Review by Tina Koyama In general, I avoid pens (and other products) that are disposable, but I can think of two circumstances under which a disposable fountain pen makes perfect sense: One is when it might be inked and forgotten for a long time. The other is as a gift to the curious but not…
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What the heck is White Lightning?
Vanness Pen Shop has released their first ink product and it’s an additive for ink to help improve the drying time and flow of “dry inks”. Dry inks are the inks that may cause a pen to hard start or are overly pigmented. Some inks might have excessively long dry times, particularly on certain papers.…
Galen Leather A5 Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook Folio
Those kraft paper boxes from Galen Leather are always so enticing. Inside, there is always some wonderfully constructed leather case to cradle a notebook or piece of technology. Or both. So when this box arrived, I couldn’t wait to lift the cover and see what was inside. Squeee!!!! I already own a 3-pen case made…
Link Love: By The Numbers
This week’s links seems to be all about the numbers: three Lamy pastels, eight Nakayas, and 700 inks — just to name a few. There’s six brush pens, seven grammar tools, two 3 Oysters inks, and a tweet… “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you already have six blank notebooks at home.”…
Giveaway Winner: Post-Pen Show Bonanza (and some stats)
Since I asked folks to list places they would like to see host a pen show, I thought I’d start with a list of recommendations. Texas (specifically Houston and El Paso) Kansas City Minneapolis/St. Paul Seattle PDX Lancaster, PA New York City (proper) Chicago (proper) New Orleans Nashville Louisville Phoenix If you, your local pen…
Fountain Pen Review: Leonardo Momento Zero Positano (Rhodium Trim/ Broad Nib)
The Momento Zero is the first pen I’ve tried from the Leonardo Officina Italiana brand. From what I’ve read, the Leonardo brand is the latest incarnation from the father-son team responsible for making pens for Delta and later Armando Simoni Club before branching off to create Leonardo Officina Italiana. The packaging is appropriate to a…
Ask The Desk: Varsity Fountain Pens & Montblanc Refills
Pete asks: I believed I had found the pen of my dreams when I came across the very affordable Varsity Pilot fountain pen. Once that pen ran out of ink, I gleefully purchased another. It skipped so much that I had to toss it. Got another, same. Another, same. Another, same. What’s going on here?…