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Waterman pens
The Waterman pen company is a major manufacturer of fountain pens. Established in 1883 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, it is one of the few first-generation fountain pen companies that survives to this day, under the guise of Waterman S.A. (originally Waterman’s French subsidiary).
History
The earliest records of reservoir pens date back […]
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Water miscible oil paint
Water miscible oil paint (also called “water soluble” or “water-mixable”) is a modern variety of oil paint which is engineered to be thinned and cleaned up with water, rather than having to use chemicals such as turpentine. It can be mixed and applied using the same techniques as traditional oil-based paint, but while still […]
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Washi
Washi or Wagami is a type of paper made in Japan. Washi is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia papyrifera), or the paper mulberry but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice, and wheat.
Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood […]
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Warthog ivory
Warthog ivory is taken from the constantly growing canine teeth of the warthog. They have a pair in each jaw with the lower ones being far shorter than the upper ones. Both pairs grow upwards with the upper ones being by far the more spectacular. The lower pair however are the more dangerous: they […]
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Walrus ivory
Walrus tusk ivory comes from two modified upper canines. The tusks of a Pacific walrus may attain a length of one meter. Walrus teeth are also commercially carved and traded. The average walrus tooth has a rounded, irregular peg shape and is approximately 5cm in length.
The tip of a walrus tusk has an enamel […]
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Walnut oil
Walnut oil is oil extracted from walnuts.
Culinary use
Walnut oil is not used as extensively as other oils in food preparation due to cost. It is light-colored and delicate in flavor and scent, with a slight nutty quality. Although sometimes used for pan frying, most chefs do not use walnut oil for high temperature cooking, […]
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Walnut ink
Walnut ink is an ink made from the green husk surrounding the nut of walnuts. It may be liquid or made of crystals that are mixed with water before use. It can be used to produce stains and darken paper to make it look older.
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Vitreous enamel
In a discussion of art technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the process of firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows to harden as a smooth, durable vitreous coating on […]
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Visconti (pens)
Visconti is an Italian manufacturer of fine fountain pens. The company was funded in 1988 in Florence by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli, collectors of fountain pens for many years. Their products represented the rediscovery and relaunch of celluloid as material for fountain pens.
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Viologen
The Viologens are diquaternary derivatives of 4,4′-bipyridyl. The name comes from the fact that this class of compounds is easily reduced to the radical mono cation, which is intensely blue coloured. In an experimental electrolysis setup viologen in solution with sodium sulfate is reduced at the cathode with simultaneous formation of hydrogen gas. oxygen […]
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