note taking & writing
Here comes yet another episode of the “Comparative Overview-Series“, bringing you side-by-side in-depth comparisons of pens that you likely would like to just see like that: side-by-side. The episode right here does focus on two Japanese classics from Pilot’s Custom…
In this review, I’m taking a closer look at both versions of the Pelikan M815 Metal Striped — the 2018 Special Editionin black and the newer blue edition. The M815 is a fascinating blend of tradition and modernity: classic Souverän design language meets…
The Kaweco Original blends classic design – inspired by writing instruments from the 1950s – with contemporary materials like aluminium. True to its name, the “Original” retains the iconic octagonal shape that defines the Kaweco brand as seen in e.g.…
Here comes yet another episode of the “Comparative Overview-Series“, bringing you side-by-side in-depth comparisons of pens that you likely would like to just see like that: side-by-side. The episode right here does focus on two retractable Lamy pens. On the…
Kaweco is a fantastic brand with a very long and successful history. In recent years, however, they went through a little bit of turmoil in the pen community due to supposedly sub-par quality control of their nibs. Die-hard Kaweco Sport…
I won’t make this post right here a long wound one, as I have already reviewed both the Pilot Custom 823 and the Pilot Custom 845 Urushi separately. Since these are pens that are on the (grail) pen list of…
Lamy is a well known and widely available pen maker. The Safari is one of the most successful pens ever (and I was lucky enough to interview its designer Wolfgang Fabian). Quite naturally, there have been quite a few Lamy…
There is loads of Kaweco that I have reviewed over the years. Some inks. Some ballpoint and rollerball pens. Some mechanical pencils. But mostly fountain pens. All with steel nibs. Wait! What? Yeah. You know, when you look at pen…
Here comes another installment of the “Comparative Overview-Series” that already has quite a few episodes. This series intends to help with a side-by-side of some pens whose differences, at least at a first initial glance, may not be entirely obvious.…
Here comes another installment of the “Comparative Overview-Series” that already has quite a few episodes. This is not the first comparative overview here on Scrively that looks at the Pilot Capless. A previous video has seen me comparing the Capless…
Here comes another installment of the “Comparative Overview-Series” that already has quite a few episodes. In this episode, we look at a pair of pens that I thought would be an interesting one to compare head to head. If spotted…