genkidamaI ordered a bunch of De Atramentis samples from Goulet when the ink sample sale started and just got around to test them before I joined the drop. 8 of the ones I tested are available in this drop. For the most part all of them flow well and are a bit on the wet side. Tested using a Noodler's Charlie (basically a medium nib) and a Metro with a fine nib on printer paper. Didn't bother testing with a flex. About a 8 second dry time on average using the medium which is not too bad. Less than 5 with the Japanese fine.
Best to use a finer nib if you are a lefty concerned with dry time I think.
codenamesrclYeah I'm using a fine nibs in all of my pens, but it seems like De Atramentis is too wet as I am a quick writer and I bet I'll smurdge too much. Best thing for me is to get a ink sample of some of these inks.
Thanks for your insight!
genkidamaHave you tried learning to hold your hand below the line? I've been working on it lately and while it's a bit of a bitch, my hand feels better and I certainly haven't smudged anything.
I can't for the life of me sign my name underhanded yet, though. Whomp whomp.
samananthakNever really tried to do that as it seemed so unnatural to me. I tried to write a passage of text and somehow my hand cramps up very quickly.
I also have a bit of a problem with my wrists, so I already adapted a hand position where my wrists don't hurt much when writing a lot and it's upperhand (if this is the correct term).
Maybe ergotherapy or sensory hand-something-something therpy could help me out as no damage or whatsoever was discovered by different docs.
genkidamaAnother good way to be able to write without smudging with your left hand is to hold the tablet facing away from you--like lean back in the chair with your paper facing outward and resting on you stomach --I wrote that way all the way through college. Trained my self out of it on my first "professional" job when I got teased by coworkers.
genkidamaI use deep blue hand lotion--it is one of those multi-level essential oil products doTerra. But before that I used arnica which you can get in stores, the doTerra deep blue works a lot better (smells lie wintergreen--very strong). Comes in hand cream and essential oil itself. I use the hand cream most of the time--more affordable. I get cramps and also have arthritis. When winter comes and the arthritis acts up I use the oil directly. Pricy but a little goes a long way.
MyMothersDaughterThanks for this, I'm definately going to look into it and try this. I only used "tiger balsm" from Thailand and it helped but smelled really strong. Good stuff :)
Best to use a finer nib if you are a lefty concerned with dry time I think.
I can't for the life of me sign my name underhanded yet, though. Whomp whomp.