Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
The only places I found that carried these (retail) were in the UK and, with the exchange rate, international shipping to the US, etc., these beat the lowest price I could find by about $10, shipping included.
Good deal if you like these pads.
Also, the paper has a phenomenal reputation for those who use fountain pens. AFAIK, it's Rhodia paper made on Clairefontaine machines, but I could be wrong on that.
Basically, this is a hard-to-find item at a very reasonable price - lowest price I've seen for delivery to CONUS.
Hope this helps anyone considering. But I don't think that's really necessary. It's the first day and the lowest price-point has been reached.
Great "get" by MD.
Cheers.
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