Review by Laura Cameron Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of Friend of the Show, The Pen Addict’s membership podcast where Brad interviews members of the pen community. One of the questions Brad always asks his guests is where their love for fountain pens started. You’ve already heard about how I started into fountain…
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Tag Team Fountain Pen Review: Diplomat Esteem MadC Fountain Pen (Fine Nib)
As soon as we saw the new Diplomat Esteem MadC Fountain Pen, there was some excitement in the virtual clubhouse. Laura and I have been fans of the Traveler for some time and the colors on the new MadC Esteem are hard to resist. Laura and I both broke down and purchased the new Diplomat…
Fountain Pen Review: Franklin Christoph Pocket 20, Salmon Glow
Review by Laura Cameron It’s been a long year so far and no pen shows to break it up! So when Franklin Christoph announced their Virtual Pen Show, I decided I’d have a little look-see. And wouldn’t you know it…something caught my eye! Months ago, Franklin Christoph did a limited run of a color they…
Fountain Pen Review: Schneider Voice Fountain Pen
A kind reader sent me this Schneider Fountain Pen. Prior to receiving it, I knew very little about Schneider as a pen brand. Occasionally, I would see Schneider rollerball, gel or ballpoint pens at my local big box office supply store but I was not aware that they had any fountain pens. Schneider is a…
Fountain Pen Review: Faber-Castell Hexo Rose Gold (Medium Nib)
The latest lower-priced fountain pen in the Faber-Castell line-up is the Hexo (€28.93) (available in Black, Silver and Rose). It features an aluminum body and a metal, spring-loaded clip. It accepts standard international cartridges (one in use and one in reserve) or a standard international cartridge converter. When capped, the Hexo is a sleek albeit…
Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan M205 Demonstrator
Review by Laura Cameron I do love my Pelikans, so when we saw that Pen Chalet had the Pelikan M205 Demonstrator (MSRP $200, on sale now for $120) on sale at a screaming good price, I decided I needed one. The Pelikan M205 Demonstrator has a pen body made of clear resin. It has Pelikan’s…
Top Ten Pens (Non-Fountain Pens)
With the top ten non-fountain pen list, I decided I needed to break it up into two categories, refillable pens and non-refillable. I didn’t want to call the first group disposable pens because, in some cases, the refill can be replaced, but generally speaking, they are sold to be used until the refill is empty…