Posts of the Week: I confess the Post of the week was going to self-indulgent and feature Ken Crooker’s very flattering review about the Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books (I swear I did not put him up to writing it!) Instead, I want to point you to some lovely articles over at CW Pencils about the…
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Fountain Pen Review: Sailor 1911 Fresca Regular with Fine Nib
Last year, I fell in love with Sailor pens when I purchased my first Pro Gear Slim, the Bungbox Pink Love and then later acquired the rare Purple Lamé which featured a custom ground super fine nib. I had not braved purchasing a larger Sailor pen because I have so enjoyed the compact Slim size…
Giveaway Winner: Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz
Woo! Lots of love for Smoky Quartz and Aquamarine and the as-yet unnamed 2018 olive green ink in the Pelikan Edelstein and Col-o-ring Giveaway. Congrats to Dave C. our giveaway winner who has already been contacted via email. Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. We’ll have more ink and Col-o-ring giveaways post-Atlanta Pen Show.…
Pen Review: Copic Multiliners 0.3 4-Pack
I bought the Copic 0.3 Wine refill for my Multiliner SP to use during Inktober last October on a whim. I didn’t realize how much I would enjoy using a contrasting color for linework. It’s a bit of a challenge to find the refills for the SPs so when I found the Copic Multiliner 0.3…
Ink Review: Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz
Every year for the last… maybe eight SIX years now(?) Pelikan has tried to wow us with a new jewel-themed Color of the Year ink color. While Pantone is telling us this year is the year of “Greenery,” Pelikan is trying to convince us its a browner sort of year. Pelikan chose Smoky Quartz ($28 for a…
Link Love: This time with extra love!
Post of the Week: I cannot believe what an amazing community Brad and Myke have built over 250 episodes and that every once and awhile they let me join in on the fun. The fact that I got to be a part of this and some of their other monumental episodes is such a tremendous…
Ask The Desk: First Fountain Pens
Stephanie asks: I’m looking for my first fountain pen, mainly for journaling while I’m in college, and I came across wellappointeddesk.com reading a review for a pen I saw on Amazon. I don’t want to spend too much money on a pen since I’m just getting into it but I don’t want a real junky…