Pens: Review: Baron Fig Squire (via Woodclinched) Review: Fountain Pen Revolution Jaipur – Flex & M (via Gourmet Pens) Diplomat Aero fountain pen (via United Inkdom) My view from the desert: thoughts on my exile from pen buying (via A Fool With A Pen) Cross Century II Fountain Pen in Royal Blue (via Pen Addict)…
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Pen Addict Podcast Annual Gift Guide Follow-Up
I thought I’d provide visuals and some follow-up to a lot of the products that I recommended in the Pen Addict Podcast Gift Guide episode which went live yesterday. There are lots of links in the show notes for everything that Brad and Myke mentioned but I thought I’d include all the inks I didn’t…
The New Karas Kustoms INK
The first improvement to the Karas Kustoms INK fountain pen is a snazzy wrap, letterpress printed right here in Kansas City by Skylab Letterpress — not that I’m biased or anything. But it is pretty spiffy, isn’t it? CORRECTION: The premium packaging will only be included with the copper and brass models. I got a…
Tune-in: 3rd-ish Annual Pen Addict Holiday Gift Guide Podcast
Monday afternoon (THAT’S TODAY!) at 5:30 EST, the Pen Addict podcast will be recording the 4th Annual Holiday Gift Guide Live (but the third time that I’ll be on as co-co-co-host)! So if you’d like to tune in and listen live, pop over to Relay.FM a few minutes before and join in on the chitter…
Endless Bag Quest
Its not just me, right? Besides perpetually questing for the perfect pen, ink, notebook, planner, pencil, ad nauseum, you also are on the perpetual hunt for the perfect bag too? I have several bags that are pretty close but not perfect. There are occasions where I need something slightly smaller, slightly larger, slightly more rugged…
Vendredi a la Mode: Paris, Je T’aime
After the tragedy in Paris last week, I started to think about how much the pen community is inspired and influenced by French culture. From J. Herbin to Clairefontaine, there does seem to be a love of the French influence.There’s also lots of stationery embellished with the Eiffel Tower and other icons. I, myself, have…
Link Love: Expensive Pen Week
Pens: Pentel Energel Deluxe RTX, Gel Ink, 0.3mm (via Pens and Junk) Video: Carolina Pen Company Charleston (via The Pen Habit) The Scriptorium Balladeer (via The Gentleman Stationer) Favorite 5: Modern Fountain Pens (via Fountain Pen Quest) OMAS Extra Lucens and Lucens Fountain Pen (via Unroyal Warrant) Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict)…