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Welcome, New Tiger Pens Blog Readers

by TonyB on January 24, 2012

We’ve been picking up some new readers lately, so it seemed like a good time to give our new friends a little idea what they can find on the Tiger Pens Blog.

We’re all about ink pens here, from fountain to ballpoint, and the ways that people use them, whether for writing, office work or creating pieces of art. Occasionally, we’ll touch on notebooks and paper, but there are several excellent blogs that do it so well, we usually leave it to them (we’re looking at you, Notebook Stories, Rhodia Drive and a dozen others).

Our favorite pens are the ones that are relatively inexpensive, reliable and comfortable to use – gels and rollerballs and hybrids from Pentel, Uniball and the like. We’re also fans of novelty pens, or just about any kind of pen that is ‘different.’

In keeping with our love of pens and their uses, we run several regular features on the blog. In no particular order, they are: Read More –>

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6 Simple Steps to Christmas ‘Thank You’ Notes

by TonyB on December 27, 2011

Now that the fun part – tearing open all those wonderful gifts – is over, it’s time to start thinking about saying ‘thank you’ to the people who put time, effort and money into making your holiday special.

Yes, writing a stack of notes can be tedious, especially if there are a lot of them. But it’s the right thing to do, and it doesn’t have to be a complete chore.

Simplify the process with these quick steps: Read More –>

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First Time Buyer’s Guide To Fountain Pens – Part III

December 19, 2011

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part guest series written by Tyler Dahl, a fountain pen restorer with an extensive knowledge of these classic writing instruments. Part I covered the reasons for wanting a fountain pen, and the pros and cons of choosing vintage or modern pens. Part II continued with more detailed criteria for selecting [...]

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First Time Buyer’s Guide To Fountain Pens – Part II

December 16, 2011

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part guest series written by Tyler Dahl, a fountain pen restorer with an extensive knowledge of these classic writing instruments. Part I covered the reasons for wanting a fountain pen, and the pros and cons of choosing vintage or modern pens. Part II continues with more detailed [...]

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First Time Buyer’s Guide To Fountain Pens – Part I

December 15, 2011

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part guest series written by Tyler Dahl, a fountain pen restorer with an extensive knowledge of these classic writing instruments.) Hello to all of you who are reading this article! My goal here today is to help you in picking out your first fountain pen! It’s a [...]

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How Do You Recycle Ink Pens?

November 16, 2011

What do you do when you’ve finished with a used ink pen – toss it in the trash? Probably, because that’s what we all do. It’s about the only thing you can do with an old pen. Complete pens can’t go into normal plastic recycling bins because they contain bits of metal, as well as [...]

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Cheques and Red Ink Do Not Mix

January 10, 2011

Over the next few years, here in the UK we will undoubtedly see the end of writing a cheque to pay your bills. Technology has moved on and more and more of us are using debit or credit cards. In fact, a recent article in the Daily Telegraph showed that in September 2010 we spent [...]

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Speaking of School Supplies…

August 31, 2010

Following up on the Pen Warrior’s recent post, we spotted another article that might help parents select the right school supplies to get their kids through the coming academic year. Among the suggestions from the Othello Outlook: Colour-code notebooks, folders and other supplies into matching sets for each subject, allowing your student to find the [...]

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What to do when your pencils are too small to hold comfortably?

July 27, 2010

For many years I have been a fan of the standard No. 2 (or HB in the UK) pencil as they always felt comfortable to hold and when you need a few moments contemplation, spend some time with a sharpener. I have love quality pencils like Faber-Castell and Rhodia but I am equally at home [...]

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How to Send Emails in Your Own Hand Writing.

July 23, 2010

Pilot pens have created an application that lets you “Write by Hand on the Computer”. You use the app to turn your handwriting into a digital font; this can then be used to send personalised “handwritten emails”. Watch the Pilot Handwriting Demo Video It all looks very impressive but is it any good? I logged [...]

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