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Check out the 10th Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper

by TonyB on May 4, 2010

The new edition of the pen and paper carnival is up at the Whatever blog, and there’s some great reading to be done.

The cool thing about the carnival is that it always leads us to brilliant new blogs we haven’t seen before. The bad thing about the carnival is that it leads us to brilliant new blogs – which we then start reading, instead of getting our work done. :) Read More –>

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Pen Blog Review: Whatever

by TonyB on May 4, 2010

We’re starting a new feature here at the Tiger Pens Blog: Reviews of our favourite pen, pencil and paper-related blogs. We’ll be telling you about the ones we read to keep up on pen news and tips and hopefully will also be be bringing you interviews with some of the top pen bloggers on the web.

And what better place to start than Julie B’s blog Whatever, which is celebrating its first anniversary this week (and is also hosting the 10th Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper)? Read More –>

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The New Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper is Up

April 7, 2010

Nifty’s done another great job of putting together a collection of interesting reads on pen and paper. You might remember that the whole pen carnival was Nifty’s idea, so if you get a chance, pass along your appreciation.
Our favourites from this month’s carnival were Lito’s bit about Victor Hugo’s pencil stub at Palimpsest and JoniB’s [...]

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Gel Stick Pen Face-Off: Pilot G1 Grip, Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip and Uniball Signo Gel Grip

April 5, 2010

Gel stick pens are great to have around the office because they’re inexpensive, simple and tend to write so well. Plus, they’re typically nice-looking pens. But not all sticks are created equal, and we decided to put three popular office models to the test to see which one came out on top.

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Be On The Lookout for Pens!

April 1, 2010

Readers, you may have noticed that we’ve been running occasional features called “Totally Random Pen Stuff” and “Conversations About Handwriting.” Today, we introduced a new one, “Inappropriate Uses of Pens.”
The purpose of these features is to bring you interesting, funny or just plain weird news about pens and handwriting. And we’d like your help. This [...]

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President Obama’s 22 Signature Pens

March 30, 2010

The U.S. president signed the historic health care bill last week using a different pen for each portion of the letters in his name. The Washington Post reported that it took Obama, a left-hander, about 90 seconds to complete the signature.
And what kind of pens was President Obama using? According to the Post’s secret source, [...]

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Pilot RexGrip: The Underrated Ballpoint Pen

March 29, 2010

The Pilot RexGrip is one of those pens that just doesn’t get a lot of mention. Probably because it’s a ballpoint and most pen enthusiast are strictly gel, liquid ink or fountain pen users. But that’s unfortunate, since the RexGrip is an extremely comfortable and surprisingly reliable little pen.

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Peter Vardai’s Multi-Function Pen Design

March 29, 2010

This has to be one of the most unique pen designs we’ve seen in quite a while, so we wanted to share it with our readers and find out whether anyone would actually use it. In short, it’s an interchangeable ballpoint/fountain pen/mechanical pencil/digital pen with a built-in torch, music player and Bluetooth transmitter.

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5 Pens Everyone Should Have

March 15, 2010

OK, here’s the thing: these aren’t the only pens you should own. They aren’t even the best pens you can own. But what they are is a set of pens that can easily and ably handle most of your daily tasks with style and without costing you a small fortune.
1. Pentel RSVP – An ordinary [...]

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Pocket Blonde is Hosting the 8th Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper

March 9, 2010

Diane at the Pocket Blonde has done a great, and very thorough, job with the pen carnival this month. No matter what your passion, she’s got a link for you to read, even if you’re into 3D truck art from Germany!
Among our favourites this month:

Julie’s review of the clean, classic Esterbrook J Double Jewel fountain [...]

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