When I first got interested in fountain pens, I wanted nothing to do with blue or black ink which was so readily available in the average American ballpoint or rollerball pen. I wanted the unique and uncommon colors found in fountain pen inks like greys, browns, purples and pinks. Over time though, I’ve discovered the…
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Ask The Desk: The Great Beginner Fountain Pen Debate
Loyal reader Randy posed this question to me this week following my post about the Kaweco Limited Edition Eyedropper 1910 and wanted to know what my recommendations would be for a first-time fountain pen user: I bet I can tell which fountain pen recommendation you would debate with His Bradness. My guess is that you’d…
Fountain Pen Network
If you are interested in fountain pens, you may already know about Fountain Pen Network. If not, FPN is a chat forum and shop-and-swap for all sorts of fountain pens. The forums are hugely helpful in learning about different vintage and modern fountain pens and inks. Some of the posts I found helpful today were:…
Link Love: Weekend Edition
I have been collecting more and more great links from other bloggers so I thought I’d double-up this week to get caught up. Miscellany Better Penmanship, Less Pain: An article about playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s love for Kaweco fountain pens (via NY Times) Customized Wax Seal Stamps from Old School Seals Definitve Guide to Eaiting…
Link Love: Links
This week, I thought I’d share some of the other bloggers who do their own version of Link Love. Goldspot Pens is hosting the April Carnival of Pens and Paper Ink Links is The Pen Addict’s weekly round-up Friday Link Share is where Rhodia Drive collects their favorites each week March Miscellany from A Penchant…
Letterpress Action Clips
I cannot believe I stumbled onto these. This is a clear case of “small world” syndrome. A couple years ago, my husband printed these fabulous letterpress disks but I had no idea what they were for. Well, lo and behold, I stumbled upon them on Papercookie as Letterpress Action Clips for your office. They were…
Limited Edition Kaweco Eyedropper 1910
Normally, I don’t get all googly about fountain pens that cost over $100 but, of course, there is always an exception to the rule and leave it to Kaweco to tap all my damn buttons at once. JetPens are currently offering limited edition Kaweco 1910 Guilloch Eyedropper pen. I’ve already waxed poetic about the…