Links

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Pen Repair:

http://www.thewritepen.net/ - Danny Fudge's pen restoration website. Danny is my pen restorer and a dear friend. Have done a lot of business with him, including the repair of some of my most treasured vintage pens from my personal collection and he has always done a great job. His pen knowledge, honesty, affordability, fast service, and kindred spirit are second to none

Fountain Pens:

www.fountainpennetwork.com - Fountain Pen Network Forum

www.pentrace.net - Another great fountain pen forum

www.parker51.com/versions.html - Ernesto Soler's "web encyclopedia" on Parker 51 pens

www.rickconner.net/penspotters/pelikan.800.html - Pelikan review

www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/nib_flex_italic.htm - Reference pages by Richard Binder

www.pendemonium.com - Pendemonium - A great pen store - Great selection of inks

www.artbrown.com - Art Brown Pen Store in New York City - Great selection of ink

http://stylosparker.over-blog.com - Oliver Purnot, a great collector of vintage fountain Parker Pens, lists some of his very rare pens in his blog, directly from France

http://www.susanwirth.com/2000.htm - Susan Wirth's Pen Show Calendar

http://jakespens.net/ - Jake Leventhal's website selling vintage Watermans, Parker Duofolds (nice selection of Big Reds), Conklins and other high quality vintage fountain pens. The best source I have run into to find Waterman 7 pens with colored nibs and colored banded caps. Jake also sells replacement color bands for these pens and is a fine individual to deal with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9hOhAXaFp4&feature=related - Video of the Parker factory in Janesville, WI. This video footgae is from 1933 as the Parker Vacumatic model is being made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuSqIbxQTjI - How modern Aurora fountain pena are made in Italy. Five minute video from "How It's Made" series. Despite all the technological innovations, the human element is still necessary to make a modern pen.

http://sc-smn.jst.go.jp/8/bangumi.asp?i_series_code=F980601&i_renban_code=021 - How modern Pilot nibs are made in Japan. Interesting video.

Flex Nibs:

www.nibs.com - Flex nibs by John Mottishaw

http://gregminuskin.com/?cat=4 - Greg Minuskin's retipped nibs, including flexy ones

http://www.leighreyes.com/blog/ - Leigh Reyes' awesome handwriting

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=flex+nib&search_type=&aq=f - An array of videos demostrating the telent and skill of individuals mastering on flexy nib writing.

Penmanship:

http://www.iampeth.com/books/palmer_budget/palmers_budget_index.php - Palmer's Penmanship Budget published in year 1919

http://www.amazon.com/Spencerian-Penmanship-Theory-Book-copybooks/dp/088062096X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b - Spencerian Penmanship book with extra lined calligraphy notebooks to practice your cursive handwriting. The original edition of this book was printed in the 1870's

http://www.iampeth.com/books.php - A "crown jewel" array of vintage books with penmanship methods. Most of these books were printed almost 100 years ago

http://www.zanerian.com/ - Resources for Zanerian Ornamental penmanship

http://azfp.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html#114860970533801756 - Anoniosz' professional calligraphy blog

http://www.caliken.co.uk/ - Kenneth Fraser "Caliken", a professional calligrapher from Scotland.

Other interesting sites:

www.biblegateway.com - All versions of the Bible in multiple languages

www.arkansasstateparks.com - This site will show you why Arkansas is called "The Natural State"

http://www.nps.gov/buff - Buffalo National River - An amazing spot to canoe & kayak in Arkansas

http://www.buffaloadventures.com/ - Canoe/kayak outfitter. John Muir's website of his business in the middle of the best part of the Buffalo River. His site include wealths of information on this great river destination in Arkansas.

http://www.buffalonationalriver.com/ - Another outfitter business in the Buffalo River