note taking & writing
Namisu is an interesting UK-based company that has successfully come up with a range of writing instruments – especially fountain pens – that excel first and foremost through their built quality as well as a unique, clipless, minimalist design. The…
On Scrively’s Ink Reviews – Background Information (click to expand) Lefties, Ink, and Fountain Pens Why is there a need for an explanation of the format of an ink-review, you might ask?! Well, because the ink reviews on Scrively are not like all…
It is always good to own a decent mechanical pencil. Our two. Or three 🙂 . While the likes of the Pentel Kerry or Tombow Havanna (review in German) definitely are super nice, there are also other great pencils out there…
Diplomat is a long-standing German high quality pen manufacturer with a history going back until 1922. A couple of years ago, these pens were pretty popular, but to my knowledge it got a little quite around them in the more…
On Scrively’s Ink Reviews – Background Information (click to expand) Lefties, Ink, and Fountain Pens Why is there a need for an explanation of the format of an ink-review, you might ask?! Well, because the ink reviews on Scrively are not like all…
Fountain pens, to me, are the ultimate writing instrument and a great pleasure to use. Lefties, however, often face numerous challenges and questions when it comes to fountain pen usage. I am a lefty myself, and part of my “mission”…
Normally, I am an avid user of fountain pens, rollerball pens, and pencils. Every now and then, however, there is this one special item of an otherwise rather misrepresented category that crosses my path. Just that has recently happened when…
It is not long time ago that I have reviewed the Twist Bullet Pencil – a lovely little tool that solves the problems of what to do with your pencil nubs and how to safely transport these while keeping the pencil…
On Scrively’s Ink Reviews – Background Information (click to expand) Lefties, Ink, and Fountain Pens Why is there a need for an explanation of the format of an ink-review, you might ask?! Well, because the ink reviews on Scrively are not like all…
Platinum, beside Sailor and Pilot, is one of the “big three” Japanese fountain pen manufacturers and said to produce some of the finest writing instruments out there. One of them being their famous Century 3776-series, which in my honest opinion…
Converting a pen into an eyedropper, one of the probably oldest ways of how to get ink into a pen, is not half as scary as it may seem. In fact, it is even fairly easy and just takes a few…