I made a decision in the great debate between the Kaweco Student and the Kaweco Allrounder and I chose the Student model. The Student is $50 cheaper than the Allrounder and I wasn’t sure if I was going to like a full-sized Kaweco. My hands are very small and the lightweight quality and size of…
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Ink Drop Double-Up
Sorry to have dragged my feet sharing the most recent Ink Drop colors from Goulet Pens but sometimes priorities get a little shuffled. Alternately, you get a two-fer this month of both the August color offerings, described as the “best shading colors” and the September offerings “staff favorites”. September “staff favorites” featured: Diamine Apple Glory,…
Kaweco Highlighter Pen
After my post on Highlighters a few weeks ago, I decided to go ahead and invest in a fountain pen highlighter. I purchased a Kaweco Ice Sport with a BB nib ($23.50) and a bottle of Noodler’s Firefly ink ($12.50). The Kaweco I purchased was a clearance item from Goulet Pens available with the BB…
Kaweco Allrounder vs. Student: The Purchasing Debate
Let me start off by saying I have not yet handled either of these pens but based on the descriptions listed, let me go through the differences (and similarities) between the Kaweco Allrounder ($106) and the Kaweco Student ($56). Also, let me clarify that I started this research for my own benefit as I was…
Saki Collection Pen Roll
The Saki Collection pen roll (P-661) is a fabric pen roll available in six different traditional Japanese fabrics. The P-666 which is another variety of the same design available in seven solid colors with contrasting ties, if you are not a pattern lover. The case holds about six pens, two in each of the three…
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Pens and Ink: How wide is a BB nib comparison (via Lady Dandelion) A First-timers View of a Pen Show (via No Pen Intended) Paper: Find out all about Sketchnoting, a notetaking technique coined by Mike Rohde (via Rohdesign) Journlet art-quality refills for Midori Traveler and Pelle Journals (via Observe Closely) Unruled composition notebooks for…
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Pens and Ink: Nib Grinds and Sizes (via Ink Nouveau) Monetverde Invincia Stealth 1.1mm Review (via Ivan R on FP Geeks Forum) New Fluorescent Pens and Pencils from Moleskine (via Notemaker) Make your own black walnut ink (via Freeplaycraft) Ink comparison: J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe v. Caran d’Ache Carribean Blue (via East…West…Everywhere) Pepper Spray “Pen”…