Fountain Pens
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Review: Majohn A2 Fountain Pen
When I first became interested in fountain pens, I didn’t really ‘get’ retractable fountain pens. I felt that if I wanted a pen that I could easily click and use, surely I would just use a ballpoint pen? It’s only as my love of fountain pens has grown that they’ve started to pique my interest,… Read more
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My Favourite Thing About Jinhao 82s
I’ve spoken before about how much I like Jinhao 82s as inexpensive starter pens. But my absolute favourite thing about them is that you can completely disassemble them and put them back together, meaning that if you have a few of them, you can mix and match the parts, and create your own custom pen. … Read more
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Review: Jinhao 82 Mini Guava Fountain Pen
Some of the most frequently used pens in my collection are my many Jinhao 82s. For such inexpensive pens they’re really reliable writers, and they come in a seemingly endless variety of fun colours (not to mention, that all the pieces are interchangeable, so you can even build your own pen if you have a… Read more
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Review: Kaweco Perkeo Calligraphy Set
Last week I reviewed the Kaweco Perkeo in the All Clear colour and concluded that it was a great entry-level fountain. The same day I posted that review, I took a trip into Manchester with my fiancé, and we stumbled upon a really cool craft and stationery store called Fred Aldous. Across the three floors… Read more
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How do you match your fountain pens and inks?
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most since getting into fountain pens is searching for those perfect pen and ink combinations. There’s nothing more satisfying than inking up a pen with a different ink, starting to write and finding that it just feels right! Unfortunately, I’ve also had the opposite happen, where I’ve inked up… Read more
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Review: Kaweco Perkeo All Clear Fountain Pen
My entry into the fountain pen world was the Kaweco Sport in Light Lavender, and I’ve since collected many more Sports. They are such cute little pens, and so easy to carry around with you, so I hadn’t really thought too much about trying any of the other models of Kaweco fountain pens. However, on… Read more
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Why use a fountain pen?
When non-fountain pen people see someone using a fountain pen, there are often a few reactions: curiosity, interest, confusion and occasionally derision. Whatever the tone of the reaction, there is always an air of, ‘but why?’ Because as funky as modern fountain pens can be (Benu, I’m looking at you!) there is something slightly old-fashioned… Read more
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Review: Sailor Profit Junior Transparent Red Fountain Pen
As someone just getting into the world of fountain pens, a brand I’ve been eager to explore is Sailor. If you look at any fountain pen content online you will inevitably stumble across a Sailor pen, and they’re not only great-looking pens but also seem to be highly regarded. However, most of the Sailor pens… Read more
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