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Penthusiasm!

by TonyB on January 27, 2012

Matthias at Bleistift discovers the Chung Hwa 6903 pencil in Shanghai.

Cheryl at Writer’s Bloc peeks inside the Fabrica Pocket-in-a-Pocket notepad.

Julie at Pens Paper Inks…Whatever offers the DeAtramentis Black Edition for your consideration.

Alex at Economy Pens recommends the Pentel EnerGel X 0.7mm Violet.

Terri at Filofax Fixation confesses her newfound obsession with the Lamy Al-Star.

Yochanan at Multi Pen Dimensions checks out the SK-Sharbo +1 multi-pen.

Dave at Seize the Dave gives good marks to Rohrer and Klingner Verdigris ink.

JJ at Penagerie grouses about the Paper Mate Sharpwriter mechanical pencil.

Rodney at GreaseMonkeyHands receives a Namiki Sterling Dragon as a gift.

PenandPaperHoarder dismantles the PHX-1: Design Tool Set.

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Students’ Hands Too Feeble To Write Essays?

by TonyB on January 26, 2012

OK, we’re understanding people, we really are. But the Guardian has published a piece that puts forth the idea students are so unused to writing by hand that it stresses them out to do so on exams.

C’mon…seriously?

From the Guardian:

For the moment it seems that the pen and paper are here to stay, but examiners are aware of the strain written tests place upon students. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, English tutor at Oxford University, says: “Inevitably, anxiety is sometimes voiced that students are now so used to typing they can’t cope with a three-hour handwritten exam.”

Students use keyboards almost exclusively for classwork, then are required to use pens and/or pencils on written essays during exam times. Apparently, that makes their hands hurt and slows down their ability to answer questions. Read More –>

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Totally Random Pen Stuff

January 25, 2012

• The LA Times reports that a new device expected out this summer will allow you to write with a pen on paper and transmit everything you write to your iPad in real time, exactly as it appears on paper. The iNotebook itself really is the combination of an iPad app, the case, a transmitter/recorder and [...]

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Welcome, New Tiger Pens Blog Readers

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 [...]

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Penthusiasm!

January 13, 2012

Nina at Nina Johansson explains why she uses Noodler’s and Platinum inks for drawing. John at John a Lookin’ Around discovers the Noodler’s Ahab Flex nib fountain pen. Andrew at Stationery Review loves his first fountain pen, a black Lamy Safari. MJ at MJ Monaghan reveals his quest to find the perfect pen. Pencil Talk [...]

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Pilot Prera On The Shelves At Tiger Pens

January 10, 2012

In the UK? Fountain pen lover? Budget conscious? Good, because you’re gonna like this little bit of news. Tiger Pens is now carrying the Pilot Prera range of fountain pens in nine awesome colors! Normally, when someone asks about a good starter fountain pen, we recommend the Lamy Safari for its ease of use, reliability [...]

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Zebra Launches the Limited Edition Union Jack Z-Grip Pen

November 30, 2011

Zebra is a company that likes to have fun with its pens, especially the versatile and reliable Z-Grip ballpoint. Over the years, we’ve seen Z-Grips come in a range of colors, from fuchsia to orange, and in wild animal prints, including cheetah spots and bright tiger stripes. Always with the same sturdy barrel, comfortable grip [...]

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Mystery Artist Uses Uniball Pen to Draw Pigeons All Over Bangor, Maine

November 22, 2011

For the last several months, an unidentified street artist has been pasting up drawings of pigeons – and hummingbirds and shopping carts and other objects, too – around downtown Bangor. From the Bangor Daily News: The pigeons first appeared in mid-July…four months later, there have been more than 60 examples of pigeon art in downtown [...]

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Penthusiasm!

November 18, 2011

Quinn at QuinnCreative experiments with refilling the versatile Pilot Parallel Pen for artwork. Mark at Good Kit names the Sharpie Stainless Steel as the best cheap alternative to a tactical self-defense pen. Rhonda at the Blog of Rhonda Eudaly points out the benefits of the micro Pilot Hi-Tec-C 0.25 mm in editing. Nancy at Tattered Garden [...]

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Pilot FriXion Goes Retractable in the UK (And There’s a Contest, Too)

November 17, 2011

The Pilot FriXion is a nifty little erasable ink pen that has gotten lots of love since it was launched a few years ago. It’s popular with editors, artists, quilters and most every kind of writer, and has consistently received decent reviews. Except for one common complaint – the positioning of the eraser. The FriXion, [...]

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