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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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Penthusiasm!

December 9, 2011

Seth at Good Pens introduces one of his favorites, the Kaweco Sport fountain pen. Tammy at Simply Madly Me gets down to the fine points of the Tul needle-tip gel pen. The Beached Librarian finds much to recommend about the Pilot Parallel calligraphy pen. Make It…a Wonderful Life shows off artwork by kids using tin foil [...]

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Pen Review: Pentel Vicuna 0.7mm Ballpoint Pen

December 7, 2011

I usually have low expectations when picking up a regular ballpoint pen. Before the point even touches the page, I know the writing experience is going to be less than smooth, and the ink is going to be ‘meh.’ That’s just the nature of ballpoint pens – they’re meant to be inexpensive and adequate, but [...]

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Penthusiasm!

December 2, 2011

Margana at Inkophile offers her tips for buying pens, paper and ink online. Rori at Rori Rants writes her way through a huge sampling of Noodler’s and other fountain pen inks. Andrew at Stationery Review tries out Paper Mate’s new range of InkJoy ballpoint pens and is suitably impressed. Terri at Filofax Fixation digs into [...]

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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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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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Penthusiasm!

November 11, 2011

Yochanan at Multi-Pen Dimensions revels in the intricacies of the ACME 4FP Multi Pen. Judith at Kats-in-Klompen shares her Moleskine notebook drawings from a vacation in France. Tyler at 777 Pen Repair reviews the Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen in painstaking detail. Keep on Truckin’, Nattosoup briefly explains how to refill the Kuretake and Pentel brush [...]

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November Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper is up at Journaling Arts

November 8, 2011

The pen carnival is up with lots of good reads. Be sure to check out the broad range of red ink samples and the Midori Traveler’s Notebook review, both at Rants of the Archer.

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