Pens: Basic Nib Tuning (Ken Cavers) Nibs, Feed and How They Come Together (Pentorium) Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 4 vs 5 (Gourmet Pens) Pencils: TWSBI Precision Mechanical Pencils (TWSBI) Palomino Blackwing 602 Review (Ready Dot) Paper: In Defense of the Power of Paper (NYTimes) DIY Book Covers (Discover Paper) Choosing a Sketchbook (Ethereal Voices) What Catches…
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Kaweco Student Pen Review
I made a decision in the great debate between the Kaweco Student and the Kaweco Allrounder and I chose the Student model. The Student is $50 cheaper than the Allrounder and I wasn’t sure if I was going to like a full-sized Kaweco. My hands are very small and the lightweight quality and size of…
Kaweco Highlighter Pen
After my post on Highlighters a few weeks ago, I decided to go ahead and invest in a fountain pen highlighter. I purchased a Kaweco Ice Sport with a BB nib ($23.50) and a bottle of Noodler’s Firefly ink ($12.50). The Kaweco I purchased was a clearance item from Goulet Pens available with the BB…
The History of the Highlighter
Did you know: The highlighter was invented by a Japanese man named Yukio Horie? In 1963? There’s a coding to highlighting in a bible: yellow=blessings, blue=holy spirit If you want to find out a bit more about highlighters, check out the whole article. (via NYTimes.com)
Gender-specific pen: ‘Bic For Her’
Oh, boy… Bic is getting lots of flack for the gender-specific Bic for Her. Does is come with a just showered fresh scent too? I have to be honest, I do prefer smaller pens because I have small pens but this kind of crap marketing and tampon-esque “Easy Glide” ad words make me cringe. C’mon…
Saki Collection Pen Roll
The Saki Collection pen roll (P-661) is a fabric pen roll available in six different traditional Japanese fabrics. The P-666 which is another variety of the same design available in seven solid colors with contrasting ties, if you are not a pattern lover. The case holds about six pens, two in each of the three…
Link Love
Pens and Ink: How wide is a BB nib comparison (via Lady Dandelion) A First-timers View of a Pen Show (via No Pen Intended) Paper: Find out all about Sketchnoting, a notetaking technique coined by Mike Rohde (via Rohdesign) Journlet art-quality refills for Midori Traveler and Pelle Journals (via Observe Closely) Unruled composition notebooks for…