Laura did her LA Pen Show recap earlier this week and provided the perspective of a first-time pen show attendee. Now its my turn to give my recap. As Laura mentioned, we arrived in LA late on Thursday night and after some struggles trying to acquire an Uber, we switched to Lyft and managed to…
I’m pretty sure everyone had their Wheaties this week because the post titles were first rate. Even if you don’t click through to every single one, you might want to with titles like “Notebook Turducken” and “The Jinhao 991 Is a Wolf in Uni-ball’s Clothing”. That’s just two of the gems this week. There’s more…
Review by Tina Koyama Well-known for its iconic notebook, Moleskine has been coming out with quite a few other analog stationery and art products the past several years. I recently reviewed the graphite drawing pencils and watercolor pencils. When I was choosing contenders for my Great Eraser Rub-Off Challenge, I included the eraser from the…
A very late Valentine’s greeting from The Well-Appointed Desk tapped out on our brand new typewriter. Its a Privileg 270T and its our privilege to tap out our message on this beauty! I put a fresh pink ribbon on it for Valentine’s Day but you’ll notice that this typewriter does not have a traditional QWERTY…
Laura and I are headed for the LA Pen Show tomorrow. It’s Laura’s first pen show ever and, for me, I think I’ve actually lost count but I think I’ve finally moved past double digits. We will be at the show for the whole weekend, arriving Thursday night. Laura will be getting the full immersive…
Pens: Wancher “The Dream Pen” Urushi Fountain Pen (via Pencilcase Blog) The Wancher Dream Pen (via On Fountain Pens) Franklin-Christoph Model 66 Fountain Pen Needlepoint Nib (via Gourmet Pens) Sailor Shikiori Tsukuyo-no-Minamo Fountain Pen, Shimoyo (Frosty Night) (via Pen Addict) Sailor Professional Gear Slim/Sapporo Mini (Medium-Fine Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen) New pen day!…
The pen community has been showered in great Kickstarter opportunities lately. We thought we would round up all the best and also follow-up on a few that are currently shipping. Pay It Forward Pay It Forward is the brain child of Oscar Rodriguez and his project to provide free pens, ink and notebooks to children…
