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HisNibs.com update -- Wooden Chariot and Crescent video
August 29th, 2011

Greetings,

This issue of the newsletter introduces a stunning, oversized fountain pen from Jinhao -- the Wooden Chariot.

It's been 108 years since the first Conklin Crescent Filler was introduced. I thought it was about time to produce a video on how to fill the damn thing!

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On the blog....Slingshots anyone?

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* Jinhao Wooden Chariot
* Filling a Conklin Crescent video
* 'His Nibs' page on Facebook
* On the blog...Slingshot anyone?

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Jinhao Wooden Chariot



Ok, your first question is probably "Is that really wood"? Yes. Your second question most likely is "What kind of wood"? I don't know! I'm guessing rosewood, but I'm not really up on my types of wood. I'm sure that a more knowledgeable person than I will let me know in short order.

What I can tell you is that this gorgeous pen is the first displaying Jinhao's new logo (even though I introduced the Celluloid series first), a stylized representation of a horse, chariot and two charioteers. This was inspired by the terracotta warriors found buried with the first Qin emperor of China, in the city of Xi'an. Hence the name.

More photos and information here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/wooden_chariot.htm

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Filling a Conklin Crescent video



The fountain pen that America's most famous writer personally endorsed makes its return again. Measuring a substantial 5-1/2" capped, 6-3/4" posted and 5" with cap held aside, it's size makes for stress-free writing, as it's made from a special cellulose acetate, and so is light in the hand.

Now, how do you fill it?

See the video here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/crescent.htm

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'His Nibs' page on Facebook



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On the blog...Slingshot anyone?

Most of us grew up with a slingshot or two in our past. I remember my father making me a 'machine gun' slingshot when I was a boy. It only fired one rubberband at a time, but it looked like a machine gun, including a removable 'clip'. I wish I'd kept it!

Meet a man who never outgrew his love of slingshots...and see some of the outrageous ones he's created. He has an entire YouTube channel on the subject.

Click here for the August 25th blog entry - http://hisnibs.blogspot.com

Regards,

Norman Haase
His Nibs.com
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