Fude Fountain Pen with 40\u00ba nib <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

I’ve also brought an old Rotring Art Pen<\/em> back to life with a newly purchased ink converter filled with fresh ink. I originally purchased the pen back in the 1980s. It gives a consistent line weight which is pretty good for ruling and filling in dark, cross-hatched areas. It feels pretty good in the hand, too.<\/p>\n

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Old and no longer available Rotring Art Pen brought back to life with an ink converter<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55\u00ba angle and the other at a 40\u00ba angle. 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