note taking & writing
It’s been quite a while since the last installment of The Essential Fountain Pen Guide, which is a special video-series in which I aim for covering some rather general ground on fountain pen usage (i.e. videos that are no specific…
The Sailor ProGear Slim is the little sister of the regular sized ProGear (reviewed here), costs about half the price, and by chance does also make a perfect (shirt) pocket pen. Being a standard pen of Sailors fountain pen range…
When it comes to pocket pens, many people think of the Kaweco Sport straight away. Me included, for the longest time. For some reason, I have always overlooked the Kaweco Special S. Maybe because I thought it is made from…
I have already reviewed a Pilot Capless aka Vanishing Point a little while ago. While I generally quite liked the pen back then, I had somewhat mixed feelings about its clip-position, which barely fit my lefty grip. Since the pen that I…
Franklin-Christoph is a very interesting company that undoubtedly has many fans out there in the pen community. They are famous not least for their distinctive model 66 eyedropper demonstrator pen or for the super practical pen case Penvelope Six that…
Pen storage can be a delicate subject. When you spend a few weekly grocery shoppings (or more) worth on pens, you might wanna rest assured that they’re well-protected when you’re taking such pens with you. This is exactly why I…
Namisu is a UK-based company that makes some fairly interesting pen designs. I have already reviewed the Orion pen as well as a titanium version of the Nova. The Nova Studio that we have a look at in this review is…
The Lamy Studio is a pen that I have reviewed before – and it still is one of my favorite Lamy pen designs. While I also am still ambivalent about the chrome section that can get slippery, I was immediately…
People like ebonite pens, since ebonite is a unique pen material that feels wonderful in the hand. However, ebonite pens often aren’t exactly inexpensive. Not so the Osprey Milano. Based in the US and aiming for pushing the skill of…
Laban is a Taiwanese pen brand that not many are aware of. And there are also not many reviews of these pens readily available. Reason enough for me to help in filling in this gap. I have already reviewed another…
There are probably three pens that immediately come into your mind when you think of Pilots Fine Writing range. I have already reviewed two of them: the Capless aka Vanishing Point and the Custom 74. The lost sheep of course…