Sunday is Left Hander’s Day I always forget to make a big deal about Left Hander’s Day because is lands solidly in between the DC Pen Show and the SF Pen Show, back-to-school season, fall TV preview issues of EW and 100º heat. So, lefties raise your ink and graphite smudged hands with pride! JetPens…
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Reflections on the DC Pen Show
Thursday & Friday: Last year was my first DC Pen Show. Previously, it had been held at the same location for many years, bet this year its been moved to a new location. While I am by no means a seasoned pen show attendee, I’ve attended enough shows to feel a certain rhythm. Suffice to…
Link Love: Collecting vs. Using
Post of the Week: Bloggers Weigh In: Collecting Fountain Pens vs. Using Fountain Pens (via Ed Jelley) Pens: ENNSO PIUMA Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Pelikan Twist Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Karas Kustoms Ink Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) Video: Gray Market Fountain Pens – Would You Buy One? (via The Frugal Fountain…
Fountain Pen Review: Sheaffer VFM
Review by Laura Cameron A short while back, I received the Anderson Pens Newsletter promoting the Sheaffer VFM in a gorgeous blue. When I clicked through to see what it was, I was surprised that it was a very affordable fountain pen ($17.50). It reminded me quite a bit of the Pilot Metropolitan that I…
Link Love: L’Oural, Ana!
Pens: Kaweco Perkeo Fountain Pen (via Pencilcase Blog) Kaweco Perkeo (via The Finer Point) Video: Nib Newbs Montblanc LeGrand (via Anderson Pens Blog) Dear uni-ball, I give up (via Bleistift) You Should Build a Salad Spinner Centrifuge (via The Economical Penster) Two Upcoming Fall (Pelikan) Releases (via Pelikan’s Perch) Nakaya Piccolo Writer (via Macchiato Man)…
Review/Preview: Jacques Herbin 1798 Amethyst de l’Oural Ink
J. Herbin unveiled its latest specialty ink and I crawled out of bed at the crack of dawn this morning to do a special preview/review of the new sparkly jewel. This new ink is not a 1670 ink, its a 1798 and its no longer just J. Herbin branded, its under Jacques Herbin. The color…
Fountain Pen Review: Kaweco Perkeos
Finally! The Kaweco Perko fountain pens are available. These entry level plastic-bodied fountain pens look to be direct competitors to other student pens with a molded grip section, poppy colors and a faceted barrel. The price point is €14,95/$17.65 (€12,36/$14.59 Outside EU) There are four color options available: the “Bad Taste” which is the hot…