ggmartin / is on Nostr

A Canadian living in Denmark. Curmudgeonly sceptic, tweaker of speakers, maker of fountain pens, and restorer of old things

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2024-07-26 19:03:58

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@npub1wyn…mlxy I feel guilty every time I get on a plane these days…

2024-07-26 18:48:36

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@npub1wyn…mlxy Seems ironic to illustrate the effects of #climatechange using a photo taken from a commercial jet.

2024-03-28 15:09:14

A little #filmphotography for the day. This was taken with a Brownie No. 2 Folding Autographic camera (made between 1919 and 1926) with Ilford Delta 3200 film.
#film
#photography
#blackandwhite
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/173/935/241/341/640/original/437b28a7d8adbe0c.jpg

2024-03-17 13:25:33

If anyone here in the #fountainpen community can help me solve this mystery, I'd appreciate all the help I can get!
http://www.pm-pens.com/2024/03/17/this-ones-a-mystery/

2024-01-18 17:22:42

#fountainpen #photography
This is a fountain pen I made for myself about three years ago. It's based on a Bock 250 nib and is made of acrylic.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/778/102/432/630/132/original/e7c390fd256816ca.jpeg

2024-01-18 17:22:42

2024-01-08 17:17:23

Today's #fountainpen #photography
This is a Rexpen Diplomat made in Yugoslavia by Croatian TOZ (Tvornica olovaka Zagreb - Pen(cil) factory Zagreb), probably in the 1970s.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/721/438/831/659/452/original/2c07d52f99494dea.jpg

2023-09-03 14:14:06

This weekend's #fountainpen is a proof-of-concept, so it looks a little rough... It's a pocket pen made of Raffir Noble composite with a metal mesh. It's an eyedropper pen; you have to unscrew the Jowo nib assembly to fill it with ink. This isn't the friendliest of filling systems, but it means that the barrel and section/grip are all one piece, which was also part of the idea. I always have a pocket pen with me, but I wanted one that had a larger nib and turned into a full-sized pen when posted
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/001/618/131/882/009/original/b70d38ed29376c35.jpg

2023-07-17 04:25:53

I vote that we re-brand AI as “second-order plagiarism”.

2023-06-05 10:14:58

This 1940s Wahl Eversharp Skyline #FountainPen had a broken section, so I made a new one of ebonite to get it back on the road.
Step-by-step photos of the process can be seen here.
http://www.pm-pens.com/2023/06/05/wahl-eversharp-skyline/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/491/069/922/597/557/original/7d15ea020d3c932a.jpeg

2023-04-26 15:27:23

PM-Pens Thornlea #FountainPen in elm and mammoth tusk. The nib is a no. 6 semi-flex titanium nib from Peter Bock.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/265/811/191/116/432/original/33118d10d6ed6520.jpeg