Pens: The Sailor Mandarin Orangette from Bungbox (via Calligraphy Nut) Opus 88 Koloro Demonstrator + Pilot Parallel BEST BROAD EDGE CALLIGRAPHY PEN EVER? (via Gourmet Pens) BeNu Friendly Chameleon fountain pen (via United Inkdom) Monami Olika Fountain Pen (via The Pen Addict) Pocket essentials: Milim fountain pen first impressions (via UK fountain pens) Nakaya Piccolo in…
Pens: Delike Brass Pocket Fountain Pen (via Write eXperience) Wancher Crystal Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Benu Chameleon Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Platinum 3776 Revisited: My Thoughts 2+ Years Later (via The Gentleman Stationer) A Modern Classic? Montblanc Heritage Collection 1912 (via The Gentleman Stationer) Ink: Nakabayashi Again (via Crónicas Estilográficas) Birmingham…
I’m headed for the Dallas Pen Show tomorrow and I cannot wait to get there! R2 and I are packed with April Fresh dresses and ink swatches galore. Maybe even a few extra flasks for the thirsty… This week, there are some news inks to check out. Nick Stewart has released his ink mixing set…
Link of the Week: While this link is old, I found it down the click-through rabbit hole that happens when one starts reading one article, then another, then another, that eventually leads to a jewel. This article might lead you forward through my New Yorker rabbit hole to the other articles which were each about…
The only things missing from this week’s links are more pencil reviews – where are all the pencil lovers? We want to hear from you! This week’s highlights include how the Ink Smudge got it’s name and David Pennington’s shop tales. Oh retail! Pens: So Ugly It’s Cute? My Thoughts on the TWSBI Go (via…
Pens: Raw (via Bleistift) Opus 88 Picnic and Fantasia Fountain Pens (via The Gentleman Stationer) Sheaffer Pop (Star Wars Edition), Gel Ink, 0.7mm (via Pens and Junk) Baron Fig Squire Click Ballpoint Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) My history of pocket pens (via The InkSmudge) Platinum 3776 Kumpoo Fountain Pen (via The Pen Addict) Faggionato…
Thanks for your patience this week. Technology was not on my side. Alternately, It seems the pen community was using its hive mind. Of course, everyone is talking about the new TWSBI GO, even my non-pen friends are getting in on the action. But other pens and inks that are not the hottest new thing…
