I have had the Noodler’s Ahab flexible fountain pen ($20) for a couple months and have tested it with Goulet Pen’s replacement nibs but hadn’t posted about the flex nib. As others have mentioned over the years, trying to use and learning to use a flexible nib pen is very different than how we use…
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July & August 2014 Ink Drop
In an effort to get caught up on the Ink Drop subscriptions, I have done some quick swab swatches of the last two months worth. July’s Ink Drop theme was an all-American Stars and Stripes so it was chock full of reds and blues which are also some of the most popular colors in inks…
Fashionable Friday: Match Your Tools to Your Polish
I’ve been joking around for a couple weeks about matching my inks to my nail polish colors and I thought it would make an amusing Fashionable Friday post. All my friends are dizzy over the reddish purple sparkle of polishes like Darling Diva Ringer and Cirque Coronation so I thought I might find some coordinating…
Tools + Lettering
(via Jeremy Booth)
Review: Kaweco Leather Pen Holder
I recently acquired the Kaweco Eco Leather Cognac Brown 2-pen case ($21). I was excited to finally have a case for my little favorite pens. The cognac brown leather seemed like a nice option to the classic leather 2-pen pouch ($20). It’s designed to hold two Kaweso Sport pens or pencils. The case is a…
Link Love: Includes a Visit to P.W. Akkerman
Post of The Week: Citytrip to The Hague: P.W. Akkerman (via The Pencil Case Blog) News: A.T. Cross picks up Sheaffer pen unit from BIC (via Providence Journal) Pens & Ink: The Pen Pocket (via Paper Wants a Pen) Pilot Bung Box [thé] Capless (via My Coffee Pot) Guest Post: “I think I want to…
Rite in the Rain #99 Mechanical Pencil
Rite in the Rain just launched its own line of super-durable mechanical pencils. The resin barrel holds sturdy, durable 1.1mm lead and capped with a gray rubber eraser. The barrel can hold an extra 6 leads so you’ll always have graphite when you need it. Each pencil ships with a couple extra erasers as well…