After writing my reviews of the hybrid ballpoints, I found an ad for the Pilot Acroball that sort of horrified my senses. So then I had to look further to see if Pentel, Uni Ball or Zebra stooped to similar stereotypes. So I’ve collected them all for you here. Seriously? This is another Bic For…
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Poppin 18-month Planner
Poppin has introduced a new line of 18-month planners in the classic A5 (5×8.25″) size. The books feature the same flexible leatherette covers, orange ribbon bookmark, gusseted pocket in the back and paper stock as their journal notebooks. What makes these different is the 236 pages of planning pages printed in a graduated ink color.…
Link Love: The Gossip Edition
The Gossip: There’s been some big news around The Pen Addict and a soon-to-be-launched Kickstarter project under the name Nock Co. There’s rumors that following the success of the RETRAKT, Karas Kustoms might be making something fountain pennish. You didn’t hear it from me. Field Notes 18-month wall calendar is available and it won’t be…
Vintage Sealing Wax
A kind friend found a full box of vintage Dennison Sealing Wax and gave it to me. The sticks are huge at almost 12″ long and only one was broken. Now, I think I need to find a seal. Anyone know of a good source for them? Something unique?
My Daily Carry for the Week of Aug 18
I haven’t done a daily carry post for awhile so I thought I’d give you all a peek into my bag, its a Letter Writers Alliance member pencil case, in case you were curious. I have a few of my favorite pins stuck to it as well. Paper geek pride! I’ll go from left to…
My Field Notes Collection
I’ve noticed several other folks collecting their Field Notes into one big collection so here is mine. I don’t have a ton and I certainly haven’t gone crazy collecting all the rare special editions but I think its a healthy collection. How many do you have?
Hybrid Ballpoint Showdown
Over the past few years I’ve warmed to the idea that not all ballpoint pens are created the same. This is especially true with the hybrid ink ballpoints like the Pilot Acroball, Pentel Vicuna, Zebra Surari and Uniball Jetstream. I decided it was high time to put these four head-to-head. I wanted to know if…