fountain pen
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New Pen Day: Scribe Pens Diamondcast Pastel Green and Purple
One thing that I’ve really wanted to add to my fountain pen collection for a while is a beautiful handmade pen, and so I’d been keeping my eyes peeled online for some good UK based pen makers (I didn’t want to deal with international shipping and customs charges on such an expensive item!). Recently I… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – April 2024
This month I felt like I finally had more time to spend with my pens and inks, thanks to my house move being over. I also had a week off work in the middle of the month, which helped! The last few days of April also ended up being quite an exciting time in my… Read more
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How do you store your fountain pens?
Until recently my pen storage system has been imperfect, but simple: I kept all my inked pens in two pen cases on my desk, and my uninked pens lived in a larger pen case I kept in a drawer. This worked for the most part, but after reworking my desk space following a house move,… Read more
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Review: Platinum #3776 Century Nice Lavande Fountain Pen
In the six months since I first got into fountain pens, I’ve tried a lot of pens. Probably too many, as I’ve been constantly buying them since then. All of my pens have been relatively inexpensive so far though, running from £3 Jinhao 82s and £5 Platinum Preppys, to £25 Kaweco Sports, and £35 TWSBI… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – March 2024
March 2024 has been an incredibly busy month for me, as I was preparing to move house, and so I unfortunately haven’t managed to spend as much time with my pens and inks, or on this blog as I’d have liked. We finally moved on Friday though, and are starting to get settled and get… Read more
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Review: Majohn A1 Fountain Pen
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed my first retractable fountain pen, the Majohn A2. I loved it so much I immediately bought the Majohn A1, and was excited to try it out. Like the Majohn A2, the A1 is a retractable fountain pen that clearly takes a lot of inspiration from the Pilot Vanishing… Read more
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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
