I wanted to do a follow-up to what happened to my Parker Duofold in Atlanta. I wanted to share a GOOD repair story that happened at the Chicago Pen Show. I bought a low-priced Lady Sheaffer Skripsert on Thursday night on a vendor’s table only to discover that there was a crack in the nib…
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Ink Review: Callifolio Andrinople (and Sailor Pro Gear Slim Pink Love)
When Brad Dowdy told me he was looking for a bottle of ink that would match his new Sailor Pro Gear Slim Pink Love that he ordered from Bung Box and had delivered by his darling wife on Sunday to the Atlanta Pen Show, I helped him pick Callifolio Andrinople. In the process of picking…
Peek: 10th Anniversary Traveler’s Notebook Mini Size
I couldn’t resist doing a little unboxing photo peek of the Traveler’s Notebook 10th Anniversary Mini Size ($38) from Baum-Kuchen because the packaging is so spectacular. Full disclosure: I purchased this from Baum-Kuchen and was not compensated in anyway. I also bought my 5th Anniversary Traveler’s Notebook from them and received such lovely packaging and…
Fashionable Friday: Metallics
Inspired by one of a members of my secret society of enablers, Cyn from Toronto, this week’s Fashionable Friday is all about the metallics. She managed to match her nail polish to her Kaweco Liliput Fireblue ($175.50 via JetPens). The polish, if you’re curious, is Color Club Cash Only ($10). Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen in…
Link Love: Ink Love
Pen Shows and Such: A Pen Show? Really? (via Dead Reckoning) Chicago Pen Show 2016 Recap (via Pen Addict) Pens: Nib Novice, Part 4: Counterfeit Lamy Safari (via Pens and Junk) Paper Mate Flair Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Video: Peyton Street Pens Ranga Zayante (via The Pen Habit) Pelikan M805 Vibrant Blue (via My…
Pen Review: Sailor Fude de Mannen Fountain Pens
A couple of days before I left for the Atlanta Pen Show, the amazing Joey Feldman sent me two Sailor Fude de Mannen fountain pens to try. I had been wanting to try these fountain pens for ages since many artists and calligraphers had raved about them but I had had a hard time finding…
Review: Monteverde Soft Roll Refills
Generally speaking, I tend to avoid ballpoint refills because I don’t often have very good luck with ballpoint ink. Being left-handed, it tends to smear more often and hard start more often for me than most people. But when Bert at Bertram’s Inkwell insisted I try the Monteverde Soft Roll refills in my Retro 51s…