Review by Tina Koyama I think it was Azizah of Gourmet Pens who said that one can never have too many music nibs. If my handwriting were as beautiful as hers, I could rationalize having as many music nibs as I damn well please. Alas, it’s not (in fact, I usually print in a utilitarian…
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Book Review: The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting
The title of the book, The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting by Anne Trubek did not instill a lot of confidence that I was going to see eye to eye with the opinions of the author. The urge to make marks to communicate seems hardwired into the human DNA, in my humble opinion. How…
Book Review: The Pencil Perfect
I was tickled pink (cover pun entirely intended!) to be able to read The Pencil Perfect: The Untold Story of a Cultural Icon by Caroline Weaver. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when the book arrived but it turned out to be about the size and shape of a text book with a black…
Notebook Review: Pebble Paper Design A6 Notebook
Review by Laura Cameron One of the perks of writing for “the Desk” is that occasionally I get to pick some samples from the review box and give them a go. One of these such finds is a cute mint A6 notebook from Pebble Paper Design. Pebble Paper Design was started in 2015 by Rachel…
Fountain Pen Review: Sailor ProColor Stardust
When I saw the Sailor Procolor 500 Shikisai Fountain Pen in Hoshikuzu (Stardust) with Fine Nib ($60) come up on JetPens, I jumped at the chance to try it out. It looks like the Sailor 1911 regular with a steel nib and it was available in the black sparkle Stardust finish that I had wanted…
Ink Review: Robert Oster ink.art Lake of Fire and the Serendipity Hybrid Pen
Everyone at the D.C. Pen Show asked about the upcoming release of Robert Oster Lake of Fire and I had to tell them, “not until San Francisco,” knowing full well I had a whole bottle. The bottle I have is from the new ink.art series which is designed to be improved for art purposes. The…
Fountain Pen Review: Delike New Moon (AKA Knock-off Sailor ProGear Slim)
I had heard that there were Chinese vendors selling an assortment of knock-off versions of Sailor and TWSBI fountain pens on Ebay. In the name of science, and to quell my curiosity, I decided to buy a couple to see how similar, or different, they really were. I purchased the Delike New Moon fountain pens…