In preparation for the Olympics, Goulet Pens put together an Ink Drop sampler featuring the colors of the Olympic rings. Bright vivid colors from Pilot Iroshizuku, Noodler’s, Diamine, J. Herbin and de Atramentis are a nice festive flair for the Olympics. I particularly like the de Atramentis Gold which is not metallic but a good…
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Link Love: The Slightly-Off-Topic Edition
Platinum 3776 Extra Fine Nib (Ink Nouveau) Monteverde Invincia Stealth 1.1mm nib (via FP Geeks Forum) A Visit to the General Pencil Company Factory (via How To Sharpen Pencils) Writers’ Rooms (via The Guardian) Platinum mini-ballpoint 0.5 review (via Economy Pens) Totally off-topic: The Apple corporate recruiting video (via 9to5Mac) Self Aware ROOMBA (via twitter)…
TWSBI Diamond 540 EF Review
First I have to start off by telling a little story of how the TWSBI Diamond 540 came into my life. I was having a particularly crappy week at work and knew my birthday was coming up so I thought I’d cheer myself up with a new fountain pen so I ordered a TWSBI 540…
A Brief History of Innovation in Fountain Pens
As I am still fairly new to fountain pens, this article from Fast Company about some of the history of fountain pen innovation is quite useful. It explains some of the unique features introduced in fountain pens throughout the twentieth century like what makes a Parker Lucky Curve curvy and what the initials PFM stand…
Link Love: Instagram
(From top left: Soaking a Lamy Al-Star by @aspire_to_be, Pilot Custom 74 by @jonogilmour , silver globe paper weight by @goosenotswan, Daily carry by @imyke, binder clips by @nerfect, EDC for the Notemaker bag contest by @jonogilmour, Pelikan M205 Duo by @bakanekosan, Golden Dymo by @paperpastries, Kaweco Al-Sport by @dowdyism) The links this week are all the lovely images that…
Ink Drop for June: Summer Picnic
Spoiler peek at the Goulet Pens Ink Drop sample colors for June arrived and they are themed “Summer Picnic”. Its all fruit and vegetable themed. None of the colors were particularly keen to my flex nib dip pen but I think that actually bodes well for the fountain pens. I am particularly fond of the…
Pilot Prera Review
The Pilot Prera is a bit of a budget fountain pen celebrity and I finally broke down and bought one. Its a Japanese steel nib pen with a cartridge filling system though there’s a cartridge converter available for it as well. Don’t tease, I had to have the lime green one. The Japanese nib sizes…