I noticed that I had never written a review of the Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen so I thought I’d add it. Let me start by saying that I bought this several years ago and was very unhappy with its performance and stuck it in a drawer. It actually took quite some time before I was…
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Clairefontaine Crok Book Plain Notebook
The Clairefontaine Crok Book is a small, composition-sized notebook that is as plain as plain can be — and I mean that it in the best possible way. It has white cardstock covers with the Crok Book logo embossed on the cover and contains 48 pages of 90 gsm of smooth, bright-white paper. It is…
Paperblanks Weekly Planner 2013 Review
I finally settled on a planner and purchased the Paperblanks weekly planner for 2013 with the Black Moroccan cover style. The covers are embossed and foil stamped matte coated paper. They look like rough leather but are not. They look so much like scuffed leather that when I showed the book to my husband he…
Gel Multi-Pens: Zebra Sarasa Pre-Fill and UniBall Style Fit
If you’re a fan of the wide array of Japanese gel pen options available, you’ve probably already tried a few Pilot Hi-Tec Cs, a Pentel Slicci, a Zebra Sarasa or a UniBall Signo. What I think makes these gel pens so great (besides the yummy gel ink, fine and extra fine points and great selection…
J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite Anniversary Ink
I have been promising to write up my review of the J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary Rouge Hematite inks for almost a month now. I guess good things come to those who wait. I picked up my bottle at Pieritz in Oak Park, IL for about $22. There were two colors released in this series —…
Expectations and Expeditions, Field Notes that is.
If you have spent anytime on Twitter the past couple weeks you’ll probably be aware that while everyone is tickled with the colors and the durability of the new Yupo-based Field Notes Expedition Edition, there has been a lot of blowback about how usable these notebooks actually are. If you have note heard about these…
The Big Brush-Off
I have been stockpiling brush pens for awhile now and I though I’d do a little round-up of the ones I’ve liked the best. These are all basically disposable pocket pens that use either a felt/fiber sponge-like material for the tip or a more rubbery polymer material for the tip. None of these use actual…