What do you use as an ink blotter?

[ChrisJ]

I use several pieces of chamois leather, I like the recent ink history that they capture and they can be washed out in warm water when they get too ink stained

These are after making a lot of ink swabs

[empliau]

My cat.

Peter Sellers' mad doctor does this in the movie [I]The Wrong Box.[I] One of my favorite scenes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbwtyHSu6E

[calamus]

Here is a blotter I just bought on eBay. It was made in 1938, and came from Harrods in London. Cosmetically it shows some wear, but it works perfectly and has plenty of life left in it. I took a photo of it on my desk, which is such a mess that I had to clip out the clutter and replace it with a light cyan background, lest I broadcast my messiness to the entire world.

[Hawk]

Mostly paper towels or paper napkins. After flushing out a pen I have an old hand towel that absorbs the slightly inky water.