Update: Conid and Visconti sold pending funds. Three more pens for sale, to keep the collection down as a couple of very special new arrivals wing their way to me. By now, I hope you know the drill. All prices include UK shipping and are based on payment by PayPal friends and family, or … Continue reading For sale: Conid, Sheaffer, Visconti
Pilot Murex: a usable Myu
Remember my review of the Pilot Myu? I admired the design, but sadly as a usable pen the Myu fell woefully short for me. Literally, it's a short pen, but the slippery and sloped section was a killer too. Enter the Murex, a pen that promised to fix the Myu for me, with a longer … Continue reading Pilot Murex: a usable Myu
Going equipped (inside my EDC bag)
I'm going through a lull in my international travel at the moment (thankfully), but I still spend a lot of the time out of the house. Being the kind of overthinker that I am, I have evolved what to me is the perfect EDC productivity kit. You folks tend to like the behind-the-scenes posts, so … Continue reading Going equipped (inside my EDC bag)
11 phenomenal stubs and italics for any budget
Stubs and italics are taking over my pen collection. Why? Well, I like line variation and, being a lefty, flex is not easy for me. But I have a light touch and a fairly consistent writing angle, so it's easy for me to skate even the sharpest italic across the page. You can make pretty … Continue reading 11 phenomenal stubs and italics for any budget
State of the collection: July 2019
Another month, and it's all change in the collection. Out: Sailor 1911 Black Luster: The 1911 was a huge step up from the Pro Gear I had before. The extra length of the 1911 shape helped, and the metal section of the Black Luster not only looked great, but added valuable weight. But I … Continue reading State of the collection: July 2019
Five pens for sale: Montblanc, Visconti, Lamy, Scribo, Parker
Update: all pens sold! A very ruthless, pragmatic sale this. I'm mainly cutting down the number of pens I have per manufacturer to keep my total pen collection in my single pen tray. These are all great pens, but they're kept in the shadows by some of the other great pens in my collection. … Continue reading Five pens for sale: Montblanc, Visconti, Lamy, Scribo, Parker
Why (and how) I just sold 70 bottles of ink
I've said it before that ink accumulation is a much bigger problem (at least for me) than accumulating pens. Ink is cheap (ish), so it hardly seems worth selling individual bottles. It's heavy and fragile, so it's a pain to post. And when you use an ink, you're actually consuming it — a used pen … Continue reading Why (and how) I just sold 70 bottles of ink
The Aurora 88 Nettuno has beauty and brains
I really took a chance buying this Aurora 88 Nettuno. I haven't quite gelled with the last couple of Auroras I've bought, and what's more I've had less than perfect luck with the quality of its nibs and pens. But for months and months I've been unable to get this pen out of my head, … Continue reading The Aurora 88 Nettuno has beauty and brains
A public service announcement about Aurora italic and stub nibs
I recently bought an Aurora 88 with italic nib. It was not what I expected. This is because Aurora does not make it easy. Over the years it's offered different kinds of italic nibs, including different widths of italics. Try to find pictures on the internet and you often turn up ten-year-old threads on FPN. … Continue reading A public service announcement about Aurora italic and stub nibs
Notebooks, notebooks, everywhere!
I used to write quite a lot of posts about paper. Recently I've been all about the pens. Time to redress the balance. Let me give you a tour of the many different notebooks that have been across my desk recently. And boy, I've had a lot of paper. But before that, let me cut … Continue reading Notebooks, notebooks, everywhere!
