Editing The Pen Addict 474/transcript (section)

== Planner Discussion ==


'''Brad:''' Tomoe River paper. That's a great question, Myke. And we're going to cover that later. I'm going to type this in. And so we don't get too sidetracked. I'm going to type this in right here. It's being added to our show notes as we speak. Yeah, because I actually have some commentary on that from our good friends at Tokyo Inkling. Spoiler alert, I'm going to be talking about that podcast momentarily. And that's one of the topics we will discuss. On top of that, my Nakaya Decapod. That's kind of the move. The Midori Tamanuri with the extra fine, slightly flexy nib and the Bungu Box Imperial Purple Ink. I've written a bunch of pages in what I have listed here as redacted in the sheet. So I have basically two notebooks going. One of them I can't talk about yet. Another couple weeks, maybe another few weeks. I'll get to talk about that. So embargo, one embargo busted, which we're going to talk about later in the show, the Estherbrook JR Pocket Paradise. That was one of my embargoes. I got to finally came clear on the date. And then this next one we will talk about in a few weeks. So I am excited to talk about it. It's a product I'm using very actively. And I think you will find it very interesting. Do I know anything about this? Absolutely nothing.

'''Myke:'''  When will I know something about this?

'''Brad:''' About three weeks, maybe.

'''Myke:'''  That's a shame. Hmm.

'''Brad:''' Hmm. It's unfortunate for you. It's not for me because I'm getting to enjoy it.

'''Myke:'''  Hmm.

'''Brad:''' Hmm.

'''Brad:''' Hmm. Hmm. So yeah, that's the stuff I'm using. Oh, one other thing. With my planner, this whole planner, everything's driven by my planner as far as like the things I'm using the most. So I'll pick usually a fountain pen, sometimes my Ajoado to be like the quote pen of the week, right? That's where all the planning gets done with this pen. And then I'll have the pencil. And, you know, I've used a Pentel graph, which I've reviewed recently. I'm using the Pentel carry right now. I'm using the Pentel Fitline highlighter still, the one with the interesting tip that moves, bends, question mark. And I'm really a big fan, Myke. I haven't done it yet. I haven't done my ruler roundup yet, Myke. But the Traveler's Brass Ruler is the one I reach for every time. So Ruler Mafia is not going to be happy with me that I'm not going to use one of the hinge rulers. I haven't got a ruler.

'''Myke:'''  Like nobody recommended a ruler for me. Like I think Rosemary Orchard recommended one that I like, but it was out of stock everywhere. Outside of that, I got nothing. Remember, what I'm looking for, in case you know and forgot, 30 centimeters, nice. That's all. That's my two. The two things I want, 30 centimeters and nice. I want a premium ruler. I don't just necessarily want a plastic ruler. What I really want is a 30 centimeter version of the Brassing Ruler from Y Studio. But they don't make it. Yeah. God, that's a good looking ruler.

'''Brad:''' Maybe we can talk them into making that. That would be good.

'''Myke:'''  Maybe you can.

'''Brad:''' I'll work on that. I know people.

'''Myke:'''  Mm-hmm.

'''Brad:''' Yeah. I would be in. That would be the ruler. I'm with you. Give me that Brassing Ruler in 30 centimeters. Yet, that would be a nice alternative to my 15 centimeter skinny brass traveler's ruler. So.

'''Myke:'''  I have started to get into the mindset that I'm sure you are in sometimes now because of where you are in your life, which is ultimately, I think, quite a dangerous one, which is, well, I could just make it.

'''Myke:'''  Right. I don't want to. I'm not saying anything.

'''Brad:''' I'm not saying anything because I may or may not have seen like 3D printed things of things I discuss.

'''Myke:'''  So, you know.

'''Brad:''' I don't want to make a ruler.

'''Myke:'''  Right? Like, that's not. Well, at least not right now. That's not going to be a bestseller.

'''Brad:''' No. That would not be the bestseller. We're not going to call that one the bestseller. But I have.

'''Myke:'''  It's just that once you've got into a point where like, like, we're kind of where I'm starting to move towards a way you kind of are, where like you have experience with product manufacturer. You've ended up getting into a point, which I am now, where it's like, I have 2.5 products that I have dreamt up because I want them and now they exist. So, it's kind of like, well, can't I just do it? No, I'm not going to make a ruler.

'''Brad:''' Yeah. I have ruler prototypes floating around and that's not why I'm talking about them. Just because, hey, I'm setting y'all up to drop a ruler on you later. It's just that, oh, by the way, you know.

'''Myke:'''  Let me tell you the exact reason I never would want to make a ruler. That thing has to be perfectly straight.

'''Brad:''' You don't trust yourself or your manufacturers?

'''Myke:'''  I just, with all of the issues I've had with various manufacturing processes over the last couple of years, I do not trust that.

'''Brad:''' I bought a wood scale once, like, you know, the triangular scale. Yeah. And I, like, literally used, I ran, like, a pen or a pencil across it one time and just threw it out. Yeah. Because it was crooked. It's like, how do you make something like this? Crooked or there's a little chip in it. It's, like, wavy.

'''Myke:'''  Yeah, it's, like, wavy. Or you haven't measured the millimeters correctly. You know?

'''Brad:''' You do have to be very correct.

'''Myke:'''  This is the thing, which is a precision tool. Uh, I have not gotten to the part in my manufacturing experience where, like, guaranteeing precision is something that I feel like I can do. So, that's not gonna happen. You mean, you're not taking it? But why studio? You should do it for me.

'''Brad:''' Yeah, why studio should do it? You're not taking, uh, you're not taking your creations over to, like, the Lord's measuring scales and of officialness to verify their spacing.

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