Pens: Pilot Vanishing Point (via The Ink Smudge) Introducing The Sailor 1911 Standard Ivory Fountain Pen (via Pen Chalet Blog) Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Fountain Pen – Broad (via Gourmet Pens) Platinum 3776 Balance Maestro Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) Pentel Finito, Porous Point, Extra Fine (via Pens and Junk) J.B.’s Perfect Pen Flush (via…
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Ask The Desk: Pen Show List and Nib Holders
Shane challenges: According to my dad, in the olden days they had inkwells in their desks and practiced handwriting with dip pens in school. Every dip pen I can find has a really sharp pointed nib, or a calligraphy nib. Does someone make a dip pen that has a nib more like a fountain pen…
News: Col-o-ring Release, Upcoming Pen Shows & Swatching Video
I did a soft launch of the Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books this weekend and thought, “Hey, maybe we might sell a few.” Um, wow. The response was amazing. We sold out. In a day. I’m speechless. We are going back on press this week and will be adding more to the shop throughout the week…
Fashionable Friday: Sunday Edition: I Pink You’ll Love This
I started working on Father’s Day at work so I’m fully engrossed in all things leather and camping and plaid and manly so I thought for sure that would inspire this week’s Fashionable Friday. But no. I went the opposite way completely. We set our clocks forward last week so its brighter longer, the days…
Ask The Desk: Traveler’s Notebooks vs. Fodderstack and A5 Refill Options for Louis V. Organiser
Matthew put me to task with this stumper: If you had to choose one out of the three below for your everyday carry, which one would it be and why? Nock co. Fodderstack XL ($17) Paper Republic Grand Voyageur (Passport Size) (approx. $42.31 USD) Travelers Notebook (Passport) ($44.50) P.S. – Your pen of choice of course.…
Link Love: Col-o-ring News & More
Posts of the Week (and a little news): The Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books received really good feedback at the Arkansas Pen Show in Little Rock this weekend and we are so happy about that. We will have them available for sale on the Well-Appointed Desk Big Cartel site on Saturday this week. We are just getting…
Review: Field Notes Utility Graph & Tom Sachs Notebook
Oh, the hullabaloo around the quality control for the latest release of the Field Notes Colors Edition Utility Graph and Ledger has reached epic proportions. My Graph set had no visible flaws but the lower corners on the Ledger had a bit of a booger on a couple of them. (Here is where I start…