I dunno about you, but my Facebook feed is absolutely swamped with people pouring epoxy resin on to pieces of wood. Often it’s a coffee table.
But you can also get phone cases and myrid other objects, large and small, made using this technique.
While this ‘hybrid’ effect is on the verge of being overdone,… Continue reading
Tag: wood
Until a few weeks ago I’d not heard of Leonard Slattery Pens, but I’m glad I stumbled across his work.
Leonard’s a craftsman based in Ireland creating wooden pens in unusual designs. Wooden pens are not that common anyway (Graf, Ryan Krusac, Desiderata…?), but here the sections are wooden too. Wood is a uniquely tactile… Continue reading
I received this pen at no cost from Executive Pens Direct. If this worries you at all, see my ethics page here.
I’ll cut to the chase: I wish I’d bought an e-Motion a couple of years ago. After a few weeks of use I can say with confidence that it’s a great pen, and… Continue reading
This review is long overdue. I bought my first Soubriquet (cocobolo barrel and ebonite cap prototype) from Desiderata Pens in September 2018, although it feels like I’ve owned it forever. I bought a second Soubriquet in amber acrylic in March 2019, and ordered a third, with a one-piece cocobolo barrel and cocobolo cap, in April… Continue reading
I thought the Graf von Faber-Castell Classic was very overpriced. Comparing it against my other (and only) Graf, the Intuition Platino Ebony, it’s tiny, skinny, more conventional — a separate section, a standard converter, a tiny nib.
The family resemblance is unmistakable, of course.
The metal flared cap, the curving clip, the fluted wood barrel,… Continue reading
At last, desk accessories for fountain pen geeks…
Desk accessories have, until now, passed me by. I mean, I’ve watched over the years with interest as companies like Grovemade have built out their ranges of gorgeous minimalist laptop stands, plant pots and the like — but they’ve always seemed like they’d take up valuable space… Continue reading